Qualifications for ministry
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· 7 viewsGod, who calls his people to minister, also equips his people. The chief qualifications are a response to God’s call, faithfulness, godliness and Christlikeness.
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God calls people to minister
God calls people to minister
Qualification is by call, not gifting or achievement
Qualification is by call, not gifting or achievement
“The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples,
but because the Lord loved you and kept the oath which He swore to your forefathers, the Lord brought you out by a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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God calls those who the world regards as weak or foolish
God calls those who the world regards as weak or foolish
but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,
and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are,
so that no man may boast before God.
Feelings of inadequacy to God’s call are common
Feelings of inadequacy to God’s call are common
Moses; Gideon; Saul; David; Solomon; Isaiah; Jeremiah
Responding to God’s call to minister
Responding to God’s call to minister
Readiness and availability
Readiness and availability
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Faith, rather than natural talent or moral perfection, is required
Faith, rather than natural talent or moral perfection, is required
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
For by it the men of old gained approval.
See also Jacob was a deceiver; Moses and Aaron disobeyed God.
David committed adultery and murder:
David committed adultery and murder:
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Solomon disobeyed God’s command.
NT ministers are recognised by call rather than their achievement
NT ministers are recognised by call rather than their achievement
The Twelve
The Twelve
The Twelve, including Peter and Judas, failed Jesus Christ at critical times.
Paul
Paul
; ; ; Though greatly gifted, Paul was kept humble by his sense of unworthiness, difficulties and disappointments and his “thorn in the flesh”;
Ministry in the NT is described as service
Ministry in the NT is described as service
Serving God
Serving God
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Serving Jesus Christ
Serving Jesus Christ
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Serving the gospel
Serving the gospel
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Serving the church
Serving the church
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Ministry is described in terms of its source, content or nature
Ministry is described in terms of its source, content or nature
Its source
Its source
It is of the Spirit:
It is of the Spirit:
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It is from God.
Its content
Its content
the word of God; reconciliation
Its nature
Its nature
Apostolic:
Apostolic:
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priestly
Various ministries are equally linked by qualifications of character
Various ministries are equally linked by qualifications of character
the replacement for Judas; the Seven
Overseers:
Overseers:
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Deacons; Timothy
The personal qualifications for ministry
The personal qualifications for ministry
Faithfulness
Faithfulness
Timothy; Paul’s claim for his own ministry
“faithful” is the sole description of the ministries of Epaphras and Tychicus:
“faithful” is the sole description of the ministries of Epaphras and Tychicus:
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Godliness
Godliness
Simon was not right with God.
Timothy:
Timothy:
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Christlikeness
Christlikeness
The replacement apostle for Judas had to have been with Jesus Christ from the beginning.