Answering the Call: Candidacy Guidebook

by Meg Lassiat

A guide book to ministerial candidacy in the United Methodist Church. Designed for group candidacy mentoring, this resource provides more robust discussion of United Methodist beliefs, and defines the sharp distinction between the discernment the application processes. It includes a guide to assist mentors as they lead discussions and prepare mentor reports.

190 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Christopher Chandler · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very mediocre book.

If I never have to read another book on "calling" it'll be too soon. An overblown concept, but at least this book acknowledges that the concept of calling is broad. It was fine. I would not read it willingly. Read Os Guinness' The Call or Courage & Calling by Gordon Smith if you want a more robust discussion of calling.

[Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

While a helpful tool for those engaging in the process of discerning a call to ministry in the United Methodist Church, it is vastly uneven. The chapter on United Methodist history/theilogybisnits best while its chapters on self-care and financial management are already outdated and lacking. It is best to be read in a covenanted group, discussing together.

[Nick McRae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ax extremely useful resource for discernment and candidacy for ministry in the United Methodist Church. I found it both informative, reassuring, and inspiring.