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Mateusz Benka

mateusz benka
Person Details
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Country

  • Poland
Participants Details

ELF Network

  • 2023 Bible Teachers and Preachers (Foundational) Network

Ministry Focus

  • Pastoring and Bible Teaching

Occupation

  • Christian Ministry

Funding Status (ELF)

  • ELF Funded
Participants Answers
What is your ministry?

I am preaching in a local church. I am discipling one man. I prepare and conduct groups for young adults. From time to time, I prepare dinner at the orphanage.

When did you trust Christ?

In 2016, due to a threat to my life, I gave my life to Jesus as my Savior. It happened at a scout camp in the mountains in Poland. I was overcome with a strong sense of dependence on God, whom I had known since childhood, but I did not want to submit. Now, I am much closer to the "transcendent" God than the "immanent" God (of course, in Jesus we see both images).

What have been the defining moments of your Christian walk?

One defining moment was my separation from my girlfriend in 2019-2020, which resulted in my desire to devote myself to service in Church. Then, in 2021, I started studying at the seminary and joined a 4-year expository preaching course. These two activities taught me respect for other denominations, interpretations, etc. Another important activity that lasted two years (2020-2021) was attending men's Saturday morning prayer.

What do you hope to gain from participating?

The Forum will equip me with additional tools for serving as a preacher. Additionally, I will be able to meet many pious people from other countries and denominations, and I will be able to be encouraged through lectures.

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

I led a youth group for four years (2017-2021) at a Baptist church in Gdansk. In 2022, I started preaching in my local church in Sopot. My wife and I started groups for young adults in our house this year.

Why should someone invest in your ministry?

I am a young man willing to listen and ready to make corrections in my ministry. I want to preach the word of God better for God's glory. Moreover, there is a lack of young people in Poland willing to take responsibility for others.