Pastor Training - August

Every three months, we have a Pastor Training conference at the mission. It allows us the opportunity to bring together many of the pastors to encourage, teach, and unify. Not all the pastors are able to make it. This time around, we have around 70 men in attendance. The teaching being used this quarter is based on an outline by Wiersbe. The first two days, I taught the life of Joseph from the book of Genesis. This text has many spiritual lessons that really helped each of us grow closer to the Lord and see His sovereign plan. Joseph never blames his brothers for the wrong they did to him, but rather is able to see the Lord working in and through his life for the greater good. To God we could all slow down, sit back, and simply enjoy the leading and direction the Lord takes us. The next two days John Sarra will be teaching the first 12 chapters of Exodus. Every night, we have a short and brief service designed to challenge and motivate the men. Although each of these Pastor Training Conferences is a lot of work, I always walk away very encouraged having spent time with the Lord, with the fellowship of the believers, and having a renewed vision and hope for what we are trying to do here in Zambia!