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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Main Author: Brown, Leland (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2022
In: 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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