The subjective nature of the call of God to vocational ministry: examining the role of subjectivity in a pastor's calling in light of the emphasis on objectivity in a Western culture

James Earnest Hofman

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The subjective nature of the call of God to vocational ministry: examining the role of subjectivity in a pastor's calling in light of the emphasis on objectivity in a Western culture

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

James Earnest Hofman. The Subjective Nature of the Call of God to Vocational Ministry: Examining the Role of Subjectivity In a Pastor's Calling In Light of the Emphasis On Objectivity In a Western Culture. Western Seminary (Portland, OR). rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/6d9a807c-3ba1-4732-9b82-1ade1cf0322e?locale=en.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

J. E. Hofman. The subjective nature of the call of God to vocational ministry: examining the role of subjectivity in a pastor's calling in light of the emphasis on objectivity in a Western culture. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/6d9a807c-3ba1-4732-9b82-1ade1cf0322e?locale=en

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James Earnest Hofman. The Subjective Nature of the Call of God to Vocational Ministry: Examining the Role of Subjectivity In a Pastor's Calling In Light of the Emphasis On Objectivity In a Western Culture. Western Seminary (Portland, OR). https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/6d9a807c-3ba1-4732-9b82-1ade1cf0322e?locale=en.

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James Earnest Hofman

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This study employed a mixed method of research design to study the subjective nature of God's communication in making his will known, especially in calling men and women to vocational ministry. Western culture's bias toward objectivity casts aspersion on the subjective evidences of a pastor's call. This often-unquestioned cultural predisposition causes many pastors to relinquish a stronger sense of calling, which, in turn, affects ministry endurance, joy in ministry, and a resistance to fleshly methods of ministry.

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