“Now That You’ve Been Called to Ministry” is the title of a new book written by members of the Christian studies faculty at Anderson University.
“We work with both young and older students who have sensed God’s call and want to know what they should do next,” said Michael Duduit, dean of AU’s College of Christian Studies and one of the contributors. “We couldn’t find many quality resources on that topic, so as a team we developed a book that we hope will be helpful to many who have sensed God’s call.”
Copies of the book were distributed to messengers at the recent annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Additional copies are available upon request from the AU College of Christian Studies. A pdf version of the book is available at the college’s website, www.auministry.com/thecallbook.pdf.
The book includes the following chapters: “The Joy of Ministry,” by Bob Cline; “What is a Call to Ministry?” by Kristopher Barnett; “How Do You Know If You Are Called to Ministry?” by Chuck Fuller; “What the Bible Says About the Call to Ministry” by Bryan Cribb; “You’ve Been Called to Ministry: Now What?” by Ryan Neal; and “My Call to Ministry: Where Do I Go from Here?” by Michael Duduit.
“God is still calling out men and women to serve his church in many ways – as pastors, missionaries, church planters, in church staff roles and many other places of service,” said Duduit. “Our prayer is that this book will be a tool that church leaders can use in helping these God-called persons as they seek to follow God’s direction in finding and preparing for his place of service in their lives.”
Copies of the book are available via ministry@auministry.com, or by writing to the college at 316 Boulevard, Anderson, S.C., 29621. – AU