Identifying and developing the call to ministry in a holistic approach for the Upstate New York District Ministry Board

David C Cramer

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Identifying and developing the call to ministry in a holistic approach for the Upstate New York District Ministry Board

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David C Cramer. Identifying and Developing the Call to Ministry In a Holistic Approach for the Upstate New York District Ministry Board. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/2bb806e8-0fcf-420a-8a12-83f55c06bd05.

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D. C. Cramer. Identifying and developing the call to ministry in a holistic approach for the Upstate New York District Ministry Board. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/2bb806e8-0fcf-420a-8a12-83f55c06bd05

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David C Cramer. Identifying and Developing the Call to Ministry In a Holistic Approach for the Upstate New York District Ministry Board. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/2bb806e8-0fcf-420a-8a12-83f55c06bd05.

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The Church of the Nazarene sets out specifics for a more official and public work of ministry. The church has chosen to define the vocational call more in terms of function rather than its nature. Ministry that does not include a preaching element fits into the accepted categories of service in the church. However, this functional position undercuts the power of God's call to all and elevates clergy-related leadership as the more desired calling. Hence there is a need to ably and holistically evaluate the nature and not merely the function of the call. The focus of this project was to design a framework of Scripture, reason, experience, and tradition to clarify this process better assist those working through their sense of calling. It is hoped that under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, they will apply and exercise their calling to some aspect of full-time clergy or called laity ministry. The results of this study indicated a strong desire for a system to be in place that evaluates the call, in particular leadership not leading to ordination.

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