Practical Shepherding Series/Prepare Them To Shepherd, Paperback, Brian Croft

Prepare Them to ShepherdTest, Train, Affirm, and Send the Next Generation of Pastors\nAuthor(s): Brian Croft, R. Albert Mohler, Jr.\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Zondervan, United States\nImprint: Zondervan\nISBN-13: 9780310517160, 978-0310517160\nSynopsis\nAre You Called to Ministry? Those who are involved in full-time ministry often say they have been called to do what they do. But what does that mean? Who does the calling, and how is it received? In Prepare Them to Shepherd, pastor Brian Croft unpacks the biblical model for preparing individuals for full-time ministry. In the past, training and sending individuals into full-time pastoral ministry and missionary work was viewed as the responsibility of the local church. Today, much of that responsibility has been delegated to Bible colleges, seminaries, and parachurch and mission organizations. The aim of Prepare Them to Shepherd is to challenge local churches to recover the biblical model for ministerial training and assume re.