As I mentioned in the last post: A pastor can be pivotal in our lives, guiding us toward God and His purposes for our lives.
Sometimes pastors can even save years of pointless wandering from happening in our lives..
If you have ever had a pastor in you life like this you know what I mean!
If not I hope that you do someday!
In honor of those pastors that have helped point so many of us toward God’s Truth…
I would like to introduce you all to two people that have the same calling, same passion and the very same job: reaching and teaching their world with the Good News of the message of Jesus!
The first pastor I’d like to introduce is pastor John Doe. He represents a pastor friend of mine that was kind enough to let me interview him for this blog’s purposes.
The second pastor is one of the many indigenous Honduran pastors that we are here to help..
Neither one is better or worse. Simply put, one has much more need of help in order to fulfill his God-given purpose and calling!
Take a look!
Pastor #1
Some quick stats about pastor Doe:
Location: Anywhereville, USA
Age: 35
Congregation size: 300 members
Number of people in community: 13,000 people
Level of education: Master’s degree
Income per year:$34,500
Study tools/ resources to assist in preparing messages: Internet=priceless
Ministry training: 7 years as youth leader, ministers mentoring program, on the job training
Time in full time ministry: 5 years
Pastoring in hometown
Family life: Married with no children
Pastor #2
Pastor Servio
Some quick stats about Pastor Servio:
Location: Lempira, Honduras
Age: 35
Congregation size: 50 members
Number of people in community: 1,500 people
Level of education: 5th grade
Income per year:
~$100 per month working as a field laborer on farms 4 days a week and pastoring the other 3 day of the week.
~can make an extra $700 during the coffee harvest season by hiring out to pick coffee 6 days of the week
Study tools/ resources to assist in preparing messages: A study bible
Ministry training: Served as a deacon for 3 years before taking over as pastor, no formal ministry training
Time in full time ministry: 8 months
Pastoring in hometown
Family life: Married to wife of 10 years with 2 daughters
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The differences between them is astonishing when you think about it the first pastor makes more in one day than the second does in a month!
Thats like trying to run a marathon while worrying about what you are going to cook for your kids for dinner… it just doesnt work!
Help us help these men and women that are trying to run the race set before them!!!
Pastor Servio is one of the 60 pastors signed up to take part in our pastors training school beginning in march of 2016.
For each of the pastors we need $248.00 to allow them to attend training school for the year!
Of the $14,880.00 total need for the 60 pastors to receive this training we have already raised about $5000.00!!
Please consider how you can help to support the calling and ministry that pastor Servio and the other 59 pastors like him here in Honduras..
REMEMBER… all gifts are tax deductable!
Click on THIS LINK to donate online using credit card, debit card, or automatic monthly donations from your bank account. VERY IMPORTANT: Make sure that you choose “Missionary Support” from the drop down menu, and type in “Clay Powell Pastor’s training school” in the box requesting “additional specifics on how to use the gift.”
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