The Making of a Minister (2)

Previous article in this series: September 15, 2009, p. 484. When I left this subject in September, I had written that Christ's church needs ministers. Our churches have the pressure of vacancies, and we feel that pressure here at the seminary. Who will present himself to be prepared for the ministry? The ministry is hard work -- the toil of a slave, with the hardships of a soldier in battle, and the threats of wild beasts. No exaggerations, even if they are figures of speech -- Scripture's...