
Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 224 Pages
- Publisher: Crossway/Good News Publishers
- Publication Date: March 2012
- ISBN: FHARVEDAAMICALLEDTHESUMMONST9781433527487
Am I Called?: The Summons to Pastoral Ministry
Many men have the skills to lead a church, but only some are called. Dave Harvey helps men considering pastoral ministry to see God's active role in the process of discerning their calling.
God's Word offers a clear framework for evaluating one's call, especially within the context of community. Harvey offers six diagnostic questions to help prospective pastors process their calling, and what they should be doing now if they aren't sure. Illustrated with personal and historical stories, Harvey explores biblical and practical principles for determining the pastoral call.
Over the past twenty-four years of ministry, Harvey has enjoyed assisting many men in discerning whether they are called into ministry. This book will guide you through that all-important process with wisdom and confidence in God's faithfulness in your life.
Case quantities only: USA orders will be drop-shipped directly from the publisher. Delivery will be delayed from our regular shipping schedule. Sales tax will be charged for shipments to the following states: CA, GA, KY, WA, LA, NJ, MI, RI, MA, NC, TN, IL, OH, and PA.
About the Author
Dave Harvey is responsible for church planting, church care, and international expansion for Sovereign Grace Ministries, having served on the leadership team since 1995. He has a DMin from Westminster Theological Seminary, is the author of Rescuing Ambition, When Sinners Say I Do, and is a contributing author to Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World.
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“The history of the church is marked and marred by the ‘ministries’ of unqualified men. The reason I am glad to recommend Am I Called? is that Dave Harvey sets the call to pastoral ministry in the biblical context: the calling from God and the calling from and to a local church. May God use this book to raise up a whole new generation of men who are called, equipped, and competent for the work he (and we) have called them to.”
Tim Challies
Christian Blogger for Challies.com; editor of Discerning Reader; author of The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment
“As a young man, I wrestled with the issue Dave Harvey wisely and skillfully addresses in this book. I’m glad a generation of young men can find in these pages the help that I was looking for thirty years ago.”
Bob Lepine
Pastor of Redeemer Community Church; Co–Host, FamilyLife Today
“According to the Apostle Paul, faithful gospel ministry must include entrusting that ministry to others who will carry it on. Am I Called? will be of immense help to both those wondering whether they are called into gospel ministry, and to the pastors in position to help them figure that out. I know of no other book that does the important, practical work this book gets done and does so well. Am I Called? is marked by both wise, practical insight and a strong gospel vibrancy. I will be putting this book to regular use with young men at my church, and I’m glad to be able to highly recommend it.”
Mike Bullmore
Senior Pastor, Crossway Community Church, Bristol, Wisconsin
“Discerning God’s call with clarity is an ongoing challenge, but a necessary journey. Dave Harvey has written one of the most helpful, practical books on Christian calling that I’ve read. Am I Called? guides a wide range of readers, not just pastors, through God’s call to ministry in their lives. I know I will be sharing Am I Called? with many in the years to come.”
Ed Stetzer
President, LifeWay Research; contributing editor, Christianity Today
“My appreciation for this book is matched only by a sense of frustration that it wasn’t around when I was considering my call to pastoral ministry. Dave Harvey manages to explain and insist upon the biblical qualifications for pastors without being discouraging or legalistic. Most importantly, the good news about Jesus is the heartbeat of this clear and engaging book. If you are considering entering into pastoral ministry, Am I Called? will act as a faithful mirror and friend. If you are already a pastor, it will renew your passion for raising up the next generation of ministers.”
Mike McKinley
former Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church; author of Church Planting Is for Wimps: How God Uses Messed-up People to Plant Ordinary Churches That Do Extraordinary Things
“Every generation needs a fresh army of gospel men with a sense of destiny in their hearts. They aren’t looking for a job. They are following a call. God is setting them apart to pastoral service. Are you one of those men? Dave Harvey’s wise book will help you answer that question.”
Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.
Lead Pastor, Immanuel Church, Nashville, Tennessee
“Over the years I have been shocked and amazed at the number of men pursuing and engaging in pastoral ministry who doubted their call. In this accessible but biblical book, Dave Harvey helps those who are wrestling with God’s calling on their life. We need men with fire in their bones that simply must be in vocational ministry. Am I Called? will draw out such men.”
Darrin Patrick
Lead Pastor, The Journey, St. Louis, MO; author of For the City and Church Planter
“This is the fullest, most realistic, down-to-earth, and genuinely spiritual exploration of God’s call to pastoral ministry that I know. I recommend it most highly.”
J. I. Packer
Board of Governors' Professor of Theology, Regent College; author of Knowing God
Product Description
Many men have the skills to lead a church, but only some are called. Dave Harvey helps men considering pastoral ministry to see God's active role in the process of discerning their calling.
God's Word offers a clear framework for evaluating one's call, especially within the context of community. Harvey offers six diagnostic questions to help prospective pastors process their calling, and what they should be doing now if they aren't sure. Illustrated with personal and historical stories, Harvey explores biblical and practical principles for determining the pastoral call.
Over the past twenty-four years of ministry, Harvey has enjoyed assisting many men in discerning whether they are called into ministry. This book will guide you through that all-important process with wisdom and confidence in God's faithfulness in your life.
Case quantities only: USA orders will be drop-shipped directly from the publisher. Delivery will be delayed from our regular shipping schedule. Sales tax will be charged for shipments to the following states: CA, GA, KY, WA, LA, NJ, MI, RI, MA, NC, TN, IL, OH, and PA.
About The Author
Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 224 Pages
- Publisher: Crossway/Good News Publishers
- Publication Date: March 2012
- ISBN: FHARVEDAAMICALLEDTHESUMMONST9781433527487