LeadNow National Internship

LeadNow National Internship

by Ashleigh Owens – LeadNow Internship Director

LeadNow National InternshipPastors, if you knew what you know now, what is one thing you would change about the way you lead? Picture how it would have benefited your organization to fully understand the importance of empowering culture while driving mission and vision. Imagine a future staff member walking into a leadership role equipped with all the desired competencies.

General Baptist Ministries is super excited to announce this fall we will be launching our very first internship program, LeadNow. LeadNow is specifically designed to provide exposure, experience, one-on-one training, and essential teaching necessary to build leadership competency in the intern’s ministry area. If you know of anyone who would be interested in this program, please give them our internship directors information to learn more about this opportunity. This program will be hosted at Relevant Church and is for 18-30-year-olds who are looking to take a giant leap towards reaching their full potential in leadership. Applications are being accepted for 20 interns from August 2017 through May 2018.

Interested?
Are you 18-30 years old and looking to take a giant leap toward reaching your full potential in leadership? If so, General Baptist Ministries has some exciting news. This fall we will be launching our very first internship program, LeadNow, that will be hosted at Relevant Church in Locust Grove, Ga.

This program is unlike any other you’ve experienced. LeadNow is specifically designed to offer exposure, experience, one-on-one training, and essential teaching necessary to build leadership competency in the ministry area of your gifting. No matter what you do here, you’ll be on your way to reaching your full potential in the leader God has called you to be. Applications are now being accepted for 20 interns from August 2017 through May 2018. Check out the opportunities at www.leadnow.today.

A Calling to Go - Launch GO

A Calling to Go – Launch GO

by Kaebra LaGrange, LAUNCH GO Intern

Finding your purpose, or calling, in life is a difficult task. Many of us go through life searching for it. What is our purpose, and how are we as individuals best able to serve God? That was a question I had been dealing with until recently. It was not until I went on a life-changing trip that I truly found my calling and what I wanted to do with my life. I went to Saipan on a missionary internship opportunity and left changed.

For most of my life I had sort of just glided through. I went to school and decided to settle with an easy major. I felt no calling toward the degree I was pursuing. I was simply doing it to finish school and to be done. I knew it was a fast track way to a decent and easy life. I wouldn’t venture out of my comfort zone. I had everything planned out. That was until God threw me a curveball and my plan crumbled. It felt as though my whole life had crumbled. I now had no idea what I wanted to do with my life or how I was going to do it. I was searching for God, for answers, and for my purpose.

God then proceeded to open doors for me and He led me to General Baptist International Ministries. I applied for a missions internship and was thrilled when I got accepted. I was going to go overseas and serve somewhere. It was scary. I had no idea what to expect. I was sent to a school in Saipan. I had no idea where Saipan even was, but I was excited to go. I knew this was God’s plan for me and I was eager to go where He led me.

God orchestrates trials and tribulations in life to grow us, deepen our faith, and to push us where He wants us to be. If it wasn’t for my trials I wouldn’t have ended up in Saipan and I wouldn’t have found my calling and love for teaching. In Saipan I felt God truly speaking to me and showing me what He wants for my life. Continue reading