Pastoral Ministry · Foundational
The Call to Ministry
God calls a man to pastor through a settled desire for the work, the character and gifts His Word requires, and the confirmation of a local church that examines him and sets him apart.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
1
How the call of every believer comes before any call to an office
2
Why God no longer calls audibly, and how a man can discern His leading
3
The three witnesses to a call: inward desire, outward qualification, and a local church's confirmation
4
What ordination is, who ordains, and what the laying on of hands does and does not do
5
How to wait well when the answer is not yet clear
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