CALL CONFERENCE 2021

The CALL CONFERENCE 2021

VENUE

Margies Resto

and Conference Hall

DATE

December 28, 2021 

TIME

9:00-12:00 

and extend to 3pm 

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TESTIMONIES

of CALLINGS

CAROL JOCOBO

My Calling Testimony

Hello Everyone! 

I am Carol Jacobo present Siteleader / Administrator of His Life Ministries La Carlota City.

I received the Lord Jesus Christ last October 25,1986. 

I was 16 years old in a Christian Church at our place before I started to serve in the ministry as a Choir Member. 

It was stopped when we changed our residency to Kabankalan City in the Year 1993. 

I got married and have a son named Thom Carlo. We decided to go back in our own place at La Carlota City 2004. 

I have no church connection for almost 2 years (in short backsliding).

Then one of my friends told me to attend their Sunday Worship Celebration at the Piazza Resto and introduced to me to the Church Planters of His life Ministries -- Pastor Ranty and Faith Camponion.

I was first observing because I'm not used for the kind of praise and worship with clapping and dancing. 

But in a few weeks after attending the His Life Service I was at peace, felt welcomed and enjoyed the Word of God through the sense of humor of Pastor Ranty.

I got alive and not board hahaha. 

It was then I caught the process of discipleship, until I finished my LGL course at HLM LTS and many more trainings that I attended onward.  It brought a lot of changes in my life.

I started in the ministry as a Praise and Worship leader.

I received the calling of the Lord to lead a Small Group.

Then, I already felt that I have the calling to take care of more "flocks" when I dreamt and saw Big Wings covering  many people.  

I ask the Lord what's the meaning of this dream? 

It was in the Year 2016 that the Lord answered me and confirmed through my Pastor and his wife.

They told me that they were transferring to Iloilo City for another assignment.  

Then they appointed me to be the one to take care of His Life La Carlota Church.  

With big eyes I said OH NO .... Lord hindi ko kaya...it was not me...I could not sleep, could not eat, I cried a lot and said this is not my desire and dreams ... but God's purposes will always prevail. 

I prayed a lot until I felt the peace in my heart and I responded to God and said YES LORD! \

I will obey and submmit to You. 

I will stand and trust in your promises that you will never leave me nor forsake me. 

Now I am presently pastoring and leading His Life La Carlota Church under our Senior Pastor Pastor Joebert Ramos with Bishop Ranty Camponion and also under the covering of my Life Group Leader Doctor Arnee Pacete.

For almost 15 years since I started it was not easy to lead different types and shapes, and attitudes and character of people but with the help of the Holy Spirit that counsels and guided me every day, bisan may mga talakladon the Lord keeps on sustaining me with His strength.

To God be all the glory!!!

PASTOR RAYMOND JAMORA

My Calling Testimony 

 

I was in high school when my friend invited me to a youth gathering at the basement of Lopue’s San Sebastian, in Bacolod. 

Pastor Joebert was preaching that time, and he was talking about God is love, and that God showed His love by sending His Beloved Son Jesus to die on the cross for my sin. 

I ended up giving my life to Jesus that day. 

I later learned that that youth group was called Reach Out. 

I got involved in that youth ministry, and when His Life Ministries started, I also joined and soon, I was serving, being trained, and I was leading in the church.

Then, an opportunity for pastoral ministry came. 

A church in Brgy Sum-ag, Bacolod City is about to be launched around the year 2007, if I am not mistaken…….and Ptr. Joebert approached me and told me to pray about pastoring or leading this church.  

The way I responded to this call of God is very simple. 

Walang masyadong drama. 

But I prayed for it, considered it, thought about it and talked about it with my wife. 

As a full-time servant I will be needing her support. 

Whatever task and direction, we have to be a team. 

Thankfully, until now, here in Cagayan de Oro, we are 100% together in pursuing God’s plans and call for our life.

There are different ways God calls us, but my prayer is this: 

that you will recognize it, pray about it, and eventually accept it. 

My friends, it is worth it. I can attest to that.

This is Pastor Raymond Jamora, blessed to have served God and will continue to serve Him here in Cagayan de Oro and the rest of Mindanao. 

God bless you all!

JIREH GRAJO

My Calling Testimony

I got saved when I was studying in college. 

Although my parents are both Christians, I know that I don't personally have a relationship with God through faith. 

At school, a Christian youth group organized a retreat event for students. 

I joined the retreat and that's where I truly encountered Jesus and received Him as my personal Lord and Savior. Starting there, I journeyed with God through my church who is so passionate about Jesus.

 

His Life Ministries is a bible-based, Jesus-centered evangelical Church in the Philippines. 

I joined the church’s discipleship group called "Life Groups" and it helped me grow in my relationship with God and my ministry to the other people. Also, the church trained me to reach out to others through evangelism, preaching, and teaching. 

While working as a nurse, I also served the church as one of the youth pastors. 

I did media-related work, organized weekend retreats, and taught in our leadership school. 

These experiences built me to serve God faithfully and help my community. 

Moreover, I actively participated in short-mission trips that gave me a passion for cross-cultural ministry. 

So, when my church called for those who wanted to go for long-term international missions, I volunteered. My church appointed me to lead a group of missionaries to Thailand. Since 2016, my team is actively doing mission work through campus evangelism, Sunday services, and discipleship. I am also studying for a Master's Degree in Religious Education - Intercultural Concentration, to further equip me in the field. 

God is gracious to make me part of His work in Thailand. I am saved by His grace and through faith so that I can glorify Him through evangelizing the lost, equipping the believers, training the disciples, and launching leaders for ministry.

MAI FLORES

My Calling Testimony

Good evening, everyone! I am Maileen Flores and am currently serving the Lord in fulltime ministry at HLM Makati. 

I received the Lord Jesus Christ 15 years ago thru Campus Mission when I was in College. 

Just like any other typical student, I always wanted to study hard and earn a degree so I could work and live a comfortable life. Though I already know the Lord, I thought Christian life was just like that-- studying or working while going to church on a weekend, not until I was discipled and introduced to a much deeper process.

It was during our Crossover Weekend when I first felt the burden to win my family, classmates and friends. 

The burden never stopped and it continued until I got my first job. I started sharing Jesus to my workmates until I remember one moment, when I was staring at a blank space in front of my computer monitor and asked this question, "Is this really just this? Lord, I want more." Until I got to the point that I cannot focus on my work anymore and felt the need to end my job. I thought I was just bored and stressed, so I decided to just rest for awhile, and while resting, serve the Lord all out in the ministry as a servant leader. Long story short, I found myself enjoying where I am until I received the burden to be a fulltime pastor.

It took time to really accept the call. 

There were many in denial stage knowing that the call is so costly. 

Lots of doubts and "what if's" were crossing my mind, but the burden seemed to be heavier that all the questions combined. Knowing that the Lord is Sovereign, I decided to trust Him with everything. 

So I prayed and I waited, until September of 2020 when it came to life.

I sent my Letter of Intent to Ptr. JR Ramos and by the grace of God, he accepted it and had me enrolled to HLM Divinity School together with other leaders who desire to serve the Lord in a much deeper level.

Being in a fulltime pastoral ministry may not be easy but all I can say is, "Jesus is worthy!"

Philippians 3:8 ESV

Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ.

To God be all the glory!

KERVIN GO GAW

My Testimony about being in the Fulltime Ministry

I remembered when it was our youth camp.... IT was The GAME OF TRIBES SEASON 1. 

One of our speaker talked about INHERITANCE, the story of Esau and Isaac and the message was so powerful that I received it whole heatedly.  During the the ministry time the Lord showed me a vision and I saw I was preaching to thousands of people and going to places that I have never been before. 

During those time I didn't answer THE CALL.

And in the Year 2018 everything began to fall apart for me because I have experienced a lot of heartbreaks -- from my family and relationships.  I am also not passionate about my work during that time.

I just had to do my work everyday and was doing it out of routine.  Down deep in my heart, I was looking for something greater to do. 

Then there was an event that the Lord reminded me of my calling. 

After a night of drinking and I was already drunk. 

I went directly to the bathroom and vomited and took the shower..... then there was word in my mind that suddenly popped up: "IN EVERY EVENT THAT HAPPENNED IN YOUR LIFE, I NEVER LEFT YOU" and suddenly my drunkenness suddenly was gone or "naampawan" because of that .... I was shocked because tears were falling from my face. That was the first time that I cried to the Lord again. 

Then another confirmation happened when I was working, I was conversing with a client then suddenly tears started falling ... and a word suddenly came and said: "YOU WERE NEVER MEANT FOR HERE, YOU WERE MEANT FOR GREATER THINGS".  

And finally, I know in my spirit and in my heart that the Lord was calling me. 

And without a doubt, I chatted Pastor JR about this and he replied: I SAW THIS COMING! 

And even my family BLESSED me and confirm my calling. 

And after that I came back to Bacolod to be a student and a learner at the DIVINITY SCHOOL.

Now the Lord has been good and faithful. In the ministry that He has given me. 

This is my Full Time Call Testimony. 

From doubtful to faithful.

MORE TESTIMONIES

by Baughart Sison

I accepted the LORD JESUS CHRIS T as my LORD and SAVIOR by force last November 28, 1987.

My mother was instrumental.

It was when I was in Grade 5.  She is the first convert in our family.

I first received my calling to be a Pastor when I joined YWAM in 1996 when Pastor Jerome Ocampo of Jesus' Flock Church, one of our teachers in The HOLY SPIRIT prayed and prophesied over men.

At first I did not mind it, till 2009.

Then another experience I had was when a Guest Pastor of HLM from USA an Indian, preached in one of our SWE.

After the Church Service while we were fixing up our instruments, he called me and said "it's been a long time you were not responding to GOD". Then by 2017 I responded to "the call" to be in Full Time Ministry Work.

MORE TESTIMONIES

by Greg Magracia

Hi! My name is Greg. 

Currently, I am an Intern Pastor at His Life Ministries and the National Director of Youth Xtreme, our youth network. 

I received Jesus as my Lord during our Crossover Weekend on December 2012. 

The desire to serve the Lord in the full time pastoral ministry started when a couple of people prayed for me during camps, conferences, and services. They would tell me that God impressed to them that I will preach to people. 

I was still a student during those times. As I involved myself to campus ministry and lifeg roup leading, my heart to serve and lead intensified. 

My leadership capacity was greatly tested when I was appointed to be the Worship Pastor of our Tribo Camp 2017. You can say that it was a sudden decision from the leadership, yet by the grace of God, I was able to pull off my responsibilities. After that camp, my desire to lead the youth to Jesus increased, even during my work days, I would apply for an undertime just to make time for preparations for our Xtreme Friday Nights. 

It came to a point where while I was working, I began to contemplate about my then-current job and asked myself if it was worth my life. And at that moment, I realized that I have greater joy serving full-time rather than working in my day-job.

October 2018, I resigned from my work and I passed my letter of intent for full-time pastoral ministry around December of the same year. I got accepted January of 2019 and since then, I have been serving the Lord through preaching, teaching, leading, administrating, equipping, and encouraging the Body of Christ in His Life Ministries. 

I also went full-time for YX and it has been a blast.

I praise God for the privilege to serve Him so far. 

It was His grace that called me, it's still His grace that sustains me, and it will be His grace that will preserve me until I see Him face to face.

This is my testimony. Soli Deo Gloria!

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supplemental notes

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His Life Ministries
Internship Program

via our DIVINITY SCHOOL [Year 4]

We will EDUCATE you
in how to build and lead the “Vision of 12” Disciple Multiplication Vision

We will GROW TOGETHER in the
Values, Vision and Mission of His Life Ministries

We will EQUIP you to live a life dedicated to
the LORDSHIP of Jesus Christ.

We will EXERCISE and develop your
gifts, ministry skills and annointings.

We will EMPOWER you to succeed in
your future ministry through the WIN BOND TRAIN SEND
flow of making disciples and releasing leaders
for church reproduction and multiplication.

This will be taught and imparted by 
our HLM Pastors, Bishops and Leaders.

This will target the different NETWORKS or the 3 Generations God has given us to serve.
 The CHILDREN GENERATION
 The YOUTH “NEXT” GENERATION
 The PRESENT “adult” GENERATION

BOOKS, MANUALS, BLOGS and JOURNALS

to be read during Internship Training:

• The ENTIRE BIBLE (s.o.a.p. it) 
• Ablaze for God
• Simple Church
• Purpose Driven Church
• Dream:  Win the World
• Change the Campus, Change the World
• Exegesis of 1st and 2nd Timothy, Nehemiah, Ruth, Mark, Ephesians, Philippians
• JR’s POINTERS and more!

MORE:
WE WILL HAVE A

• GIFTS TEST
• STRENGTHS FINDER TEST
• 5 FOLD TEST
• PERSONALITY TEST
• DOCTRINE TEST
• IQ TEST

And more!!!


DIVINITY REQUIREMENTS APPLIES as well:

• BIBLE to be READ (Entire Bible and S.O.A.P.)
• LAUNCH a CHURCH (a new one)
• CREATE A TEAM to run a CROSSOVER WEEKEND excellently
• Write BOOKLETS 
• Write a BOOK
• BUILD A TRIBE (Disciples and Leaders) in the VISION of 12 and 144 idea

 
SEE the P.A.C.T. Guide
PASSION
ACTION
CHARACTER
TRANSACTIONS

parts 1 and 2 and more

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A His Life GUIDE
To Glorify God and Make Disciples
Call Conference
GUIDE 2019 (from year 2019)  

 
IMPORTANT
To respond to a "call" is to give up dreams of making lots of money, of living in a choice neighborhood, of climbing any ladder, of becoming a "success story" or of receiving lots of applause and perks! 

Common Sources of 
Improper Calling
* U____________________
* A___________ or resentment at another pastor
* D________________ staff
* E_____________ than searching for an existing ministry position
* E________
* It’s the "in" t_hing_


MUSTS, NON-NEGOTIABLES: 

• Prayer and FASTING 
• Constant RENEWAL and REVIVAL
• FOREVER LEARNING
• SUBMISSION to AUTHENTIC Leadership
• Consecration and TRAININGS
• HOLDING one ANOTHER in HIGH ESTEEM

QUALIFICATIONS:

Titus Chapter 1:5-9
5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— 

6 if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife,[d] and his children are believers[e] and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. 

7 For an overseer,[f] as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, 

8 but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. 

9 He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound[g] doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

LIST ALL THE QUALIFIERS for AUTHENTIC CHURCH LEADERSHIP\

that you can read in Titus above:

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Exodus Chapter 18 (MSG)
“And then you need to keep a sharp eye out for competent men—men who fear God, men of            integrity, men who are incorruptible—and appoint them as leaders over groups organized by the thousand, by the hundred, by fifty, and by ten. They’ll be responsible for the everyday work of judging among the people. They’ll bring the hard cases to you, but in the routine cases they’ll be the judges. They will share your load and that will make it easier for you.”

LIST ALL THE QUALITEIS of LEADERSHIP 

that you can find in the passage above from Exodus:

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