Children's Ministries Institute is coming to a close on it's 153rd class. During these last three weeks we'll be learning more about the strategy and development of a Christian ministry and the essentials of leadership. These classes are key in fulfilling our calling as Christians, for each Christian is a disciple. And disciples must be able to lead. So, without good leadership skills, how can we really do a good job at...well...at doing our job?
It's been an interesting nine weeks so far. I came here aiming to learn more about teaching kids, to prepare myself to work full time in ministering to children, and possibly serve in the future as a ministry director within CEF. Then I started classes here. And very quickly I found that wasn't what God had for me. So I thought that maybe He was calling me here just for training for work outside of CEF, possibly as a pastor. But then we entered the leadership modules, and I found something else.
Most of the people working in CEF work with computers because they have to. I work with computers because I want to. I found this as we started to make presentations, PowerPoint files, newsletters, and flyers for ministry purposes. Fellow students were drudging through their computer based homework, and frequently asking for my help. So, unofficially, I became the student body computer expert. Which gave me a thought. "What if I could work full time with CEF and only do computer work?" Well...more like God gave me a thought...because at the time I was just thinking about the delicious food in front of me.
So...I came here aiming to learn more about teaching kids, to prepare myself to work full time in ministering to children, and possibly serve in the future as a ministry director within CEF. I'm leaving here having learned more about raising kids & being a godly husband, and preparing to serve full time with CEF in Oregon as a computer tech of sorts. That pretty much covers the CMI portion of the title...
Thrashball is a sport within the Gears of War video game series. It's not a series I'd recommend to everyone, as the games are all very violent, but amazingly, they're the only series of video games with practically no sensuality. And yes, even games like Mario and Sonic have more sensuality than Gears of War does. Sad really, since Gears is rated for 17 and up and Sonic and Mario games are usually rated everyone.
Thrashball is a sport within the Gears of War video game series. It's not a series I'd recommend to everyone, as the games are all very violent, but amazingly, they're the only series of video games with practically no sensuality. And yes, even games like Mario and Sonic have more sensuality than Gears of War does. Sad really, since Gears is rated for 17 and up and Sonic and Mario games are usually rated everyone.
Anyway, Thrashball is pretty much a full contact version of football...just with a completely round ball. But it's not the sport I want to focus on...it's one of the players. A man known within the series as "The Cole Train." Regardless of his situation, Cole is always excited. ALWAYS. Here's a clean clip from the game of what he sounds like:
Yeah...as you can see, he's just a little excited. Lately...I've been about that excited too. OK...I've been REALLY excited. You see...there's this amazing girl named Karis and I get to see her for the first time in three months on the 12th of November!
So...as the end of CMI get's closer I'm starting to get more and more excited. Not only because I get to see Karis soon, but also because I'm starting to see where God's leading me after CMI. I know God's plan is the one I'm going to enjoy the most...and I can't wait to see just what He's going to have me doing this next year.
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