When did you trust Christ?
I was at a youth conference when I was 19 years old, and the speaker was explaining the gospel. For the first time in my life, I understood grace, what it means that Jesus personally took my sin on the cross, and that nothing can be added to his work. I realised that since Jesus gave his all to me, I wanted to follow him with everything I am and have.
What have been the defining moments of your Christian walk?
The situations that made me grow in faith most were seasons of suffering - when I was chronically ill or when a family member passed away. During these times, I got to know God's nearness and compassion on a much deeper level, and I realised in more depth the horrors of human sinful nature and the consequences it brought, and the gospel was even more glorious to me because of this.
What do you hope to gain from participating?
I expect to gain relationships with other youth ministers and learn from their wisdom and experience. I hope to be challenged to grow and become a better minister. I expect that I will see the areas of weakness and that they will be exposed, and I could work on that to reflect God's character more and be a person He could trust with what He's giving me to steward. I expect to be inspired to persevere and maybe to gain some practical skills regarding how to run regular meetings and how to disciple.
What is your ministry?
I am a youth group leader at a local church. I organise our regular meetings for teaching and prayer. Our youth group has six active members (students) and four leaders, including me. Besides that, I am a disciple-maker. I'm meeting with a few women for 1:1 discipleship, where we read God's word and apply it to our lives. I am also a leader of the Steiger movement in my city (Steiger is a missions organisation), which consists of regular creative evangelism for young people in the streets and evangelism training. This movement is inter-denominational, so people from many backgrounds and churches participate.
What is your leadership role or what were your past leadership roles?
I was discipling young women and leading evangelism and Bible studies. I was actively involved in a missions organisation focused on evangelism and discipleship. I was organising events for university students, which served as a way of meeting and sharing the Gospel with them. I was developing relationships with students, studying the Bible with them, and having discipleship relationships with them.
Why should someone invest in your ministry?
Trnava is a city of students and young people, yet there is no youth ministry with a missionary mindset. I am part of a team willing to take responsibility for changing that. We are doing outreach and discipleship, and I need to grow as a leader and servant so that the youth of this city can benefit from this ministry.
