Called to Ministry

Are you called to ministry?  I will be using the blog to communicate with a number of people in our church who fell God's call to full-time, vocational ministry.  I will be posting entries that focus on ministry because your calling is important.  I want you to have ministry input from your pastor.

If you are called to any type of ministry, you are called to preach, teach, proclaim, and dispense the Word of God.  If God called you to rodeo ministry, are you called to rope, leather, cows and belt buckles?  No, but you might love those things a lot.  Military chaplains are not called to guns, helicopters and rockets.  Kids ministers are not called to games and water balloons.  Youth pastors are not called to car washes.  Disaster relief missionaries are not called to trucks, water filters and MREs.

When you are called to ministry you are called to encourage people to accept Jesus Christ as Lord.  To accomplish your mission, no matter what your calling, you have to know the Word of God.  You will use the tools that pertain to your specific calling; a motor cycle missionary better have a bike.  But more importantly, he better know the Word.

If you are called to ministry, I challenge you to become a serious student of the Word of God.  First, read it.  Its that simple.  Every person called by God should read the Bible through every year at least one time.  If you are a student, use this summer to get started.  Second, look for ways to study the Bible.  If you will get serious about your calling, I will get you the Bible study materials you need.  I can get correspondence courses, and online video studies to you.  Please ask.

Many of you at LSC are called to ministry.  I want you to make a huge impact on your world.  I am prying for you!