Impact Of The New Life Training On A Minister

I thank the Almighty God for giving me the opportunity to participate in level two training of the New Life Training Curriculum (NLTC) that was conducted by LIFE Ministry Uganda in conjunction with Kitgum Evangelical Federation. I appreciate the facilitators for being so clear, audible, and straight to the point. I learnt a lot from them and the training. First of all, I learnt that it is important to prioritize my relationship with God because God desires a relationship with me. This is evident through His love, that despite my sin, He gave His Son to reconcile me with Himself. Therefore, knowing God is the most important thing that I must do because it makes me become more like Christ.

Before, I did not take my relationship with God seriously. I used to take ministry more seriously but through the training, I realized that I must value my relationship with God above ministry. In relation to that, I also learnt to value my being with Christ through prayer and reading the Word of God more than doing for Christ (ministry).

Furthermore, I also learnt how to do effective follow up for new converts. Personally, I have won very many souls to Christ but the gap was in following them up. I would not help them grow in their faith but through NLTC, I learnt that I ought to walk with new believers until they are able to stand on their own and be able to also reach out to others with the Gospel.

In addition, I clearly understood that for me to do ministry effectively, I have to be invested in prayer and the Word of God. This has really changed my understanding and perception of ministry.

I therefore recommend this training (NLTC) to all the pastors in Kitgum so that we can minister effectively to the body of Christ.

Atim Constance Rosemary, Asst. Pastor with Faith Mission of Uganda Town Church.