Setting Off.

Hey! Welcome to my blog. In case you've stumbled across this blog I'm basically writing it as a way to let people know what's going in my ministry life. My ministry life being the fact that I feel God is calling me to ministry (most likely youth) as my career. And next year I'll be setting off! By doing part time MTS (Ministry Training Strategy) at St. Paul's Castle Hill, my local church, and going to Bible College part time. MTS is basically like an internship. I'll be learning how different ministries happen, how churches are run and how to serve God by working in a church. Sometimes this will mean giving talks and sometimes this will mean cleaning storerooms!

I've started a blog now so that I can let people who want to support me know what's happening and how planning for MTS next year is happening. Next year I'll be using it let supporters know what I'm doing and what I'm learning and what they can be praying for. I've called the blog "Learning to Serve" because I see pastors as enablers of the body of Christ, allowing the body of Christ to function as God intended. And as basically I'm learning to be a pastor or minister or leader or teacher or whatever other label you'd like to attach to it, I see myself as learning to serve the body of Christ and so hence the title. 

So why am I going into MTS?  It's basically happening because almost two years ago I first heard God calling me to serve him in youth ministry as a vocation. So I prayed about this, talked to Godly friends and family about this and the decision arrived at was that it made sense for me to finish my degree and work for awhile and then make the transition. But recently at a conference (engage if you're interested) one of the speakers, William Taylor, pretty much said that if we're gifted in gospel ministry that's what we should be doing. And I felt that God was pretty much saying to me that I should start heading towards what He's called me to do sooner, rather than later. And this made me angry because I thought I had it all sorted with God. Then I realized that God is the one who sorts things out, not me! Then I was less angry. Then I got excited about the fact that God is going to use a simple clay jar like me to speak and serve people. It's an amazing privilege and I'm looking forward to it. So that's why MTS and college next year. 

It'd be epic if you could pray for these:

: that I have the right attitude 

: that I will honour God in all I do

: that I'll raise enough money

On that note if you think God's calling you to support me financially please do!

If you want to do that or even just ask me a question send an email to timlearningtoserve@gmail.com.

Oh yeah and I'm having an information night to let you know more about it and how you can

support me on the 18th of November at St. Paul's Castle Hill from 1945 to 2100 hours. I'd love to see you there.