Mátyás Csányi works with Hungarian Baptist Aid and preaches in his Hungarian church.
When did you trust Christ?
I trusted Christ in 2005 when I was approached by a missionary while working at a university in Colorado. He asked me a question about life after death, and although I had been trying to be saved, I didn't understand the cross. After that meeting, my life changed and is still changing.
What have been the defining moments of your Christian walk?
I was impacted by hearing the Gospel from my college roommate, visiting the church in Veszprém for the first time with my wife, and attending the Hungarian Evangéliumi Fórum.
What do you hope to gain from participating?
I hope to gain more experience handling biblical texts, maybe even getting to the passage idea faster. Alongside this, I want to be able to better deliver these messages to others in my congregation. As a father and a husband, my time needs to be well organised, so one of my hopes is to have some kind of system that I can use so I can make better use of my time. I work in a company (Hungarian Baptist Aid) where I travel a lot, and when I’m home, I like to spend time with my wife and kids, so it would be great if I could learn to prepare more efficiently.
What is your ministry?
I serve with Hungarian Baptist Aid and have seen great changes in myself. I recently started preaching and am trying to get better at it. I am also responsible for different areas of church life. I enjoy creating events for the church and really look for different ways to help people get involved more with the Bible.
What is your leadership role or what were your past leadership roles?
In 2016, I was asked to join the leadership in my church, and since then, I have become one of three presbyters in the church with responsibilities of managing, counselling, preaching, and outreach.
Why should someone invest in your ministry?
My ambition is to learn from anyone with a greater understanding of God's Word. When my ministry started, it was hard to accept that God would use someone like me. Over the years, my heart changed. Although I have a secular job and didn't want this in the beginning, now I know God chose me and I really want to serve His people.
