Ebook
“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:
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.
“Now my number one recommendation to those who sense God’s call to ministry in their own lives.” — Thom S. Rainer, president & CEO, LifeWay
“. . . answers scores of questions I hear from young men and potential seminary students all the time.” — John MacArthur, pastor, Grace Community Church
“The church has needed this book for a long time.” — Russell Moore, president, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptist Convention
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.
In this resource for students, aspiring pastors, and even current ones, Jason Allen poses ten questions to help you know if the ministry is for you. Using Scripture, church history, and his own experience as a seminary president and former pastor, he offers a proper view of the pastorate and guides readers in making an informed, confident decision about their service to God, one way or the other