Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Marcus T Clyburn Sr.. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Marcus T , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. One of the toughest things about entrepreneurship is that there is almost always unexpected problems that come up – problems that you often can’t read about in advance, can’t prepare for, etc. Have you had such and experience and if so, can you tell us the story of one of those unexpected problems you’ve encountered?

As a minister of the gospel it can be very difficult but also very rewarding. When I was first called into the ministry I was a bit naïve as I thought that every minister of the gospel and every church had a true desire for the true word of God. However, what I have come to know is that many people who call themselves people of God don’t want to hear the true word of God; they just want to be entertained. Ministry and preaching have become more about entertainment rather than discipling.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I am just an ordinary person. I don’t view myself as someone special. Matter of fact, I don’t consider myself worth anything as I have done a lot of bad things in my life. I tried my whole life to fit in with people, to fit in with the crowd so that I could feel accepted. However, despite my many efforts, it was like something was keeping me from being in too deep. I tried smoking but when I would try the guys in the neighborhood would not let me smoke and even told me that if they caught me smoking that they would get me. It’s like no matter what I tried to do, it’s like I couldn’t get all the way in it. I didn’t understand it then, but I understand it now. It was God keeping me. As I look back on this I am amazed that God would protect and keep someone like me. I didn’t feel worthy, I didn’t feel as if I was anything special, but God loved me anyway. God had to explain to me that He doesn’t love me because I am worthy of His love. He taught me that although I am not worthy of His love, He still loves me anyway. He told me that no I am not worthy but He told me that I was WORTH IT. He taught me that He loved me so much that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. I learned that God loved me so much that He sent His Son Jesus to the world to take on my sins (I like to make it personal) so that I could be redeemed and saved. Once I realized that God loved me and that I didn’t have to do anything to earn His love and that He loved me inspite of all my flaws, I then gave my life to Him. When I say I gave my life to Him, what I mean is that I surrendered my life, my desires, my will for His will. I no longer live for myself but I now life for Christ. Due to this, whatever He asks of me I do it. This is why I am so committed to spreading the Gospel. So I said all that to say this, I am all about doing what God has called me to do. I am passionate about Jesus Christ and telling others about Christ and how He can change and transform their life.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

This has grieved my heart as I truly have a desire to see others grow in their spiritual walk with Christ. However, unfortunately, standing on the true word of God without compromise has caused me to get a lot of backlash. And as a result, it can feel lonely. When I walk in certain places, people begin to walk the other way. I have been lied on and ridiculed. This is not what I thought ministry would be. To be honest, I begin to struggle with the call this call that God has given me. It takes me to the story of Jeremiah 20, where Jeremiah was being ridiculed and persecuted by the Israelites who were supposed to be God’s chosen people, simply because he was prophesying what God told him to say. Due to Jeremiah standing on the word of God, he was beaten, he was humiliated publicly, and he was threatened to be killed only because he was saying what God told him to say. As a result of this, Jeremiah began to struggle with what God was having to do. So much so, Jeremiah stated that he wasn’t going to make mention of God’s name anymore. He stated that he was going to keep quiet because everytime he opened his mouth, the people were having a issue with it. However, although Jeremiah wanted to keep quiet, he couldn’t keep quiet because God’s word was in his heart as a burning fire shut up in his bones. Although Jeremiah wanted to keep quiet, he couldn’t be quiet because God’s word was embedded in him, and he couldn’t keep it to himself even if he wanted to. So just like Jeremiah, although I may be going through some hard times, God’s word burn in my heart and I can’t withhold it. It burns in my so much that I can’t contain it, I have to speak God’s word because it burns within me. And because it burns within me, I have to share it. Just like Paul says, “I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of salvation to everyone that believes.” I will not be ashamed of the Gospel because the Gospel has power to save. So despite the opposition, despite the persecution, I will continue to preach the true word of God.

What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?

I would say that what has helped me is that I am doing what God has called me to do. To be honest I would rather be doing something else outside of preaching. To be honest I think that you have to be crazy to want to be a preacher. However, I didn’t call myself, God called me. And because He called me and chose me He has anointed me to do what I am doing. And I believe that people feel and see my authenticity and I believe it draws people. However, I want to say this it’s not me doing the drawing, it’s Jesus Christ working through me that is drawing others. This is what I believe has helped my reputation with this market.

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