There are many things I enjoy in life, but one of the main ones I enjoy in ministry is seeing young men and women come to Christ and then following him out of the captivity of sin and harmful behavior into freedom in obedience to Christ. If we have seen anything in our time here in Miami it has been that effective ministry is directly connected to quality discipleship and mentoring of young men and women. The lives that have already been changed and those currently going through their own personal metamorphasis are a constant reminder of the pain and struggle that is caused by our flesh and sinful desires. Yet at the same time it shows us there is victory to be had. No victory comes without the price of hard work, disciplined obedience and a heavy heavy dose of God’s grace but it does come, sometimes in very dramatic ways.

That said, discipleship and incarnational ministry have its challenges. It is not the quick and easy results oriented type of ministry; it is long term, intimate and grittily authentic. In other words it tends to hurt a bit for those who are experiencing it. It often means that the victories happen at such a gradual pace that we have to constantly remember where we have come from, why we are called here, what we have to celebrate and where we intend to go. If you can keep your eyes on Jesus and walk in His footsteps then this life is indeed challenging, but oh so rewarding as well.

If those last two paragraphs excite you and you feel a stirring deep in your gut that says that is what I want my life to be about, then maybe you should check out the new internship and apprenticeship opportunities we have just posted at www.join.innerchange.org

We are looking for some good solid followers of Christ who have some experience in what I have just briefly described above. We are looking to gain some good co-laborers who can hang in there and who will bring the needed energy and focused long term passion to discipling young men in our neighborhood who are coming out of addiction and sometimes tough backgrounds of brokenness but who are striving and desiring to do the right thing and live life after Christ. For more information check out the descriptions on the www.joininnerchange.org website and we will go from there. We are praying for those of you who will respond to the challenge laid before you.

Posted on April 1st, 2010 by Michael
Filed under: Evangelism, Mentoring & Discipleship, News