You will often hear a pastor or some other church staff person talk about their “call to ministry.” Many of these ministers remember specific times and dates of their call, while others speak more of a growing awareness of a call to vocational ministry. But can (or will) God revoke or end a call to ministry? Thom and Sam look at three perspectives.
1. Perspective one: Once called, always called.
2. Perspective two: Shifts to different vocational calls.
3. Perspective three: Vocational ministry is not a biblical concept.
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