A Minority Report on the Call to Ministry
Most evangelical conceptions of the call to pastoral ministry in the American context argue that a compelling inward desire or personal sense of certainty is a prerequisite for entering ministry; these experiences are essential to discerning if one is genuinely called to ministry. This article argue...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2022
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The expository times
Year: 2022, Volume: 133, Issue: 11, Pages: 468-478 |
| Further subjects: | B
John Calvin
B Ordination B Gregory of Nazianzus B The call to ministry B Pastoral Ministry |
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| Summary: | Most evangelical conceptions of the call to pastoral ministry in the American context argue that a compelling inward desire or personal sense of certainty is a prerequisite for entering ministry; these experiences are essential to discerning if one is genuinely called to ministry. This article argues that there are significant biblical and theological problems with this experience-centered understanding of the call to ministry and seeks to resource several sources from the Christian tradition that center the call to ministry on the outward qualifications of a ministerial candidate. In conclusion, the author offers several contemporary applications of seeing the call to ministry as focused primarily on the outward giftedness and qualifications of a candidate. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00145246221105651 |