{"id":35990,"date":"2024-05-24T09:13:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T09:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/church.abny.in\/?post_type=product&#038;p=35990"},"modified":"2024-05-28T11:14:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T11:14:34","slug":"the-path-to-being-a-pastor","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/church.abny.in\/hi\/resource\/the-path-to-being-a-pastor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Path to being a Pastor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-pizpj-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-pizpj-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pb-9 text-sm\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"5a72997f-cc89-4294-90e9-c0f326cd5d2f\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<h4><strong>The Path to Being a Pastor: Emphasizing Aspiration Over Calling<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A man who\u2019s been transformed by Christ and desires to preach the gospel might say he feels called to be a pastor.<\/p>\n<p>This personal conviction, while heartfelt, doesn\u2019t acknowledge important, challenging steps necessary to be a qualified leader. So where should full-time ministry begin?<\/p>\n<p>In The Path to Being a Pastor, Bobby Jamieson explains why it\u2019s better to emphasize \u201caspiration\u201d over \u201ccalling\u201d as men pursue the office of elder and encourages listeners to make sure they are pastorally gifted before considering the role. He shares from his own 11-year experience preparing to be a pastor by walking potential leaders through different stages of ministry training, from practical steps \u2014 such as cultivating godly ambition and leadership, observing healthy churches, and mastering Scripture \u2014 to personal advice on building a strong family and succeeding in seminary.<\/p>\n<p>Emphasizing the importance of prayer, godly counsel, and immersion in the local church, Jamieson encourages men to ask Am I qualified? instead of Am I called? when considering a life in ministry.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written from personal experience, The Path to Being a Pastor lays the groundwork for aspiring leaders to walk through various stages of ministry preparation, trusting that the Lord will direct their steps on the path to becoming a pastor.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":36085,"template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[69,70],"product_tag":[71],"class_list":{"0":"post-35990","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-ministry","7":"product_cat-pastoral","8":"product_tag-pastors-appreciation-month","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple","15":"entry","16":"content-bg","17":"loop-entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/church.abny.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/35990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/church.abny.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/church.abny.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/church.abny.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/church.abny.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/church.abny.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=35990"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/church.abny.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=35990"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/church.abny.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=35990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}