Calvin and the Call to Ministry

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Vol. 76 No. 2 (2017)

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Aug 9, 2017
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Craig Tucker

Abstract

In contemporary Protestant circles, it is commonplace to speak of a single, subjective call to ministry experience. This call is often depicted as a direct summons from God to pastoral ministry. Many of those who speak of a call to ministry draw either explicitly or implicitly on the work of John Calvin, but what did Calvin actually teach regarding such a subjective calling experience?

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Tucker, Craig. “Calvin and the Call to Ministry”. Reformed Theological Review 76, no. 2 (August 9, 2017). Accessed April 24, 2024. https://rtrjournal.org/index.php/RTR/article/view/180.

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