ANF’s 1st Lay Leader Seminar

Hi ANF Family,

I want to sincerely thank each one of you. You worked so hard to prepare for the Lay Leaders Seminar—with a heart to glorify God and serve every participant with love and humility. Though not everyone may fully see and know the sacrifices you made, our God—the God of Shalem—sees and remembers them all.

The goal of the seminar was to inspire God’s people to commit themselves to Jesus’ vision of the church: to seek and save the lost and to make disciples of Jesus Christ. From what the participants shared, it’s clear that they were deeply challenged and encouraged—both by learning the foundational principles of House Church Ministry and by witnessing your examples of serving and loving one another.

They’ve gone back to their home churches filled with joy, vision, and a renewed passion to put into practice what they learned and experienced at ANF.

If I feel this proud of you and love you this much, how much more must our Heavenly Father?

Below, you’ll find some of the participants’ feedback, along with the daily devotional Bible passages for Passion Week.

Grateful having me here. Pastors, Shepherds, all members and volunteers are amazing! Beautiful people and so other members of churches from other places, the foods so delicious and overall are excellent 😊

Appreciate all the sacrifices made so we could receive amazing accommodations and more importantly, spiritual vision and mission we can take back to our faith communities!

Thank you for hosting and serving. Showing such wonderful hospitality that was filled warmth and love and such care. Felt so welcomed and amazed. Thank you! ☺️

Can I come back next year? 😃

Dear Pastor Daniel,
The recent seminar was truly wonderful.
It was precious to see all the members serving together in unity under your leadership.
God’s blessings will surely be poured out soon, and when good testimonies begin to emerge, I hope you will share them with us.
I believe even more people will attend next year.
Thank you for all your hard work.
From Pastor Eric