Pawel Walczak

I am a web developer. Thanks to my IT knowledge I take care of publishing sermons on the Internet. I also help churches and other Christian organizations by building their websites. I also lead a home Bible study group. Finally, I participate in the Center of Educating Leaders to learn more about apologetics. I love to read books and to learn more because I want to be more confident in sharing the Gospel with non-believers.
I was inspired by a podcast to start reading the Bible in 2010. At the beginning of 2011, I finished reading the New Testament. Through my reading, I came to understand the Gospel of God’s grace and I decided to follow Jesus. In that same year, I decided to convert from being a nominal Catholic to being an evangelical Protestant.
My path to growth in Christ was quite complicated until I found my current church in Gdansk, Poland. Thanks to God’s grace He removed a lot of sins from my heart at the very beginning of my new-born Christian life. However, I was initially alone and without any church, and my spiritual life had many ups and downs. Now I can say that God has helped me to grow since I found my home church in Gdansk. I have been baptized and have a community of people in my church. I have to admit that the podcast mentioned in previous question, reading the Bible, and my current church family have had the biggest impact on my spiritual life so far.
Apologetics has had a big impact on my spiritual life and it is one of my favorite topics. The European Leadership Forum will help me to learn more about apologetics and about how to defend the Gospel. The Forum will also help me to lead my home Bible study group more effectively. The knowledge will make me more confident and ready to share the Gospel with others.
My current leadership roles are the only leadership roles I have had so far.
I have some ideas on how to help the church on the Internet, and ideas go hand in hand with my programming skills. I also want to start a blog and write a book, both of which are impossible without more training and knowledge.