Connections: Spain

Minister’s Development Program On-Site Training March 8–10, 2024 Barcelona, Spain

In March 2024, we celebrated the completion of our studies of the Minister’s Development Program (MDP) course, “The Minister’s Personal Life,” in classroom format. Our studies focused on important topics such as integrity, the challenges Christians face, and other related themes. These topics undoubtedly were a great blessing. The national leader of education, Fred Agurto, wishes to take this opportunity to express his appreciation to every person who attended this on-site Foundations: MDP course.

Special thanks to National Bishop Edgar R. Ortiz and to the general presbyter of Mexico, Central America, and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, Bishop Benjamin Feliz, and the general presbyter of South America, Bishop Gabriel Vidal, who were present at this event and taught some of the lessons from the course, “The Minister’s Personal Life.”

We were blessed to have many brothers and sisters attending from several cities in Spain and other European countries:

• Barcelona, Valencia, Elche, Baza, Madrid, Zaragoza, San Sebastian–all in Spain

• Tarascon, France

• Brussels, Belgium

• Lisbon, Portugal

We have been working with the materials provided by the International Offices (Leadership Development and Discipleship Training). At the conclusion of each lesson, each student made a commitment to complete the final exam and thus advance in this course. Our next on-site training for the Foundations MDP program is scheduled for June 28–30, 2024, where we will have the Education Coordinator for Wider Europe and the Middle East, Simon Röck, with us. We look forward to seeing all those who can come!