Iwona Bednarz-Major is a founder, creator, and Director of Stone to Flesh Community and its flagship programs, School of the Heart and FLOW Mentoring and Networking Platform. She has been a missionary in Russia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and USA since 1991. With all three adults children living in the Los Angeles area, she is currently in a transitional time in personal and ministry focus. Sign up below to receive bi-weekly personal updates from Iwona.

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Ministry experience:

• One of the founding members and leaders of Hallelu Jah Catholic Community in Wrocław, Poland;

• Attended Papal Faculty of Theology (Pontificia Facultas Theologica Wratislaviensis) in Wroclaw, Poland. 

• YWAM Disciple Training School student and teacher. 

• Occupation: ICU and Anesthesiology nursing before entering full-time ministry in 1991.

• Ecumenical experience includes city-wide pastoral engagement and ministry across denominational lines since 1990s. ELLEL Ministries training in healing and deliverance. Organized March for Jesus in Poland.

• Community and city-wide worship leading (from small groups to big events such as conferences and stadium events) and worship team leadership in Poland and Russia.

  Translation, live (consecutive and simultaneous) and written: English/Polish/Russian/Ukrainian. She translated worship songs and Taize soloist parts into Polish and these are used nation-wide.

  Established and developed curriculum for Bible studies for kids, youth, young adults, adults, women and homeschooling and community classes: Spiritual Reading, History of the Church and History of Philosophy. Polish language and culture/history classes.

• A youth pastor at Moscow Christian Center spearheading their youth and young adult ministry

• Vineyard pastor / church planter / missionary in Russia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar sent out from St. Louis Vineyard

• Organized nationwide conferences in Moscow, Russia working with Randy Clark (Global Awakening)

• Youth and music leadership in Doha Fellowship in Doha, Qatar

• International House of Prayer staff in Kansas City, Missouri

• Founder of Encounter.Community in Steubenville, Ohio

• Creative Visionary: She is a visionary for the Stone to Flesh Community. She is creating and developing pathways, training, and curriculum for STF School of the Heart, FLOW and Ministry Schools.