Trellis and The Vine Chapters 10 and 11
Summary of Chapters 10 and 11 of Trellis and the Vine CHAPTER Ten: People worth watching God calls his laborers into the harvest field. How can we act intentionally and proactively to call people to ministry leadership and service? "By what means, or through what agency, does God call and raise up the next generation of pastors and evangelists?" (p.127). "We want to suggest in the chapter that it is by pastors actively recruiting suitable people within their churches, and challenging them to expend their lives for the work of the gospel" (p.128). "Whatever the reason, most of us are reluctant to challenge people to full-time gospel work" (p.128). Don't leave the call to pastoral ministry or ministry leadership to chance. Marshall and Payne will deal with some common questions or objections to the idea of 'ministry recruitment': Understanding the concept of calling - "The Bible doesn't speak of people b