The Considerations of a Pastor The ministry is not a career that you choose but a divine call to which you surrender. The call to ministry may come in any number of ways: through a vision or dream, a sermon, or the inner witness of the Holy Spirit. It may come instantaneously, or it may be a conviction that develops over a period of months or even years. No one should enter the ministry unless he or she is absolutely convinced that God has called him or her. If you have not been called, nothing