LEADERSHIP MINISTRY
We couldn’t be a Church without an active leadership development ministry as a foundation. The Ministry of Leadership Development consists in identifying, training, accompanying, listening and supporting the leaders of the eighteen faith communities that make up ILAG, in the departments of Quiché, Alta Verapaz, Peten and Guatemala City.
This ministry is based on teaching the Lutheran doctrine, the study of the gospel, also pastoral care, troubleshooting and catechesis. All this intersects with the other seven ministries of the ILAG, so all the ministry teams can be connected, based in the Christian faith. Thirteen communities of Faith belong mostly to the q’eqchi’ ethnic group; 1 community of faith to the Quiche ethnic group, and 4 from the communities of faith (Esmeralda and those on the outskirts of the City) to various indigenous ethnic groups in Guatemala. The thirty-six leaders of the eighteen communities of faith, eight pastors, fourteen ministers of the Eucharist. Fourteen ministers of the word, are from the communities where each Church is located. We have meetings 5 times a year to have council meetings and trainings of leadership. In the meetings, we share the challenges that we face in different contexts; we pray, we sing, we share the good news of God, and we encourage each other in faith to continue serving in the call we receive from God for his mission in Guatemala.
EDUCATION MINISTRY
The education ministry is very important for us as a church, since it is a tool for our people that will help them improve as individuals and as a society.
We want to influence that process, and that is why we provide them with education, culture, values, etc.
We want to provide children and youth with a well-being so that they have opportunities for development, so that they can access better levels of employment, to raise their living conditions and strengthen communities with this educational opportunity.
YOUTH MINISTRY
This ministry is about motivating the youth of the churches to participate in God’s work and to create a close relationship with him. Also we teach them about God’s love and his mercy with us. We also prepare leaders to support and spend time with them.
WOMEN MINISTRY
The women’s ministry grew out of the need for the women of our church to have an active participation in their faith communities that goes beyond cleaning, maintaining and cooking in the Church. Our purpose is to let them know that they have the opportunity to discover their gifts and serve in any area where they perform well. In the same way, this ministry is strengthened by fighting for gender equity and justice, where women cease to be an object and become a subject that acts, thinks and decides in all areas of their social, family and ecclesial life.
MUSIC MINISTRY
Martin Luther used to say that next to the word of God, music is the greatest treasure in the world. That’s why this is a very important ministry for us because our greatest desire is to show our gratitude to God for everything he has done for us. Through music we can get closer to God and that is what we try to transmit to the people of the Church.
HEALTH MINISTRY
Health is life, health is also education. This program is very important to us, because the communities lack medical attention and health education. That’s why our primary objective is to teach them preventive health. Health at the reach of their hands. Promote health care, in the modification of habits or behaviors that contribute to the person’s health.