Interviews
Full Name: Bernard Liebenberg
Age: 31
Birth Date: 20 February 1974
Marital Status: Married
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Length: 1.85
Favorites: Color – Burgundy and wine red, Movies - Action and Science Fiction, Car – Ferrari, Food – Romans Pizza (Spicy chicken & Meet lovers); Other – AMD PC
Where were you born?
Kempton Park
Describe yourself in one sentence:
I am a normal man who discovered that I can do something without being perfect
What will you do if you win the lotto?
I will sow and secure. And I would definitely buy a Sanyong Korando
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
I see a clear picture of 12 newly planted churches in Secunda, 500 families involved in intimate churches by our ministry (Blaze) that is effectively active in Secunda.
Things that only you know about yourself?
- One thing that might sound weird is: “I couldn’t have done this!” The people that know me well would understand this statement. I couldn’t have done anything that I have done in my life or got this far on my own, it was really only God.
- I wrote off a go-cart when I was in matric
- I am not a morning person at all and I am not a people person in the mornings either
What is your greatest accomplishment in life so far?
BLAZE Ministries!
What are your favorite things to do when you are alone?
Hiking, preferably with a partner. Internet chat rooms, I really enjoy that! Strategy PC games, Cycling, Paintball and my ultimate regular favorite: God time…being totally alone with God.
What is your biggest dream?
To help the church to discover youth and God.
What was your most embarrassing moment?
There’s 2 major embarrassing moments:
- I was never really a good rugby player, it was actually always embarrassing, but this one time was the ultimate embarrassment: We were battling in a scrum; I finally managed to get out with the ball! I was running with everything I had to score that try and then…I realized that I was actually running in the wrong direction! I walked backed to a very disappointed team as a whole crowd was watching me.
- A couple of friends was present when I asked my wife(Martie) out for the first time, and she said NO, I tried to handle it by saying “I don’t take no as an answer”, but she just kept on saying no, in front of everyone. I felt so stupid!
What do you think of Secunda and its people?
They have forgotten the meaning of Family and Life, but with us around it will change.
What would you do to improve the community?
I would be a genuine Christian.
What are your thoughts on young entrepreneurs in South Africa?
They would save our economy if they can learn fast and risk much
If you could meet anyone in the world who would it be and why?
Miles Monroe. He lives in a country (Which is not America) and turned it around since he was 12 years old. He introduced and brought God to this country, as they didn’t know God at all. Although he lives in this 3rd world country, which is the Bahamas, he lives and teaches those around him to live a 1st world life!
What item/s do you use the most in your day?
My palm, car and cell.
Without this you will be lost:
Definitely, my wife.
What is your favorite day of the week and why?
Thursday, I always look forward to Thursday, because Martie and myself spend alone time together on Thursday nights
Do you know the meaning of your name? Does it have any relevance to you as person?
My name means “strong and courageous as a bear” which is Kowash
This is exactly the way I am:
- a bear always protects its cubs
- A bear will never attack you, unless you come in between him and his cubs.
- A bear must always be focused, and if not he will fail in what he do.
Any inspirational words to the community…
How bad will it have to get for you to realize that you need to take God and your family serious?
I know God wants to heal the broken families, but it seems as if we love to live with it.
Not the state, nor the community can create a better Secunda…With God and us living like Christians, we can!
Thank you Bernard. It is an honor for me to be privileged to know you and to have had this opportunity to interview you, and indeed: I really know you better! Thank you for allowing us to come so close to your heart.
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on April 6th, 2009 6:24 am
Instead of having an interview with Bernard I would rather like to know what Blaze stands for, what their beliefs are, why chosen a name like Blaze and where to find this church?
on May 11th, 2009 2:17 pm
Hallo Estelle
Ek vertel jou graag meer van die kerk. Ek het net gister perongeluk op die kommentaar afgekom. Jammer dat ek nou eers reageer. Jy kan redelik alles kry op ons web blog http://www.blazeteam.co.za. Waar ons is, wat ons glo, waarmee ons besig is. Wat die hart van BLAZE is en al so aan.
Ek sal net in kort vir jou se dat BLAZE net so meer as 4 jaar oud is en dat die naam by my gekom het deur die Heilige Gees. Die woord verskyn 3 maal in die NT. Dit verwys na die wyse waarop die evangelie versprei het in al drie geleenthede. BLAZE se direkte vertaling in engels beteken. Violent outburst of passion. Dit is die primere begeerte van ons, hier by BLAZE. Ons wil he die evangelie moet spontaan ontbrand in die dorp waar ons is. Tweedens het ons ‘n begeerte dat die evangelie mense moet lei in ‘n passievolle lewendige verhouding met God.
Geniet die BLOG.
Hoor graag weer van jou.
on June 15th, 2009 8:36 am
Ek het hierdeer gelees en will weet wat jou grootste “Regret” is in die lewe. Hoeveel members het julle mee begin en hoeveel het julle nou.
Ek sien dat die inteview in 2007 gedoen is, dis nou al twee en n half jaar nader. Hoeveel nader is julle nou al aan die plant van 12 kerke in Secunda?
Is die kerke enige kerke (Rooms katoliek, ou apastolies, protestante) of is dit kerke wat jy wil stig?
on June 15th, 2009 11:58 am
Hallo Ilana
Ek’s bly jy het die tyd gevat om dit te lees. Dankie.
My grootste “regret”. Ek dink nie ek het so iets nie. Ek glo alles wat gebeur het in my lewe het gemaak dat ek nou is, waar ek is. Sonder die goeie en slegte dinge, sou ek nou kon wees wie ek nou is nie, en ook nie ervaar wat ek nou ervaar nie. Ek geniet elke oomblik van my lewe. Daarom, geen regret. Is daar goed wat ek nie wou gehad het nie…..menigte, tog weet ek sonder dit, sou ek nie geweet het wat ek nou doen nie.
Jy vra ‘n baie goeie vraag. Ons het begin met 4 mense by ons eerste byeenkoms en ons draai nogsteeds tussen 20 of 30 in ons bywoning. Members is egter vir my moeiliker om te bepaal, omdat ons nogsteeds maar besig is om dit reg te formuleer. Ons het “lidmaatskap” gegee aan vele mense, maar ons het dit intussen op verskeie manier al hersien. Is dit wat ek gehoop het….. Nee, ek het nie werklik besef watter geweldige verskuiwinge ons moes deurwerk nie. Ek het gedink by nou was ons fondasie al mooi vas. Die realiteit is egter dat ons nogsteeds formuleer wat ons moet wees.
Die plant van kerke. Ons wil kerke plant wat op ons beginsels funksioneer. Ek wil weereens nie regtig ‘n klink-klaar antwoord gee nie, aangesien dit ook hersien is. Ek kan se dat ons, volgens ons bepaling huidiglik 3 kerke begin het. Die kerke is egter nie soos ander kerke sou sien nie. Kom ons se eerder dat ons geen kerke begin het nog nie, en dat ons nog nie gevorder het wat betref enige uiterlike tekens nie. Ek bieg graag, dat ek die werk van ‘n gemeente se fondasie hewiglik onderskat het. Dis harde werk, en daar is baie dinkwerk en struktuur wat dit beinvloed. Ek kan egter nie se hoe ver ons is van die droom van 12 kerke nie. Dit kan baie vinnig gebeur, of dalk nog lank vat. Ek kan vir jou een ding waarborg. Wanneer dit gebeur, sal dit nie ‘n kerkgroep se mense wees nie, maar mense wat ingebou is in Christus.
Ek hoop ek is nie te vaag nie..
Ek antwoord graag enige vrae verder…….