A few days ago, I got a great question in the comments on a post I’d written on calling to ministry. It’s a topic on which I have well-formed opinions.
Here’s the question:
Where does this concept of a “call” come from in Scripture? I mean, some of the great men of the faith were audibly [...]

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(This story–our first!!–comes from the webmaster at goingtoseminary.com. - Mark)
About four years ago my wife and I moved from the south to the not-quite-north. The move had lots of factors… FAR too many to go into here. But we packed the car and headed on the journey with a couple thousand dollars in the bank [...]

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To complete this series on calling, I offer a personal exercise to help you examine your calling. I’d enjoy hearing from any of you who find this beneficial.
I recommend printing the pdf of this, and working it out on paper.
Calling to Ministry Assessment
Part One: Self-Assessment
1. Write out your sense of calling to ministry. Include as [...]

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In part two, we looked at the first characteristic of those with a genuine divine calling: their inner confidence in their call. Today we look at the second:
2. Other believers who observe their lives will see the calling on their lives and affirm it.
I once knew a pastor who thought he was called to pastor [...]

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This post begins a four-part series on calling to ministry.
Not everyone is supposed to be in ministry.
Not everyone is supposed to be in seminary.
This may seem a little insulting as a starting point, but hang with me for a bit.
Your true fitness for a life of ministry will be tested. It’s inevitable. Seminary is the [...]

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