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Episode 326: 326. Discerning a Call: A Guide for Pastors and Seminary Graduates

Don’t think that you need to take the first pastoral call that comes along. Don’t wait for a perfect one, either. Somewhere between paralysis and presumption is a faithful way to decide, and most men facing a call have no map for finding it. In part two of our series on the pastoral call, Dr. Paul Ipema explains how an internal desire and an external open door work together, why an inquiry deserves more than a polite “no,” whether a pastor should stay three years, five, or twenty-five, and when it’s fair to weigh money or family. He also shows how prayer can expose whether fear or ambition is steering the decision. Seminarians, pastors, and search committees will all find something here.