{"id":13616,"date":"2020-11-20T09:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sum.edu\/?p=13616"},"modified":"2021-03-11T15:14:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T23:14:37","slug":"how-to-get-into-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sum.edu\/how-to-get-into-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get into Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-khpeo24w-892de5f8bd353d2607303fcc45b8f9bc\">\n.avia-section.av-khpeo24w-892de5f8bd353d2607303fcc45b8f9bc .av-parallax .av-parallax-inner{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.sum.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/church-768613_1920.jpg);\nbackground-position:0% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-khpeo24w-892de5f8bd353d2607303fcc45b8f9bc .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-khpeo24w-892de5f8bd353d2607303fcc45b8f9bc main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  av-parallax-section avia-bg-style-parallax av-section-color-overlay-active av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-50 av-height-50  container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat' data-av_minimum_height_pc='50' data-av_min_height_opt='50'><div class='av-parallax' data-avia-parallax-ratio='0.3' ><div class='av-parallax-inner main_color avia-full-stretch'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-13616'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-swd4z4-1498afb55cc83583714e31347ba4ab0f\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-swd4z4-1498afb55cc83583714e31347ba4ab0f{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\nfont-size:55px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-swd4z4-1498afb55cc83583714e31347ba4ab0f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-swd4z4-1498afb55cc83583714e31347ba4ab0f .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:55px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-swd4z4-1498afb55cc83583714e31347ba4ab0f .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-swd4z4-1498afb55cc83583714e31347ba4ab0f .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-swd4z4-1498afb55cc83583714e31347ba4ab0f .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-swd4z4-1498afb55cc83583714e31347ba4ab0f .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-swd4z4-1498afb55cc83583714e31347ba4ab0f av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  > How to Get into Ministry<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-13616'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-54ymg7-dfa9aade1d3f56d00267e4aaf3213d5f\">\n.flex_column.av-54ymg7-dfa9aade1d3f56d00267e4aaf3213d5f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-54ymg7-dfa9aade1d3f56d00267e4aaf3213d5f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Feeling the call of God on your life to pursue vocational ministry? Have a desire to spread the Good News of the Gospel around the world? Aching to share God\u2019s love with the lost and broken who desperately need His grace and forgiveness?<\/p>\n<p>For those who have been in vocational (professional) ministry for a little while, they know that God beckons them to follow Him using desires deep within. We may liken the call to ministry similar to what Jeremiah described as a fire building up within his bones (Jer. 20:9). It\u2019s a passion for reaching the lost, sharing God\u2019s love, caring for others, and teaching God\u2019s word that drives us even in moments of doubt or struggle. Those of us who try to deny its presence realize quickly that God\u2019s calling will not be quiet or ignored; it demands attention and a response.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, if we are surrounded by mature Christians, we respond to the call by pursuing further education and training to prepare us to embrace that call. Yet, after we graduate with our degrees or even in the process of pursuing those degrees, we may struggle with next steps to know how to fulfill that calling in a church, the mission field, school, or other forms of ministry. How does one take the next step from minister-in-training to full-fledged minister?<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of where you are at in the process and how old you are, these steps can help you move towards fulfilling God\u2019s call upon your life in vocational ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2dszkcu-e149647353edf5902cee8f5ab7114389\">\n.flex_column.av-2dszkcu-e149647353edf5902cee8f5ab7114389{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2dszkcu-e149647353edf5902cee8f5ab7114389 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-khqjzy4n-74730f39509b8d8eafc40e65ac03a4c9\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-khqjzy4n-74730f39509b8d8eafc40e65ac03a4c9{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#b02b2c;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-khqjzy4n-74730f39509b8d8eafc40e65ac03a4c9 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-khqjzy4n-74730f39509b8d8eafc40e65ac03a4c9 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#b02b2c;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-khqjzy4n-74730f39509b8d8eafc40e65ac03a4c9 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-khqjzy4n-74730f39509b8d8eafc40e65ac03a4c9 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Step 1: Get involved in a ministry now, right now.<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Often people wait until they are out of school, no longer busy, not working in their part-time or other full-time job, or until they find the \u201cright\u201d position to get involved in ministry. Remember that there will never be an easy time to serve others, never be the \u201cright\u201d or perfect position, and that people will always be in need of the gift that God has given you. Find a local ministry or church right now and get involved. Not only does this give you practice and training, you learn how to serve in whatever capacity is asked of you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-23514by-b82fc1fdbb737ecd68c9a8eecede8c59\">\n.flex_column.av-23514by-b82fc1fdbb737ecd68c9a8eecede8c59{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-23514by-b82fc1fdbb737ecd68c9a8eecede8c59 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-khqk0raf-26d1d490b27917de599d9f65f9f7cfc7\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-khqk0raf-26d1d490b27917de599d9f65f9f7cfc7{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#b02b2c;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-khqk0raf-26d1d490b27917de599d9f65f9f7cfc7 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-khqk0raf-26d1d490b27917de599d9f65f9f7cfc7 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#b02b2c;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-khqk0raf-26d1d490b27917de599d9f65f9f7cfc7 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-khqk0raf-26d1d490b27917de599d9f65f9f7cfc7 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Step 2: Be humble enough to serve without a title, money, or the top position.<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Never allow money, position, or title to dictate where you serve in ministry. The life and health of the ministry is more important than salary. The ministry situation that is the best fit for your personality, gifts, and emotional well-being is more important than the position or title itself. The type of person who serves with humility and where God leads will usually not be without a place to serve and minister for very long.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-69f032-bfc5736ac51f81787459c942ec77abf2\">\n.flex_column.av-69f032-bfc5736ac51f81787459c942ec77abf2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-69f032-bfc5736ac51f81787459c942ec77abf2 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-khqk2qkf-03281cf74508d95e362d673cc9c1a0c8\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-khqk2qkf-03281cf74508d95e362d673cc9c1a0c8{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#b02b2c;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-khqk2qkf-03281cf74508d95e362d673cc9c1a0c8 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-khqk2qkf-03281cf74508d95e362d673cc9c1a0c8 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#b02b2c;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-khqk2qkf-03281cf74508d95e362d673cc9c1a0c8 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-khqk2qkf-03281cf74508d95e362d673cc9c1a0c8 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-11  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Step 3: Be prepared to be bi-vocational.<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>This step is tied to the previous step; if you are called to a ministry position that does not pay well but is where you believe God wants you, be prepared to support yourself by working an outside job or raising support. Make sure that you are able to split your time well so that you do not give too much of yourself work and ministry but remember that ministry does not require a forty-hour a week position. Do not allow the glamour of a full-time position to pull you away from the place and position that is actually a better fit for you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-17gy61a-ab117d714da4fcdc15d23792f28036d7\">\n.flex_column.av-17gy61a-ab117d714da4fcdc15d23792f28036d7{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-17gy61a-ab117d714da4fcdc15d23792f28036d7 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-khqk3idx-c4681060299ecc874f64b1cfdab4c873\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-khqk3idx-c4681060299ecc874f64b1cfdab4c873{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#b02b2c;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-khqk3idx-c4681060299ecc874f64b1cfdab4c873 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-khqk3idx-c4681060299ecc874f64b1cfdab4c873 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#b02b2c;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-khqk3idx-c4681060299ecc874f64b1cfdab4c873 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-khqk3idx-c4681060299ecc874f64b1cfdab4c873 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-14  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Step 4: Focus on serving and ministering rather than your status.<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k87gm73x-2c91763dafe72f5482b203b5dca69be1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Ministry is about others. God has called all Christians to serve, but some are called to do it as a vocation. For those called to do it professionally, keep the focus on the main thing, which is to allow God to use you and the gifts and abilities He has give you to serve others. Ministry is not about you; it is about God using you to fulfill the Great Commission. When we make it about our ability, position, title, status, or money, we cheapen the very idea of being a servant of all, the attitude to which Christ calls us all to maintain (Mk. 9:35).<\/p>\n<p>So, what are the steps to get into ministry in a nutshell? Pray, grow, serve, remain humble, and keep your eyes fixed on Christ.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-1c0dnla-48523dea467024e2c458f556546f0d17 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-13616'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-30b17113571e075f31640225fec20240\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-30b17113571e075f31640225fec20240{\npadding-bottom:10px;\ncolor:#b02b2c;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-30b17113571e075f31640225fec20240 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-30b17113571e075f31640225fec20240 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#b02b2c;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-30b17113571e075f31640225fec20240 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-30b17113571e075f31640225fec20240 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-17  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Ready to pursue your calling into ministry? 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