Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was a British preacher, well known for his communication skills both through his preaching and his writing. He converted to Christianity at the age of fifteen, and by the age of twenty-two, he was the most popular preacher in England. Many times he spoke to crowds of over 10,000, without amplification. He preached over thirty-six hundred sermons, and the “Prince of Preachers” is known to be one of the most influential Christian voices of the nineteenth century.
In doing research for a paper, I read some of his comments regarding family and the church.
Here’s what he had to say:
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It was good to be back in Mexico! There were many reasons for my latest trip, but the main reason was to teach the final two courses of the Master’s in Youth Ministry at the Mexican Baptist Theological Seminary. I was accompanied by Chris Davis, the executive director of globalLead, and we taught two courses: Youth Ministry Training Application and Professional Orientation to Youth Ministry.
Since our vision is to “train trainers,” or to hand over training to nationals when we leave, we have developed the course “Youth Ministry Training Application” to give our graduating students a head start to train others both formally and informally.
Read more about my trip on the YMI Website.
I’ve had this picture in my Bible for a long time. One of my Cuban friends gave it to me while I was there a long time ago. It sits there for me to remember to pray for Cuba and others around the world.
The caption says, “Our prayers will break the chains.”
My Cuban friends really believe in the power of prayer, and they should! The stories that they tell me about their parents, grandparents, and even their own lives are a testament to the power of prayer.
But the statement, “Prayer breaks chains,” isn’t just for them. It is for me and you, too.
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I’m gearing up for the next intensive class in my doctoral program. The title of the course is Models of Student and Family Ministry. As usual, I have a lot of pre-course reading to do. I thought I’d share the list of readings with you. Nine are books and one is an article.
I just finished one of the 10, and I’m hoping to read one of the assigned readings per week for the next nine weeks.
Here’s the list:
Hopefully I get through these next few weeks. I think I’ll be spending a lot of time in quiet places trying to get some reading done.
