{"product_id":"9780998729213","title":"ANSWERING THE CALL: Understanding And Responding To The Call To Full-Time Ministry","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Ron Lewis has helped more young people answer the Call to ministry than anybody I know. These principles will guide you confidently into the purposes of God.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Rice Broocks, Co-founder, Every Nation,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of God’s Not Dead and Man, Myth, Messiah\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHAT IS FULL-TIME MINISTRY?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“‘Come follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will send you out to fish for people.’ At once, they left their nets and followed him.” Matthew 4:19-20\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do you think of when you hear the phrase, “full-time ministry?” Maybe you think of a man in a collar or flowing robes, a preacher on TV, or a missionary in the bush of Africa, the frozen tundra of Siberia, or the jungles of the Amazon. Perhaps you think of a campus minister who has helped you get to know Jesus in a personal way. To a degree, these can all be examples of full-time ministry. From here on, when I use the phrase “full-time ministry,” I am mindful that all ministry—in every sphere of life—is a full-time calling. However, for the sake ofclarity in this book, when I refer to full-time ministry, I am referring to a man or woman whose primary occupation is gospel ministry and all it entails.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull-time ministry is a job, a vocation, and a career, but, as we will see, it is so much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis subject is often misunderstood and usually brings with it a handful of questions:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•Does God want you to go into full-time ministry? (Chapter 2)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•What is the real difference between a Christian who works a “secular job” and a full-time minister? (Chapter 3)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•Does it please God more if you are a full-time minister? (Chapter 3)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•If I go into ministry, where do I begin? (Chapter 5)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•What will it cost me to follow Jesus into full-time ministry? (Chapter 7)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•How can I be paid for doing Christian ministry? (Chapter 9)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEYOND PUBLISHING","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029975318768,"sku":"9780998729213","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780998729213_p0.jpg?v=1763893582","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780998729213","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}