What's Next?

What's Next?


On May 19th, in the year of our Lord 2018, I became licensed as a minister within the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC). This required me to complete 10 classes over the course of 10 months. The program is accredited and classes are eligible for college credit, although I did not go that route. I participated in roughly 50 hours of online training, read or listened to nearly 3,000 textbook pages, completed almost 700 short answer/essay questions, wrote 3 sermons and 1 paper on my newfound hero John Wesley. I became familiar with the IPHC Manual, the Methodist Book of Discipline and further acquainted myself with the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. This all concluded with an panel style interview where I had the opportunity to explain my calling.

I will admit that this journey started off more academic than it did spiritual, but about half way through, as things started to become more real, the journey became far more spiritual than anything else. Holy week was a particularly spiritual time for me, especially Maundy Thursday which in many traditional circles is a time for clergy to dedicate or rededicate themselves to their calling.

One of the things that God showed me is that my Christian walk should not look like yours and yours should not look like mine. If I am considering how my life as a minister or Christian looks compared to others, I am measuring to the wrong standard. If God calls me to dress, act or react in a certain way, then I need to discern that calling, but I should not measure it against your calling to dress, act or react in your own way. We are each called for different purposes to meet the common goal of the great commission. It is foolish to think that we will reach the world for Christ by each of acting and looking the same.

Since receiving my license, many of you asked "What's Next"? If you are curious to see where the Lord is taking me, I encourage you to watch the 11 minute video below. As always, I enjoy your questions and comments and can be reached at tim@scleaderinstitute.com.


https://drive.google.com/open?id=1IDadLS1muIOhcoK0uAzecm7tdsfgtdKk
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