Welcome
From Zeke's website:
ZEKE LAM is the founder of SUBMISSION Ministries—a ministry devoted to
seeing lost souls encounter God and live lives fully surrendered to the risen
Christ. A graduate of Liberty University, Zeke’s deep passion for following
Christ’s will has led him through many years of youth ministry and itinerant
evangelism. Both of these experiences have enriched and fueled his desire to
hand others the keys to a Christ-centered life. Zeke
resides in Virginia with his beautiful wife, Kathleen, and a growing family of
future world-changers.
Let's get to know ZEKE!
What made you decide
to write? What did you do before
becoming a writer?
The passion or call
to begin writing was orchestrated by the Lord. Having never had ambition to
author a book, this task certainly took me by surprise. Although I have enjoyed
writing all my life, the reality that it may go beyond mere school assignments
was faint. By trade, I do carpentry and concrete work. In addition to this, I
have spent many years in youth ministry and evangelism. Although I currently
remain in the trade and ministry, it seems obvious that writing is becoming a
part of my life. In short, the decisions to write stems from the fact that it
allows the chance to minister in places that I may never get to stand in a
physical sense.
Tell us about the
journey that lead to your current release.
This journey had been incredible. It
all began with a season of life that brought my family to our knees. It was
here that the Lord began to instruct me about true submission. Immediately upon
finishing my degree, I committed a few weeks strictly to writing. As I penned
from an over flowing heart, the words seem to come faster than I could write.
Next came a truly divine appointment with Burning Lamp Media and Publishing,
and here we are today embarking on a journey to impact the world through
writing.
Do you have a writing
routine? What does it look like? Where do you usually write?
I enjoy writing
when it is quiet, but not necessarily in a secluded location. Most of my
writing therefore takes place at the kitchen table during my children’s nap
time!
Is the life of a
writer what you thought it be? What is different?
Being a writer is exactly
what I pictured it to be. There is a considerable amount of work to do after
release in terms of marketing and getting the message out. This part has taken me
a bit by surprise, but I am thoroughly enjoying ministering in this fashion,
and excited to see where the Lord will take it.
Do you have any
special time management tricks for working in writing time and living a normal
life? Since I have to juggle both work and writing, time management is
critical. The last thing I want to see is my family suffer from trying to fit
both in. With this in mind, I make it a priority to write during times where it
does not take away from them. This means that either early morning or nap times
are going to be my writing slots.
What is the best advice you have received
about this journey?
“Don’t write it out unless you can walk it out”- God
What advice do you
wish someone would have given you when you were starting out?
Probably just a
little insight into proper formatting and things of editorial nature. Lack of
experience in this department created a little more work than was probably
necessary.
What do you do to fight burnout? Do you ever
worry about "running out of stories"? How do combat that? I usually
do not begin writing until I have something very strong on my heart. Up till
now in my short writing career, I have not had to worry about running out of
stories. However, I usually fight burnout or writers block by simply putting
down the writing for a day or so.
Do you ever write material based on your close
relationships, such as a best friend?, and how do you balance that material
with the need to tell an interesting story?
I make certain to be respectful of
the person’s privacy. If the story is important enough to be included in the
writing, it will not lose its significance by altering the name and place of
the event. Most of the writing I do however involves stories that serve more as
testimonials for ministering purpose.
What sources do you use for inspiration?
Music and movies can certainly offer
inspirational thoughts to provoke writing. Most of what I write generally flows
out of life experience and my relationship with the Lord Jesus.
What do you do when you aren’t writing?
When I
am not writing, I am doing one of three things. Spending time with my beautiful
family, ministering through discipleship/preaching, and working in my concrete
business.
Tell us a bit about your work in progress.
I
am working on getting the word out about our first release. In addition to
this, I am about to begin work on the next book in the SUBMISSION series!
What is next for you?
My prayer and vision in terms of writing is more books in the SUBMISSION series. In addition to this however, our main
focus as a family is to be an instrument of revival to this nation in any way
the Lord sees fit.
How can we find out more about you? Blogs?
Facebook? Twitter? You can check us out online at www.submissionministries.org or on Facebook! Hope
to meet you there.
Thanks for stopping by, Zeke! Best of luck with your new book!
4 comments:
Thank you so much for the opportunity to be your guest. It is an honor! May the Lord continue to bless and guide this ministry.
Wow, it's great that you have such a strong calling...it seems that most of us spend a whole lot of time trying to figure out what we are 'supposed' to be doing.
I've heard that sometimes you have to "surrender to win"...but I'm not sure that surrendering to the call that I hear most often...the call of the couch... is going to help me get my own message out.
Good for you, and good luck!
Thank you for sharing Zeke's interview. My family is close to his family and we have the utmost respect for him and his lovely wife. Truly they are living a life of surrender unto Christ! I anticipate many more books coming forth in the years to come from Zeke's pen (literally, since he likes to write by pen; I guess he's an old fashioned kind of guy!). Blessings!
Very nice interview! :) Nice to meet you, Zeke!
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