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Pastor Mark Balmer ek prasiddh masihi neta, shikshak, aur prerit the jo apni bhavya kalisya (megachurch) Calvary Chapel Melbourne ke sthaapna karta the. Unhone apni zindagi logon ko Yeshu Masih ki shiksha dene aur unke jeevan mein atmaik sudhar laane mein samarpit ki thi.
Lekin aaj kai logon ke mann mein ek hi sawal hai—Pastor Mark Balmer kahan hain? Kya woh ab bhi sewa mein sakriya hain? Ya unka jeevan kisi naye disha mein badal gaya hai? Is article mein hum unki jeevan yatra, unki kalisya se judav aur unke antim dino ke baare mein vistaar se jaanenge.
Pastor Mark Balmer Ka Prarambhik Jeevan
Pastor Mark Balmer ki kahani ek aam vyakti ke atmaik jagran ki kahani hai. Unhone apni shiksha aur vyavsaayik jeevan pharmacy ke kshetra mein shuru kiya tha. Ek samay woh ek safal pharmacist the, lekin unka mann atmaik seva ki aur akarshit hone laga.
1992 mein, unhone apni pharmacy ki naukri chhod kar ek chhoti si kalisya ki sthaapna ki jo aage chalkar Calvary Chapel Melbourne ke roop mein ek vishal megachurch ban gayi. Unka sapna tha logon ko Bible ki asli shiksha dena aur unhein Yeshu Masih ke raste par chalne ke liye prerit karna.
Calvary Chapel Melbourne Ki Sthaapna Aur Vikas
1992 mein Florida ke Melbourne sheher mein, Pastor Balmer ne ek chhoti si samudaayik prarthna sabha ke roop mein Calvary Chapel ki shuruaat ki. Dheere-dheere, unka sandesh hazaron logon tak pahunchne laga. Unki prachaar shaili saral aur hriday sparshi thi, jo aam insaan tak asani se pahunch sakti thi.
Kuch hi varshon mein, yeh chhoti si kalisya ek bade megachurch mein badal gayi. Har hafte yahaan hazaron log upasthit hone lage. Unke sandesh radio, television, aur online platforms ke madhyam se bhi dikhaye jane lage.
Calvary Chapel Melbourne ke vikas ke mukhya karan yeh the:
- Bible Ki Satya Shiksha – Pastor Balmer ne hamesha Bible ke sandesh ko bina kisi badlaav ke pesh kiya.
- Saral Bhasha Aur Bhavbhini Prachar Shaili – Unki baat logon ke dil ko choo leti thi.
- Samudaayik Seva – Unki kalisya anek samajik karyakramon mein sakriya thi, jaise bhookhmitron ki madad, garibon ki seva, aur naye logon ko prerit karna.
Unka uddeshya ek aisi kalisya banana tha jo sirf ek pratishthan na ho, balki ek jeevit aur sakriya samudaay ho jo logon ki atmaik unnati mein sahayak ho.
Pastor Mark Balmer Ki Chhavi Aur Vyaktitva
Pastor Balmer ek sujag aur samvedansheel vyakti the. Unki vyaktitva ki kuch visheshataayein yeh thi:
- Atmaik Netritva: Unhone hamesha Yeshu Masih ki shiksha ka palan kiya aur doosron ko bhi wahi sikhaaya.
- Saralta Aur Vinamrata: Unka jeevan yatharthwadi tha, jismein shabd aur karm ka samanya milan tha.
- Sakriyata: Unhone kabhi bhi apni kalisya ki seva se peeth nahi moda.
Inhi visheshataon ke kaaran, woh sirf ek pastor nahi, balki kai logon ke guru, mitra aur atmaik neta ban gaye.
2021 Mein Unke Pad Se Hataya Jana Aur Iske Karan
2021 mein, ek achanak ghatna ghati. Calvary Chapel Melbourne ke board of elders ne ek aadesh jari kar diya ki Pastor Mark Balmer ab lead pastor ke roop mein sewa nahi denge. Unka pad “Founding Pastor/Pastor Emeritus” bana diya gaya.
Iske peechhe kai karanon ki charcha hui:
- Leadership Badlav: Board chahata tha ki naye neta aage aayein.
- Kalisya Ki Nayee Disha: Church naye samay ke anusar apni neeti mein badlav lana chahta tha.
- Antarik Vivad: Kuch logon ka kehna tha ki is faisle ke peechhe kuch antar-virodh bhi ho sakte hain.
Yeh faisla kafi charchit raha, kyonki kai bhakt isse sehmat nahi the. Pastor Balmer ne is baare mein khud kuch adhik nahi kaha, lekin unhone hamesha apne vicharon ko shanti aur samman ke saath vyakt kiya.
Pastor Mark Balmer Ka Nidhan (2024)
2024 mein, 80 varsh ki aayu mein, Pastor Mark Balmer ka nidhan ho gaya. Unke nidhan ki ghoshna Calvary Chapel Melbourne dwara ki gayi.
Unke nidhan ke baare mein church ne kaha: “Pastor Mark Balmer ab Prabhu ke saath hain. Woh ek adbhut vyakti the jinhone humein Yeshu ke behtar anuyayi banna sikhaya.”
Iske saath hi, unki patni Lynda aur parivaar ke anya sadasyon ko samarthan aur prarthana di gayi.
Unka antimsanskaar ek vishesh prarthna sabha ke saath kiya gaya, jismein kai logon ne shamil hokar apni shraddhanjali di.
Pastor Balmer Ki Chhodi Hui Virasat
Aaj bhi, unki shiksha aur sandesh logon ke mann mein zinda hain.
Unki Virasat Ke Mukhya Pehlu:
- Bible Ki Sahi Vyakhya: Unka yogdan Bible ki shuddh aur sacchi shiksha dene mein raha.
- Ek Viksit Kalisya: Calvary Chapel Melbourne aaj bhi ek bada megachurch hai jo logon ko Yeshu Masih ka sandesh pahunchata hai.
- Online Aur Offline Prabhav: Unke prachaar aaj bhi kai digital madhyamon ke madhyam se available hain.
- Samajik Sewa: Unhone ek aisi kalisya ki sthaapna ki jo sirf prarthana ghar nahi, balki ek samudaayik seva kendr bhi hai.
Antim Vichar
Pastor Mark Balmer ka jeevan ek prerna hai. Ek pharmacist se lekar ek vishal kalisya ke sansthapak banne tak ki yatra ek misaal hai ki ek vyakti ka vishwas uske poore jeevan ko badal sakta hai.
Unki kahani bataati hai ki agar koi apni sahi disha chune aur vishwas banaaye rakhe, toh woh anya logon ke jeevan par bhi gehra prabhav daal sakta hai.