Something that is front-of-mind for us at the moment is inviting people to apply for the Ministry Training Scheme (a two-year, church-based apprenticeship as part of a move toward vocational ministry). We’d love to see many more people raised up for full-time gospel ministry! Coming out of our recent studies in 1 Timothy, a question we might ask is: “How are people identified for ministry?” Of all the people that could go into full-time service, who should go? One very widely subscribed answer to that question is: “Those who are called.” The answer goes something like this: God wants workers for the harvest (missionaries, pastors, etc.). He identified those workers by “calling” them. This...