Continuing the Work of Jesus...
Step Up...Step In...Step Out...I heard you calling in the night...
Here I am Lord...Send me!Not
all can be apostles, prophets or teachers. Nevertheless, God is
calling individuals into the set-apart ministry to fill positions as
pastors, chaplains, pastoral counselors, ministers of music, ministers
of Christian education, outdoor ministers and a host of leadership
ministers. These persons are important to the body since they
help us hear and facilitate the will of God by providing direction and
encouragement. Consider God's call for YOUR ministry at the
Virlina District's 2009 Calling the Called Series, "Step Up, Step In,
Step Out!" Session One - Step UpApril 25, 2009 - 8:30 a.m. How do I consider My Call? Speaker: Dan Ulrich, Professor of New Testament Studies, Bethany Seminary Session Two - Step InMay 16, 2009 - 8:30 a.m. How Do I Prepare to Carry Out My Call? Speaker: Dawn Ottoni Wilhelm, Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship, Bethany Seminary Session Three - Step OutMay 31, 2009 - 4:00 p.m. Now What? It is Time to Go. Speaker: Jim Miller, Shenandoah District Executive All sessions to be held at the Rocky Mount First Church of the Brethren, 405 Tanyard Road, Rocky Mount, VA. "Jesus
went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues,
proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and
sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them,
because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
Then he said to his disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful but the
workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send
out workers into this harvest field'." Matthew 9:35-38 "Jesus
called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out
evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness." Matthew 10:1 The Charge"As
a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the
calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be
patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to
keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is
one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you
were called, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of
all, who is over all and through all and in all. But to each one
of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it." Ephesians
4:1-7 "It was he who gave the apostles, the prophets, the
evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip God's people for works
of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all
reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and
become mature, attaining to the whole measure of fullness of Christ."
Ephesians 4:11-13 Virlina District Calling the Called Committee: Bruce Huffman - Chair
Dava Hensley
Horace Light
Nikki Edwards
Frances Beam |
