Helpful Links

Leadership Resources

• Alban Institute
• Christian Leaders
• Growing Leaders
• Christianity Today
• The Fund for Theological Education

Discerning and Responding to Your Call

• Pastoral Care – Links to resources provided by LeadershipJournal.net
• Called to What? – Clarifying the not-so-identical twin tasks of serving and leading.
  By Erwin McManus, Glenn Wagner, and Leith Anderson
• Pastor's Role
  • God's Calling Plan – So what exactly is "a call to ministry"? By Gordon MacDonald
  • Rescuing the Search – Why can't the pastor's job hunt be faster and more professional? By Mark Lauterbach
  • Jilted Again – Candidating means you gotta handle rejection. By Bob Myers
  • When Your Wife Resents Your Call – A disconnect at home has a variety of causes.
    By Linda Riley
  • Helping Others Answer the Call – Your response to those who feel called may affect the future course of their ministry. An interview with Maxie Dunnam
• The Discovery – A storehouse of resources for those who feel a calling to ministry. Includes Bible studies, ministry paths, testimonies, frequently asked questions, and much more.
• Joshua Stones – Collecting "spiritual stepping stones" along the path of life

Cultures of Call (vocational habits and practices in congregations)

• Modeling the Way – Vocational Development at the Grantham Church
• Salt and Light – The Language of Call at Wilshire Baptist Church
• No Program? No Problem – Nurturing Vocation through Mentoring and Friendship

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