How Do I Know If God Is Calling Me to Be a Pastor?
Summary
TLDRThe transcript discusses the discernment of a calling to pastoral ministry. It emphasizes the importance of a persistent desire for the role, which is not a fleeting impulse but a recurring and unshakeable aspiration. Key qualities to look for include teaching gifts and wisdom in dealing with people, as per First Timothy. Additionally, seeking confirmation from others is crucial; if one's ministry is not recognized or supported by the church, it may indicate a disconnect. Positive feedback and people being drawn to one's presence are signs of a life-giving ministry. Lastly, circumstances and opportunities that align with one's sense of calling should be considered, with prayer and immersion in the word of God guiding the journey.
Takeaways
- 🔍 Look for a strong and recurring desire to confirm your calling as a pastor.
- 📖 Aspire to the eldership according to First Timothy.
- 🎓 Seek gifts needed in pastoral ministry, such as teaching and wisdom with people.
- 🌱 Cultivate and exercise the gifts you find within yourself.
- 🗣️ Look for confirmation from others in the church community.
- 👥 Pay attention to how people respond to your ministry efforts.
- 🔔 Seek opportunities and circumstances that confirm your calling.
- 🙏 Soak your life in prayer to guide your path.
- 📚 Immerse yourself in the word to develop spiritual aroma.
- 🌬️ Follow the direction the spiritual aroma leads you.
Q & A
What is the first sign to look for when considering a calling to be a pastor?
-A strong and continually recurring desire that cannot be shaken, indicating a persistent aspiration to the eldership.
According to the transcript, what biblical reference is given for the need of certain gifts in pastoral ministry?
-First Timothy is mentioned as a reference that requires gifts such as teaching for pastoral ministry.
What type of wisdom is suggested as necessary for pastoral ministry?
-A certain kind of wisdom with people is needed, which implies an understanding of how to interact and communicate effectively with a congregation.
How can one cultivate and exercise the gifts needed for pastoral ministry?
-By looking for those gifts, doing what you can to exercise them, and seeking opportunities to practice and develop them.
What role do other people play in confirming a calling to be a pastor?
-Confirmation from others is important; when people are helped by your ministry and express their appreciation, it can be a sign that you are on the right path.
Why is it significant if people start to drift away from someone considering a pastoral calling?
-If people are not drawn to you for guidance or conversation, it might indicate that your presence is not life-giving, which is a crucial aspect of pastoral ministry.
What does the transcript suggest as a method to confirm a sense of calling?
-Look for circumstances that confirm the calling, such as opportunities that emerge and positive feedback from your efforts in leading and sharing the word.
How does the transcript recommend immersing oneself in preparation for pastoral ministry?
-By soaking one's life in prayer and immersing oneself in the word of God, which can help guide and direct one's path.
What is the metaphor used in the transcript to describe the process of confirming a calling?
-The metaphor of a pot with an aroma that blows in a direction is used to describe how one should follow the spiritual signs and nudges that confirm a calling.
What exception is mentioned in the transcript regarding the church's role in confirming gifts?
-There are exceptions where a prophetic voice may rise up and not be recognized by the church, indicating that not all gifts are immediately confirmed by the congregation.
What is the importance of leading a small group and sharing the word according to the transcript?
-Leading a small group and sharing the word are ways to exercise and confirm one's gifts and calling, as well as to receive feedback and confirmation from others.
Outlines
🌟 Confirming a Pastoral Calling
The paragraph discusses the process of confirming a calling to be a pastor. It emphasizes the importance of a strong and recurring desire to serve in this role, which is not a fleeting impulse but a persistent calling. It also highlights the need for specific gifts, such as teaching and wisdom in dealing with people, which are essential for pastoral ministry. The speaker suggests cultivating these gifts and looking for confirmation from others, such as positive feedback from leading a small group or sharing the word. The paragraph concludes with the advice to seek opportunities and circumstances that affirm this calling, and to immerse oneself in prayer and the word of God to discern the direction one should follow.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡calling
💡desire
💡First Timothy
💡gifts
💡confirmation
💡prophetic voice
💡church
💡lifegiving
💡small group
💡circumstances
💡prayer
Highlights
Feeling called to be a pastor involves a strong and continually recurring desire.
Desire to aspire to the eldership according to First Timothy.
Pastoral ministry requires gifts such as teaching and wisdom with people.
Cultivate and exercise the gifts needed for pastoral ministry.
Look for confirmation from others in the church.
Church often confirms the gifts given to elders and pastors.
Leading a small group and sharing the word should be encouraging to others.
People seeking more from your presence indicates a life-giving ministry.
If people drift away, it might suggest a need for self-reflection on ministering abilities.
Confirmation from circumstances can validate a calling to ministry.
Soak your life in prayer to confirm your calling.
Immerse yourself in the word of God.
The direction of spiritual growth can indicate the path to follow.
A prophetic voice may rise up and be hardly recognized by the church.
Exceptions exist where a prophetic voice is not immediately recognized.
The church's role in recognizing and confirming spiritual gifts.
The importance of a congregation's response to a potential pastor's ministry.
The need for self-assessment when congregational engagement decreases.
The significance of prayer and scripture in discerning a call to pastoral ministry.
Transcripts
I feel called to be a
pastor what sorts of things should I be
looking
for to confirm this possible
calling that's a good
question number
one be looking
for a strong
and continually recurring desire
in other words this is not a flash in
the pain desire after some inspiring
speech that somebody gave this keeps
coming back and coming back and coming
back a desire that you cannot shake it's
right to Aspire to the eldership
according to First
Timothy number two be looking
for some
gifts that are needed in pastoral min
Ministry Gifts of teaching are required
for example and a certain kind of uh
wisdom with
people so look for those gifts cultivate
those gifts do what you can to exercise
those gifts and then third look for
confirmation in other
people when men put themselves upon a
church where a church is not delivering
messages of confirmation he's probably
out of touch he may not be I mean there
are a few exceptions where a prophetic
voice Rises up and is hardly recognized
by anybody in the church as a prophetic
voice but by and large the church
confirms the gifts given to uh the
elders and the pastors and so what that
means is you're leading a small group
you're trying to share the word to
encourage people and people are getting
help and they're telling you so that was
encouraging and they're coming back they
want to get more they find your presence
to be lifegiving rather than life taking
when people start to drift away from you
rather than being drawn to you to hear
or to talk or Converse then that might
be H how can I minister to a
congregation if they're not getting
helped by me so the the third thing is
uh confirmation
and then I would look for
um
circumstances to confirm that sense of
calling as well opportunities that
emerge
uh soak your life in prayer immerse
yourself in the word and stir and the
aroma that comes out of the
pot will blow in a direction and you
follow
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