Recently I gave my new interns the assignment to write an essay about how they ended up in Billings. One intern, though a Montana native, never intended to move to Billings from Lewistown, let alone quit his well-paying job to commit himself to the work of the Lord...
*The following blog is written by a dear friend and sister, Miriam. Last fall the Lord graced CLDI with Miriam to shed the Light of Christ as she diligently works in our office and interfaces with the many different people that call or visit the CLDI office on a...
Many leadership experts say that a leader should remind their people of the ministry’s mission no less than every 30 days. I can’t say that I always do that with my staff, however, on a personal level I do think of this often. To be quite honest, given the...
*Gus is a recent graduate of our nine-month internship program, the Fellowship House. The following is a reflection of what the South Side, the community in which we reside and work, taught him. Currently Gus is working for the summer at an inner-city home...
As part of our work in the South Side, CLDI hosts college-age interns through a 9-month program called the Fellowship House. The Fellowship House seeks to recruit and encourage kingdom-minded, eternally focused disciples of Jesus Christ. Throughout the...
Living in the neighborhood has given me a strong sense of community that has been lacking from my life. Growing up in a Hutterite colony brought me face to face with community on a daily basis, a sense of belonging that was firm regardless of whether everyday...
There are a number of perks that come with being an intern for CLDI, such as: living in Christian community, experience working with people in several different capacities, reading lots of excellent books, frequent dinners with some of the coolest people around,...
It is a Thursday afternoon as I write this letter… this is my first ‘break’ in the day from the stream of constant meetings that I seem to have. However, this last meeting came to me as a great and wonderful surprise. Taking a call in between meetings at...
Currently I am part of a one-year leadership cohort through the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology for an on-going discussion on ways to embrace a parishmindset in ministering to communities like the South Side. A parishis a geographically defined place,...
*The following is a reflection from one of our interns, Gus. As part of the internship, Gus lives in the community in effort to love God and love others and works directly with Youth Works, our work to reach at-risk youth with the gospel. Whether he is volunteering...