The History of Life Journey Ministries
Life Journey Ministries started because of a woman who thought she was originally headed for church work but fell in love with the semi-conductor industry instead. While working on her Masters of Ministry degree from Northwest Nazarene University, Carolyn Schoenborn was required to declare a formal ministry location. She chose her place of employment with Micron Technology, Inc. headquartered in Boise, Idaho. It was there in the semi-conductor industry that Carolyn learned the true meaning of what it means to live out her function as the Priesthood of Believers (I Peter 2:9) in the public market. She learned how to intentionally be God’s presence fulfilling her God-given purpose in life! Those experiences would eventually develop into Life Journey Ministries.
In 2005, Carolyn was asked by the Leadership Advancement Process (LAP) of the Northwest District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod to develop an on-line process to help people more clearly identify their specific God-given purpose and how to do ministry outside congregational walls. She received two major grants; one from The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League and one from the Missions department of the LCMS. Calling on her experiences as an entry level worker, trainer, performance specialist, and eventually organizational management consultant, she developed a process for showing people how to combine faith and life in a manner that makes God more visible wherever God places them and with whatever resources are available.
In 2007 Life Journey became too large for LAP’s resources and in December of 2007 Life Journey Ministries received its state recognition as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Their Federal application for tax exempt status is still being processed.
The Mission of Life Journey Ministries
Our goal is to work cross-denominationally to help professional women:
- Clarify their distinctive God-given purpose and irreplaceable contribution in life
- Empower them to follow God's purpose
- Develop deeper dialog and relationship with God
- Help others meet and experience God
- Participate more intentionally in God’s care for the world!
Our Faith statement:
- Life Journey Ministries believes and practices:
- that Jesus, as God, is our savior!
- the Bible is the inspired, authoritative word of God;
- salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus;
- the basic Christian Creeds;
- the Sacraments of Baptism and Communion are Means of Grace.
Life Journey Ministries also practices the following values:
| The Values Guiding our Journey: | We will be saying "no" to the following Ministry Journey Killers: |
| 1. Creation – Seeing all of life in relationship to God |
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2. Healing and Redemption – personal and of the world (2 Cor. 5:16-21). |
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| 3. Freedom and Newness that is full of possibilities (Romans 6) |
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| 4. God being present (involved) and relationally knowable or visible. |
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Donation Opportunities
Since Life Journey Ministries is a not-for-profit organization, it must be self-supporting through donations, grants, and minimal service fees. We have no full-time paid staff. In short, we are highly dependent on the financial support of donors like you who wish to grow the Kingdom of God by clarifying the Christian purpose and calling of professional women and enabling God’s presence through their ministries of service. If you would like to make a donation, please download the form below, print and fill it out and send the form along with your check to the address listed at the bottom of the form.