Hello, My name is Christopher Bryant, I currently am a musician at the House of God Church in Cleveland, OH. I was born and raised in Cleveland. I am the last of 9 Children. and most of my family is in some type of Ministry. I am currently unemployed but God is providing.
I came to know Jesus Christ by witnessing the faith of my mother. She was a praying woman whose knees received much use. As I grew up watching her and worshiping at the church where we all belonged, I became thirsty to know her God for myself. I prayed a prayer that day, repenting of my sins and asking Him to come into my heart and life as both Savior and Lord. I was baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost and my local church and currently serve as a musician.
My ministry dream is a bit abstract. As a young man, 23 years old at the time of this writing, I have a burning desire and passion to see the church revived and my generation transformed. I see a lack of solid apologetics at the laymember, deacon and sometimes even the ministerial level. The church does not know how to defend herself. My generation is suffering from an identity crisis and the church doesn’t know who it is either. So my ministry goal is to help bridge that gap, connecting young adults to timeless truths in a real, relevant and transformative way.
A Scholarship at Christian Leaders Institute will allow me to have a foundation in apolegetics, ministry and leadership so that I can know what I’m talking about, rightly divide the Word of truth, discover the truths that the church had obfuscated and lost, and help restore them to my generation. It will also help me establish myself as a credible leader, because my generation has a skepticism that makes them ask, “how do you know…” and “what qualifies you to….” Lastly, because I plan on entering the ordained ministry, a scholarship at CLI will enable me to have a foundation for future ministry.
If you wish to pray for me in this endeavor, pray that people will be open and receptive to the evidences of the Faith. Pray that I have the wisdom to present the information in a way that people can easily understand. And Pray that their savation follows as a result.
Mark has finished the Christian Basics Certificate. He continues to advance his Training to Preach the Gospel thanks to generous donors of Christian Leaders Institute.
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Mission India – Mr Vinay Shivtare is age 40 years and lives in a small town in Virar which is in Maharashtra state. Mission India is done in a largely a Hindu country and people follow Hinduism as their religion and believe in idol worship. Vinay was called to ministry.
Vinay tells his story, “I had been born and brought up in a Hindu family. My mother was a believer and follower of Christianity. My Father also had a second wife, a Hindu woman and he used to take me and my brothers to Hindu temples and make us worship idols. Sometimes I used to go in church secretly with my mother. As this continued I became aware of the conflict between both religions. Christianity is about a loving God who sent his son into the world to save the world. It is about the work of the Holy Spirit. Hindu is about rituals and fear.
Finally there was a conflict over this between my father and mother. My father forced me to perform all Hindu rituals. It was a difficult situation, as days passed I was very much depressed and disturbed due to continuing quarreling, fighting and abusing between my mother and father. My father was addicted to alcohol and was in financial crisis due to two marriages and many children.
My family was totally disturbed there was no love and affection given to our family. I became violent and arrogant; I was developing a criminal mind. But at this time, the Lord Jesus saved me and brought me a Christian girl who came into my life. God lifted me up from this situation. I was resurrected in spirit. She gave me comfort with the help of scriptures from Bible. I was baptized and married this girl (Nutan). Today I have two kids and we are a happy Christian family, serving the Lord.
Mission India Calling
The mission India dream of my ministry “is to spread the Gospel and comfort people, the believers and unbelievers, who are facing problems in life like myself and who are away from the kingdom of the Lord Jesus. I can give my testimony of how the Lord Jesus changed my life and helped and guide me through my wife to overcome all my problems and lifted me up and assured me a glorious life. I want to preach the Gospel to the unbelievers.
Christian Leaders Institute will help me to acquire the training I need so that I can become a Pastor and a good preacher of the Lord Jesus. Christian Leaders Institute will guide me to make my mission India dreams come true. This is especially true because I cannot relocate for training and I have not extra money. Your training is a God send to me!
Thank you!”
Vinay Shivtare.
Vinay has finished the Christian Basics Certificate. He continues to advance his training to preach the gospel thanks to generous donors of Christian Leaders Institute.
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Walk with God – Emmanuel is training to be an evangelist. He knows a strong walk with God is the foundation of a good ministry. He shares his journey with us.
“Glory be to God almighty our heavenly father, may him alone be praised, worshiped and adore. I am very humbled to have come this far with CLI, for this great opportunity offered me to have a walk with God.
I currently live in SPAIN and is great doing ministry here. This is because there is freedom to practice your religion; glory to God. It’s a predominantly Christian Country however Christ has to be preached to the overwhelming population blind by what we call western civilization. There is a huge opportunity to help others have a walk with God.
I came to know the lord when I was a boy after visiting a local church in my home country and brought him to our home. My mother welcomed him immediately and ever since that time, he has been our lord. I actually became born again, saved and baptized in my adult years and since then have risen to walk with God and become an Evangelist.
My Ministry dream is to clear the forest for the king and with the knowledge of his word and lead them to walk with God.”
A walk with God will give Emmanuel passion to spread the word to all who will listen.
“The only way this can be achieved is for me to be well equiped with his word by receiving Ministry training from CLI through its scholarship programm. This scholarship is so important to me in achieving my ministry dream because he has instructed us to study to show oursleves approved, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed but rightly dividing the word of truth.
I can be prayed for by asking for continual guidance for my personal walk with God. I’m really humbled for this prayer and support.
Lastly again, let me say a big thank you to CLI for this previledge given to me to receive this leadership training, I will definitely utilize it through the power of the Holy Spirit to accomplish this dream and further my walk with God.
Thank you so much.”
Emmanuel has finished the Christian Basics Certificate. He continues to grow in his training and walk with God thanks to generous donors of Christian Leaders Institute.