FULL INCLUSION, NOT CRUMBS I am Pastor Marvel Souza in the Reconciling Methodist Church of Brazil. My ministerial life began 24 years ago, when I was inspired by the Holy Spirit to start my teachings in a Brazilian Methodist church There, I developed my first works based on my then recently acquired theology background. After I served as a layman for five years, I was consecrated to deacon, having served for six years with dedication, dynamism and responsibility. At that time, I introduced a course to prepare seminarians, which was more successful than I expected. It was offered in a number of churches. Furthermore, I led a small congregation in a rural farming area around the Brazilian capital for a year and a half. I became an Elder in this church and then its pastor, and I taught theology at a seminary. I fell in love with a friend, a musician in a large Pentecostal conference and, like me, a man. When we met, we had a number of challenges to face - He sang at his Penteco...
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