What is your ministry?
I am the coordinator of IVK (Youth Leader Conference), one of the biggest yearly conferences in our region that provides inspiration and professional support to youth workers from any Christian church, regardless of their denomination. In this role, I mentor and support our event manager to lead her volunteer team with love and compassion and organise a conference where youth workers can learn and develop in God's presence. I also work on constructing a volunteer management system where people can join our activity of supporting youth leaders all year long, not only for the IVK conference. In addition, during school breaks, I serve in foreign ministries and in summer camps of different churches.
When did you trust Christ?
I accepted Jesus' calling in 2014 when I was 15 years old. I went to a summer camp where an American girl told me many things about Jesus that I had heard before but had never taken seriously. My English language skills were relatively poor back then. It was God's gift that I understood her because it took me 3-4 more years to acquire the vocabulary that would have been needed for that conversation. We prayed together, I invited Jesus to be the King of my life, and He kept blessing me by continuously proving what He had shown me that day. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phil 4:13).
What have been the defining moments of your Christian walk?
Any service I do strengthens my faith, thanks to God's grace. I have been involved in mostly missionary activities so far. I had the chance to go on a missionary trip to the Middle East, which was a milestone in my Christian identity development and career goals. I realised how much I like it when God uses me as the first impression of Christianity for someone. This person may be from another culture than mine or from a different background. I also had a turning point in my Christian walk when it was time to pick a university. I considered applying to a theology course because I thought it would be easier to discuss my beliefs if I had it as my "profession." I am glad that the Lord led me off this road. Today, as a master's student at a secular business university, I wholeheartedly speak about Jesus to my schoolmates.
What do you hope to gain from participating?
The Youth Leader Conference (atIfjúságépítők Alapítvány in Hungarian) is my first long-term job, and my team is incredibly talented, so I feel it is my responsibility to grow and develop for their sake. At the European Leadership Forum, I can meet leaders who can be examples and listen to talks, and the takeaways will accompany me in my decisions. I also hope to spend time in the presence of the Lord, listening to His messages for us leaders.
What is your leadership role or what were your past leadership roles?
Few non-ministry roles: I led several student associations, served as the coordinator of an international student exchange programs' training team, several intercultural learning conferences and training weekends for students, and built a team of students who created a career-related YouTube channel. I also have a family business focusing on horse-assisted leadership development, where we train corporate clients and leaders of Christian organisations.
Why should someone invest in your ministry?
We impact more than 300 leaders serving in youth ministry in Hungary. All our work is made possible by the donations and investments of private individuals who believe in developing youth leaders.
