This article considers Ezekiel's call in Ezekiel 2-Ezekiel 3, full of character qualifications required for a God-glorifying ministry.

Reformed churches sometimes struggle in reaching out to minority groups. In this article, the author discusses some reasons for this. Focus is given to the idea of "learned ministry" - the high educational requirement for entering ministry within the Reformed churches - which hinders such growth of multi-ethnic churches. Rethinking mission work and evangelism may be one way to change things.

When calling a pastor, a church should not confuse knowledge and skills, with spiritual maturity. This article explains, with biblical examples, that crucial to the calling of a pastor is the man's heart.

What makes for a Reformed minister? This article looks at the calling, character, gifts, and skills that are essential to being a Reformed pastor.

From Isaiah 6 this article shows that the experiential preparation for the ministry consists of knowing your personal depravity and God’s forgiveness.

This article engages with the sentiment that since God let David remain king after his adultery with Bathsheba, God can return someone to ministry despite their disqualifying sexual sin. It shows that David remained king because of the strength of God's messianic promise, and the sufficiency of the Messiah's death.

What qualifies someone for pastoral ministry? The Bible is not silent on the qualifications of a pastor and elder. It emphasizes character more than gifts. This article points to that from 1 Timothy 3:2.

Calling has two sides, the inward call and the external call. This is the way God works to call people into the ministry.

What is more important in the qualification of a pastor, the pastor's character or his skill? This article deals with this question.

Who qualifies as an elder? The qualifications for eldership in church are stated fully in 1 Timothy 3:1-7. This article explains its meaning and the implication it has for the office of eldership.

This article focuses on a fundamental principle for Christian ministry: the contrast between the glory of the new covenant ministry and the shame of the new covenant minister. This comes from 2 Corinthians 4:7.

This article reflects on the character of the minister as Paul speaks of it in 2 Timothy 4:5.

This article, with the help of 1 Corinthians 4:1, considers a couple of qualities that should mark a minister.

This article reflects on the usefulness of Richard Baxter's book The Reformed Pastor to consider the call to the ministry. The article summarizes five admonitions of Baxter into three rules of pastoral practice: active spirituality, pastoral integrity, and pastoral competence.

Should a pastor who has fallen into sexual sin ever be restored to office? This article weighs in on the matter.