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John Lofstedt


Internship:		2nd year Artizo Intern, St. Alban's Anglican Church, Ottawa, Canada.
Interesting fact about John:		John is an identical twin, but they never tried to trick teachers growing up.

August 09 \| Prayer partners update
Prayer Points:		Pray that myself and the other Artizo graduates can find opportunities to apply what we have learned. Pray that myself and the other Artizo graduates can continue to grow into effective ministers of the Gospel. Pray that Artizo would continue to be a place where young leaders can receive ministry training and experience. Pray that new ministry leaders would partner with Artizo to increase the locations where training can occur.
Launch video		Hi. My name is John Lofstedt and I am about to complete a two-year, full-time internship with Artizo at St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Ottawa. My years of training with Artizo have involved a range of activities – from preaching and Bible Study to pastoral care and work with all age groups. The skills acquired and experiences had are priceless resources that can only aid me in my future ministry. Artizo has allowed me to lead others in the exploration of Christian Ethics, how to read the Bible as well as a challenging look at the book of Ecclesiastes. Partnering with others in college & career ministry as well as starting a ministry to young parents have been highlights of my internship. As I complete the Artizo Program you can pray that myself and the other Artizo graduates can find opportunities to apply what we have learned and that we can continue to grow into effective ministers of the Gospel. Also, please pray that Artizo would continue to be a place where young leaders can receive ministry training and that new ministry leaders would partner with Artizo to increase the locations where training can occur. Download a prayer update in .pdf format

John's Artizo training:		Preaching Bible Study Creation Young Parents Ministry Christian Ethics Sunday School & Youth Group How to Read the Bible Prayer Ministry Training Pastoral care Evangelism
John's sample online sermons and teaching:		1 Kings 18:17-39 Leaders in the Bible: Joshua Guest Sunday – John 9:1-38
John's academic and ministry training		Academic: B.S. Geography: Terrain Analysis, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH: 2000-2003 M.A. Christian Studies, Providence Theological Seminary, Otterburne, MB: 2004-2006 Ministry: Project Timothy Internship at Chi Alpha Campus Ministries, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH: 2004 Artizo Internship at St. Alban’s Anglican Church, Ottawa, ON, 2007-2009
John's biography		John Lofstedt is from New Hampshire, U.S.A. via the rural town of Otterburne, Manitoba. Educated in NH as a Physical Geographer, God called John to Canada to pursue Master's work in Christian Studies at Providence Seminary. He now lives in Ottawa with his wife, Jocelyn, a 'special' cat named Malachi, and their son Elliot (Born Sept. 6th, 2008). As an Artizo Intern, John has enjoyed growing as a future minister of the Gospel through preaching, teaching and pastoral care. He also enjoys good food, following his beloved Boston sports teams (Go Sox, Celts, and Pats!), wrestling his baby and shovelling out the church after 40 cm of snow.

“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.” (Phil. 1:3-5)