Primary Factors That Led to a Pastor’s Call to Ministry

Podcast Episode #490

A call to ministry is intensely personal, but for many pastors the call shares a few common themes. Today, we discuss six of those themes.

Some highlights from today’s episode include:

Those in ministry often (and almost always) feel called to make a difference.
A passion to reach the community is being realized by revitalization pastors and church planters.
The primary call to pastor is to shepherd His people.
Sometimes God gives a subtle call to ministry. For others, it can be a jarring call.

The six factors we discuss are:

Desire to preach
Desire to make a difference
Passion to reach a community
Heart to shepherd people
A traumatic event
Affirmation by people

Resources mentioned in today’s podcast

Church Answers

Rainer on Leadership is a member of the LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

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