Practicum Experience

Introduction

I, Gary Stevenot, have completed 150 hours of required ministry. During this time I have had an incredible amount of fellowship time with not just my pastor but with also the leadership team. I have been mentored by a lot of brothers and sisters as well as I have been able to mentor others as my learning is improved. I have learned adequacy for preparation for the position plus appropriate communication skills, I've also been able to encourage and provide pastoral care to many different people, I've been able to receive correction and  experience success in meeting objectives, I have tolerance of different viewpoints that differ from the my own. I know I'm not always going to be right and the God's ways are not my ways, nor his thoughts are my thoughts. This has been a great experience. And, my expectations of this ministry were to be able to grow, both spiritually and mentally, which has truly happened and still is happening as I grow in the Lord and the Church.

Discussion

I agree with the values, vision and approach of the ministry, because we share the same love for all that happen in the lives of addicts and broken families. There weren't many challenges with serving because it was all really organized and very well supervised by the pastors and teachers. The biggest down fall was my health, which set me back a little bit. But, God truly brought me through it all. He truly put the right doctors and in the right places and at the right time. The vision of the ministry was and is to reach out to those who are lost. The resources were supplied by the Holy Spirit, by the Foursquare church and also by many different people such as the school and the head ...