do you have to be called to the ministry to
a. work full-time in a church?
b. go to seminary?
c. have an urge/longing to teach people God's truth and how to walk with Him?
what do you do with option c if you haven't been called?
what on earth does that mean, to be "called"?
aren't we all called...into relationship with Him? to go and make disciples?
how do you know if you're supposed to join a church?
does Scripture address this anywhere?
today i am restless. it's like i know what i want to do...but i don't know how to do it.
and i feel like God's telling me to settle here...totally not what i expected...i really thought st augustine was a short stop.
on a good note, i am loving the church i'm at right now. i have to just keep laughing and shaking my head...i told God i didn't want to be a part of a church that was building...and that is where He has me. but they're also making disciples, evangelizing and equipping the saints. i'm doing a beth moore bible study, being discipled by the pastor's wife and just started a crown financial small group.
no job yet...i keep waiting for God to drop one in my lap...the job that doesn't yet exist.
so kids, if you have any feedback on calling and church, let me know.
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here are my two cents!
regarding the church:
if you're a Believer, you are called. i think God gives different pictures/visions/confirmations to different people, but accepting Jesus is kind of like 'welcome to the preiesthood'.
1 peter 2:9 says:
but you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
regarding joining a church: i know God calls us to corporate fellowship, i just can't remember where. but it is an excellent way to 'build up one another in love'. as far as knowing when it's the right time to join?--it's been my experience to just jump in somewhere that you have researched and you know is preaching truth. i think everyone has different needs, and it takes more than just a month of sundays to feel confident enough to marry up to one. :) but i've decided it's best to just plug in, see what happens, and ask lots of questions along the way.
what great questions to ponder...woo!
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