THE DISCOVERY EXPERIENCE
The Pre-retreat Study: Your excitement will build
as you commit to a short daily study prior to the retreat.
Using scripture, a workbook for your personal responses,
recorded messages, moving testimonies, and completing
a Spiritual gifts inventory, you will begin to sense God's
will for you.
Pre-Retreat Study begins:
October 14, 2011
The Weekend: From the warm welcome you receive
upon arrival through the challenging commitment service
that closes the retreat Sunday morning, you are stepping
into an environment designed to help you hear God's call.
There will be inspirational input by anointed speakers;
searching with friendly, perceptive leaders; encouragement
from people in your small group; solitude where you can
be alone with God; sharing of personal progress; fellowship and celebration in worship with other committed
Christians. You will be made alive by discovering your
spiritual gifts and God's call to use these gifts in your own
ministry through the presence of the Holy Spirit.
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord... “
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
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"Upon completing the weekend,
laity discover that churches no longer
have one minister and many members,
but every member is a minister
for our Lord!"
LAY LEADERSHIP
Leadership for Discover God's Call is by volunteer lay
people inspired to help spread spiritual renewal. Discover
God's Call helps develop lay leadership and empowers
today's church for ministry.
BRIEF HISTORY OF DGC
Gus Gustafson had a constant desire as he grew up to
become a minister for the Lord. It wasn't until Gus was
flat on his back recovering from pneumonia, that he began
to hear that still small voice of God informing him of the
ministry God had planned for him. As it turned out, God
wanted him to "tell the world" that God doesn't only need
ordained ministers to reach out to his people, but laity as
well. From that experience, Gus went on to become the
Founder and first president of Discover God's Call. His wife,
Estelle, assisted him in the beginning, by serving as National
Registrar and Treasurer. Prior to his death in August 2003,
Gus was President Emeritus of Discover God's Call.
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Our Speaker -
Rev. Taylor Gallman
Rev. Gallman is the pastor of Bellevue United Methodist Church where he has
served for 3 years. He has served as pastor
for over 20 years in Gadsden, Alabama.
Rev. Gallman believes in a holistic approach
to ministry and the gospel of Christ. Since
coming into the ministry Rev. Gallman has
been involved with Wind of the Spirit Ministry,
a United Methodist evangelistic ministry which
teaches in Healing Academies all over the word.
He has served on over 40 short term mission trips in
different parts of the world. |
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In addition to his local pastoral duties and busy
mission schedule, Rev. Gallman finds time to serve on
the Board of Directors of Wind of Spirit Ministries,
and is very active in a prayer counseling ministry.
Rev. Gallman along with His wife Jenny, have had
the opportunity to be break out leaders in the
Aldersgate National Conference, which based on
Spirit-filled living.
Rev. Gallman is a 1973 graduate of the
University of Southern Mississippi and the Candler
School of Theology, Emory University in 1992. He is
married and has four children. Both, he and his wife, Jenny,
are Elders in the North Alabama Conference. |
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