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The Call of a Lifetime: How to Know If God Is Leading You to the Ministry
Is God calling you or someone you know to the ministry? How can you find out for sure? This practical book helps young adults understand what ordained ministry is and discern whether they are called to such ministry. Follow Keith Drury on a guided tour through the ministry, where you'll . This is an updated edition and includes an expanded FAQ section with questions students have asked about the call to ministry.
192 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2013
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November 2, 2017
In this book, Keith Drury outlines what it means to be called to lifelong ministry. He defines a call as "an inner conviction from God, confirmed by the church, that one is commissioned to lifelong, vocational service as an equipping minister for the people of God." He discusses how one is to know if they are called to ministry, what ministry looks like, women in ministry, how God has been preparing you for ministry your whole life, how to prepare for ministry now, the difference between God's calling and God's leading, marriage/family in ministry life, ordination, etc.
I found Drury's comments on all of these subjects to be insightful and enlightening. This is definitely a book for anyone considering a life of ministry and is a book to be reviewed once a year (or so) through one's ministerial education and one's first ten years (or so) of ministry. I greatly enjoyed it and would recommend it to others.
I found Drury's comments on all of these subjects to be insightful and enlightening. This is definitely a book for anyone considering a life of ministry and is a book to be reviewed once a year (or so) through one's ministerial education and one's first ten years (or so) of ministry. I greatly enjoyed it and would recommend it to others.
September 17, 2017
This book showed me what ministry would be like on a day-to-day basis and how it works practically. I'd recommend this book to anyone considering Christian ministry as their life's work.
December 28, 2013
Pretty solid book on discerning ones call into ordained ministry. Didn't agree with the author's view on the ordination of women as pastors but that didn't detract from the overall helpfulness of this book! Definitely a good read for those considering the ordained ministry.
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