Resource publication produced by Dr. Jack L. Stotts, former president of Austin Theological Seminary, which shares insights on issues related to call, vocation and preparation for ministry.
A collection of 12 testimonies demonstrating the unique and common aspects of the call to ministry. This resource aims to inspire and challenge especially young racial ethnic leaders to consider the call to ministry.
This is an updated version of “Call to Presbyterian Ministry of the Word and Sacrament” — explores one’s sense of call and the criteria used in the qualities for leadership.
A reality checklist for the members of the Committee on Preparation for Ministry to help guide the pastoral leaders of the next generation.
Discusses the realities for the inquirer and the Committee on Preparation for Ministry (CPM).
Discusses the reality of confirming a call in the ministry: a check list of spritiual, process and church realities.
Explains realities of one’s call into the ministry.
Discusses realities to consider in pastoral ministry: a checklist of lifestyle, status, societal and denominational realities
Explores the definitions of Christian vocation and calling and shares with the reader one’s own sense of call along with the similarities and differences in other calls to gain a better understanding of church vocation.
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