From my weekly column at the church ministry blog, Engaging Church:
Last week I opened my weekly column by walking through two questions I was asked during my church planter assessment that continue to hover just over my shoulder: “Why do you believe that God has called you to ministry? What were the formative events that led you to this conclusion?” In order to introduce myself I answered the second question by tracing several formative ministry calling events. Today I’d like to answer the first question: Why ministry?
For pastors, Mondays can be a particularly great day to sit back and marinate over this question after a jam-packed week and even more jam-packed weekend. Perhaps you’re a small group leader who needs a reminder of why you signed up and volunteered to minister to a group of souls week in, week out. Whether you’re in professional ministry or not, sometimes we need a reminder of why we’re doing what we’re doing.
Before I get to my answer, what’s yours? Why do you believe that God has called you to ministry? What’s your why?’
