a. How old were you when you answered the call to ministry?
I was 15 years old when I accepted my call to full time Christian ministry and service. This calling occurred at a World Changers mission week in Charleston, West Virginia, just weeks after I finished my freshman year in high school. I will never ever forget it. I have reflected often on this time and this commitment to my Savior and I today rejoice in that He called me… even me!
b. How did you know you were called to ministry?
Many things occurred after my call to ministry. Godly parents, Sunday school teachers, Christian adults, and leaders affirmed me in my decision. Through lots of prayer, reading God’s Word and getting in on the actual doing of ministry and service that God calls us to, helped affirm the call for my life to serve Him in Christian vocation.
c. What do you know now that you wish you knew when you answered God’s call?
Following Christ isn’t easy. When Christ told His disciples to deny themselves and to take up their cross, the same is true today. People will not agree with your call to follow and answer God’s call. There will be what seems to be better things to do with your time and your money, but a call to Christ is a call to deny self. You will meet more people than you ever wanted to know, go places you never knew existed, and experience things you will never think imaginable as you walk and delight yourself in Him.
d. What is the best advice you would give a student entering the ministry today?
Love God with all that you have, Love others more than you love yourself, and live a life of Love. Ministry exists because people exist. If there were no people, there would be no ministry. If you and I can’t love the people that God has put in front of us, than our ministry will never affect the Kingdom of God. Throughout the Scripture, we see Jesus loving people, ministering to people, touching people, healing people, and teaching them about the Kingdom. Be a Kingdom person who loves like the King does!
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