Discerning Your Call to Ministry
eBook - ePub

Discerning Your Call to Ministry

How to Know For Sure and What to Do About It

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Discerning Your Call to Ministry

How to Know For Sure and What to Do About It

About this book

“The church has needed this book for a long time.” — Russell Moore

If you are considering the ministry, there are two mistakes to avoid. The first is taking up a calling that isn’t yours. The second is neglecting one that is.

Discerning Your Call to Ministry will help you know the difference. A tool for seminary students, pastors-in-training, and even current pastors, it serves to confirm or prompt deep thought about the calling to ministry through 10 probing questions, including:

  • Do you desire the ministry?
  • Does your church affirm your calling?
  • Do you love the people of God?
  • Are you willing to surrender?


Pastoral dropout rates are high, and seminary admission rates are declining—signs that many of us don’t quite know what we’re signing ourselves up for. Author Jason Allen, a former pastor and the president of North America’s fastest growing seminary, gives readers a better picture of the calling. Presenting a series of diagnostic questions informed by Scripture, church history, and his own experience, he helps those seeking ordination or ministry positions make confident decisions about their service to God, one way or the other.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. PREFACE: Sharing My Journey and Understanding Yours
  8. INTRODUCTION: What Does It Mean to Be Called to Ministry?
  9. 1. Do You Desire the Ministry?
  10. 2. Does Your Character Meet God’s Expectations?
  11. 3. Is Your Household in Order?
  12. 4. Has God Gifted You to Preach and Teach His Word?
  13. 5. Does Your Church Affirm Your Calling?
  14. 6. Do You Love the People of God?
  15. 7. Are You Passionate about the Gospel and the Great Commission?
  16. 8. Are You Engaged in Fruitful Ministry?
  17. 9. Are You Ready to Defend the Faith?
  18. 10. Are You Willing to Surrender?
  19. CONCLUSION: So Are You Called?
  20. APPENDIX: Advice for Seminary
  21. Notes
  22. Acknowledgments
  23. More Resources for Ministry Leaders