Following the Quiet Path

Serving the Servants

Volume 3

Fun Facts

Year One

Thus far in 2015 TLI

added 3 new sites in
2 new countries
teaching 125 new
pastors

One year ago in May I started working full time with

Training Leaders International. Thankfully, Ive
learned a lot since then. Ive read a bunch of great
books, taken several fantastic courses at Bethlehem
Baptist, met dozens of wonderful people and absorbed
a great deal of firsthand knowledge about missions.
Here are a few thoughts I have looking back.

Liberia is Ebola free!

TLI will begin sending
teams again to Liberia
International Christian
College in February 2016
Family Updates
..Holly finished her MBA!
.Linnea and Natalie are
finishing up the 5th grade
and 2nd grade, respectively!
Follow my blog for regular
ministry updates:
http://quietservant.wordpress.com

Spring 2015

God is a Missionary God

God created us to glorify him. When Adam sinned he separated himself from the glory of God,
taking away his inclination to glorify God. The goal of all missions then becomes to increase the
number of people who glorify God. John Piper states it like this: Missions exists because worship
doesnt. This is a theme underlying the entire bible, God sent the law, the prophets, the writings
and Jesus to point the people towards his glory. What an awesome God we serve.
Missions is about broken people serving broken people
Lets break ourselves of the idea that the people we send to do missions are somehow more
specially gifted. We all have different gifts and distinct opportunities and the same goal: to make
disciples of all nations.
Missions is about relying on God
The best way to point people to worshipping Christ is to start relying on God for our daily bread.
That will look differently for everyone. For me over the past year it has meant spiritual and
financial reliance. Seek out ways to increase your reliance on God in your daily life, the hard,
risky, uncomfortable road leads to great rewards.
God is Good
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new
every morning; great is your faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, says my soul, therefore I
will hope in him. (Lam. 3:22-24 ESV)

Stillwater, MN

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Needs of the Month

Prayer
o Pray for safe and productive travel for our family and for the teachers TLI sends during
the busy summer season
o For God to provide a Pioneer Church Planting Director to lead a new strategic initiative
o That God would continue to open doors for teaching locations and provide the resources
necessary to begin teaching quickly
Support
o We are actively seeking prayer and financial ministry partners
o Encouragement as our family continues to step out in faith into this new role

Joe and Holly Norman

3008 128th Lane NE
Blaine, MN 55449
Joe: 612-758-0521
Holly: 763-229-7019

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:14)
joe.holly.norman@gmail.com

http://trainingleadersinternational.org/

http://quietservant.wordpress.com