This was the title of the article that Pr.Salovi Bernardo wrote when Pr.Odilon S. Pereira took over the Ministry of Total Church Life in 2002. It's worth checking!
"It opened a new opportunity for the development of a growth strategy for the twenty-first century church, based on the experience of the first century Church.
The Brazilian Baptist Convention dedicated the year 2002 to the emphasis of the Christian Training with the theme, PREPARED TO SERVE and published to support the challenge of Christian Training, Dr. Darrell Robinson of the book "Total Church Life, One Strategy for the 21st century - Inspired by the model of church of the first century. "
That book is, in fact, the course content offered in seminaries of Total Church Life, conducted by Pr. Darrell Robinson in the United States and around the world and now he was willing to perform in Brazil.
Pr. Odilon dos Santos Pereira, was invited by him to coordinate workshops in Brazil, he has started to do very successfully, as shown by the following data: conducted seminars in November 2002: a) Sumaré Camp - SP on Associations Meeting, attended by 70 leaders, b) Seminar held at temple Baptist Church Perdizes São Paulo SP, with 160 participants including with the participation of Mato Grosso pastors, Santa Catarina and Pernambuco and a representative of the Baptist Convention of Angola, c) Conference on the Church's Total Life in the temple of the Fourth Baptist Church of Macaé RJ, for the local church and the region and conference for pastors, d) Second Pilot Plan Baptist Church - Brasilia DF, conferences for the local Church and churches of the region and conference for pastors. Attended these workshops and conferences about 590 people, pastors and laypeople.
They are already being scheduled around 7 Total other Church Life seminars in several Brazilian states to be held with the presence of Dr. Darrell Robinson or by the Brazil team.
The Seminar V.T.I. offers the participant entered a folder with the textbook, instructor guide, notepad, pen and gifts for those who participate fully in the seminar, CD Rom, PowerPoint presentation of lectures, completion certificate and accreditation to teach.
I was able to participate along with my wife Cenyra, Seminar held in Partridges, watching all lectures and getting all the material, moreover, of great quality, thus confirming once again the importance of this strategy which allows any church adopt -la and any pastor develop it in his church, since its tonic is not the change of structure, methodologies, but the attitude and commitment to extol the Saviour, Equipping the Saints and evangelize the Sinner.
I am very excited about the release of this remarkable resource mobilization churches, believers and pastors for a real challenge to promote the growth of the church, beginning with the believer's view of growth in relation to its privilege of serving Christ and, through that service, to promote the salvation of sinners.
I encourage the Secretaries of State Conventions and leaders of associations that make contact with Pr. Odilon and know how they could schedule for the next few years a VTI seminar in your field by e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it."
