On more than
one occasion I’ve heard someone in church leadership (teacher, deacon, or
elder) say the Lord has called them to preach and they simply step into a
pulpit position that is open, or they start their own church. No doubt the
Spirit calls us to ministry, but I’ve yet to encounter any of these presumptive
pastors who then go on to seminary, or take online classes for the ministry.
It’s as though they feel their success as Bible study leader or Sunday school
teacher is all the credentials needed in order to be a preacher. Which begs the
question, are people in the pew looking at preachers and thinking anyone can do
their job?
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