School of Ministry ~ Students: Kalispell Christian Center Assembly of God in Kalispell, Montana: church, ministry, Christ-followers, loving God, loving people through worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism.

Hi my name is April Holder. I am 31 years old, married to Aaron Holder, and we have 4 children. Austin 12, Arlin 10, Andrew 8, & Alex 6. We love to spend our time outdoors, fishing, hunting, hiking ect. I am serving in the High School Impact Ministries as a small group leader.

The Lord has laid it on our hearts to be Missionaries in Africa. I feel that taking this course is the first step in preparing our way there. We have been privileged to be able to go to Africa 2 times now and feel the call even stronger.

My name is Jenifer Hanson. I am married to Lance and we have 3 children, Christopher 12, Trey 8, and Logan 6. I have attended Christian Center for 32 years now and am so grateful for all the people who have poured into my life. Currently I work as the High School Assistant Youth Director and the Receptionist here at Christian Center. In January, however, I will step down from the Assistant Youth Director roll to concentrate more fully on school and becoming a full time missionary to Africa. We are excited to see all that God has planned for us in the years to come.

Hey, we are Jon and Tia Shaw. I (Jon) grew up in Chicago, IL in a wonderful Christian home and felt called in to ministry as a middle schooler. Though life threw challenges my way I always came back to God. I (Tia) grew up in Kalispell, Montana most of my life and felt called into ministry and missions in high school. We attended Trinity Bible college in North Dakota. We marriedn and moved to Somers, Montana to start our lives together. Living in a one room cabin we searched for what God had for our future. We started volunteering in the middle school youth group here at Christian Center. God opened the door for us to become the Middle School Youth Pastor. I (Jon) joined the School of Ministry to grow and contunue my study for a Bachelor Pastoral Degree. I (Tia) desire to grow in my spiritual life and as a leader. We are so excited for what God has for us. Jeremiah 29:11 says "For I know the plans I have for you, " declared the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

My Name is Rachael and I grew up in a Christian home with amazing parents, I asked the Lord into my heart at the age of two. I always knew that I was called into ministry, but it took me quite a while to figure out what type exactly. When I was 8 years old my parents started me with piano lessons and I instantly knew that this was what I was called to do. Music pretty much took over my life from there, from piano every week for the last 10 years to recitals and performances. As my love for music grew I knew that this was what I wanted to do for the Lord.
As soon as my high school years started to come to a close I began to wonder how exactly music could be integrated into ministry, but through working for the church I soon heard about the new internship they were starting in the fall. After careful thought and prayer I knew that this was what I was supposed to be doing and I have never felt so sure about anything before!

My name is Stephanie Raymond and I am in my sophomore year of college at Flathead Valley Community College and this is my second year in School of Ministry. I grew up in a Christian home and right here in this church. I asked Jesus into my life when I was 6 years old in Sunday school and have been living for him ever since. I feel called into missions, specifically foreign missions, and I was able to get a taste of it this past summer in Swaziland, Africa. The trip was amazing and has made me realize how important it is to finish my education so that I may be effective and efficient in what God has called me to do. So I plan on transferring onto a university, I am thinking Northwest University, to obtain my bachelor’s degree. I am very excited to be doing School of Ministry this year and continuing to help out at the church and in the Valley in various ministries and am excited for what God wants to do in my life this year and here in our church family and Valley.

Hi there. My name is TJ. I am eighteen years old, and I am currently a freshman at Flathead Valley Community College (FVCC). Throughout my life, I have been presented with multiple opportunities in which I could offer my services –like being a camp counselor to four or five kids in my cabin; handing food out at a soup kitchen; and even putting in drywall four a church building –etc.

After I graduated high school, I had little, to no idea what I was supposed to do with my life –or what God wanted me to do with it. Then my parents were asked to spearhead this ministry called SOM, or the School of Ministry. Once this came about, I looked into it –and saw that through this “SOM”, I would be able to place myself more firmly in the community. Reason being, it provided me with many different ways to help others –more than those which I already held. It also added a name base, which I could stand on. “I am a part of the school of ministry…”

Being a student in the School of Ministry, I hope to establish a more firm foundation for my Christian walk –and to continue to influence people both in my community, and outside of it, to invest in more than stuff that fades, and dies away. To strive to be more than the average human being –in the way we respond to every situation. My overall goal is to “live, laugh, love…” and help those around me enter into a relationship with God.

Hi, my name is Tawnya. I have been married for 14 years to my high school sweetheart, John. God has blessed us with three wonderful children, Josh, Nathan and Janessa. I feel the highest calling on my life is to raise them to know God and His amazing love for them. Outside of my family and ministry, I enjoy spending time with friends, hiking, reading books, and watching movies.

Over the last few years God has placed a heavy burden on my heart for the hurting and broken kids in the Flathead Valley. This year God is stretching me in ways I didn’t really think He would...like going back to school. Even though it is going to be challenging at times, I feel very blessed to have this opportunity to learn and grow. I am not sure what God’s plans are from here, but I know He will make His plan known in His timing.

My name is Krista Roberts. I graduated from High school in 2007. I completed a Youth with a Mission Discipleship Training School (YWAM DTS) in Kona Hawaii in 2009. Tonga and New Zealand in the Asia Pacific were my outreach areas. I am presently a freshman in College at Flathead Valley in Kalispell, and part of the School of Ministry. I have been traveling with my family all my life doing missions work throughout the U.S and abroad; Additionally, I have done so with other teams. I believe God’s called me to continue in a life of ministry and glorify Him in all areas of what I do. Two chief areas are music, sports. I’m just taking each step into each moment to unearth Gods plans for me. It’s surely an adventure.

Hello! I am Vida. I am a new believer. I didn't grow up in a Christian home, and wasn't even very interested in religion at all. It took awhile to open up to it, but now that I have, I couldn't be happier! I came to know Christ in July, 2009, and was baptized June, 2010. I am trying out SOM to see where it takes me. My goal is to become a medical missionary and minister over in the Philippines sometime in the next 4 years.