Were It Not for the Call
How Not to Get Lost in Your Ministry
By Wayne J. Edwards

Twice in my ministry, God called me to leave the church where I was serving as pastor without knowing where my next assignment would be.

Practically, this is not the most enjoyable thing to do, because of the pressures upon the marriage, family, and finances. I certainly would not suggest this as an example for anyone else to follow.

For me, once I knew my work at that church was through and I knew what God had called me to do, to have disobeyed that calling would have been to question God’s sovereignty over my life and to cast doubt over the motives of my own personal calling. Was it to a job, or to a church, or was it unto the Lord?