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Dear Christian Believers,
God bless you and your family in the powerful name of Jesus Christ.
On the first Sunday of January 2005, 1 announced that
we are going to make available a "Fellow Laborers With GOD"
program that will begin September 6, 2005. We have had several of
the young adults asking us about learning more of the Word of GOD
and especially how they can learn to lead and take on leadership
responsibilities in the Body of Christ. They want to know what the
Word of GOD says about being overseers in the Church. They want
to know how to win others to Christ, to start a church in the home,
to learn to study and teach. They have a desire to help GOD'S people
and to be a FELLOW LABORER WITH GOD. For us to ignore, their desire
to learn, and our responsibility to teach others so that they might
teach others also would be wrong.
II Timothy 2:2
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses,
the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach
others also.
Those who decide to be involved
with Fellow Laborers With God, need to know that we are not going
to baby-sit them, nor are we going to control their lives. They
are responsible for their own lives. They will never lead anyone
until they learn to led and control their personal lives. Wayne
and I along with others will be giving of our lives to teach and
train them to be leaders of GOD'S people. Life is precious, so unless
they are serious about being involved with Fellow Laborers and learning,
then they shouldn't waste their time or ours. Any times or dates
that we set up
for them to learn, such as classes etc., we expect them to be there.
We are not going to go looking for them and beg them to come. Being
a Fellow Laborer with GOD is serious work, and will require sacrifice
of your time and life. Being ministers in the Body of Christ requires
self sacrifice, not only on your part, but on the part of your spouse
and children if or when you have them. You might as well know this
up front. If you don't believe me, talk to Mary Lou and my sons.
The Fellow Laborers will be responsible for themselves, just
like college. They must take care of their own expenses, such as
housing, food, auto expenses, insurance, and study books or materials
they need, etc. We are NOT charging any tuition for this program.
Some information we want to lay out for the students are as follows:
- This will be a one year commitment starting
in September and finishing out the following August.
- The students must be high school graduates
18 years and older.
- They must be single or married without children.
- Students will be exposed to as many opportunities
as we can make possible within the year to learn to become leaders.
- We would like for them to come to, "Family
Reunion 2005" and plan to stay.
- They will get jobs in the area communities
to support themselves and we will start F.L.W.G. after Labor Day.
- There will be a minimum of one training session
per week plus some weeks and some weekends will be filled with
special classes, the Sunday Morning fellowships, and other teaching
and training events.
- We want the men students sharing apartments
together, and the ladies to do the same. NO guys and gals living
together. We'd like to have them live 3-4 in an apartment depending
on how many F.L.W.G. there are.
- If married, the couples will live in their
own apartment.
- One of our goals is that F.W.G. start their
own fellowship or fellowships.
- They will be taught the Word of GOD, How to
Work the Word with research reference books, taught Old Testament
History, Counseling, How to Pastor, and many other topics that
are involved in leading GOD'S people. They will be taught both
the apostle's doctrine and relieve practical experience in leadership.
- They may travel with Wayne and I when we teach
fellowships and sometimes they will teach and lead in the meetings.
- They will be involved in the "Power
Of God" teaching series, and will learn how to minister
healing and deliverance to others. We want them to be confident
in the Word of GOD and in their Ministering God's power.
- They will be taught how to plan and organize
their time and lives, how to plan and organize fellowships and
other events. They will learn how to budget and to handle their
finances, they will be taught about Marriage and family.
- At the end of the year they will move ahead
with their lives and where GOD leads them. We will support their
decisions and encourage them to serve in the Body of Christ.
Anyone interested or who have questions
about F.L.W.G. please contact either Wayne or myself at CFF Ministry.
John & Wayne
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