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Gustaw Cieslar

gustaw cieslar
Person Details
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Country

  • Poland
Participants Details

ELF Network

  • 2024 Leaders of Christian Organisations (Experienced) Network

Ministry Focus

  • Ministry Administration and Service

Occupation

  • Christian Ministry

Funding Status (ELF)

  • ELF Funded
Participants Answers
What is your ministry?

I am a pastor in the Baptist Church in Wisla.

When did you trust Christ?

I trusted Christ in 1976 during an evangelistic campaign in Dziegielow, South Poland. During the one-week campaign, most of my questions about Christianity were answered, and I decided to talk with a friend who had encouraged me to trust Jesus. We prayed together. This was a turning point in my life. I was 19 years old.

What have been the defining moments of your Christian walk?
  1. Family life when growing up: I grew up in a Lutheran home and was blessed to have a religious education.
  2. My teachers at the Academy, where I was studying theology, significantly impacted me.
  3. Christian books from many different authors always inspire me.
  4. The Arrow Leadership Program I took part in was very important.
  5. My wife has been a tremendous encouragement.
What do you hope to gain from participating?

I want to attend to learn and build relationships between European leaders in discipleship and Jewish ministry. Since I attended the Forum the last time, I have become more intentional in my discipleship, and my church is better organised.

What is your leadership role or what were your past leadership roles?

I served as the rector of the Baptist Theological Seminary in Warsaw, Poland, and I was also president of the Baptist Union board; this involved different activities such as preaching in different churches. I am also vice chairman for the Evangelical Alliance in Poland and am involved in church planting in Poland.

Why should someone invest in your ministry?

I want to be better equipped for my ministry and to disciple younger leaders.