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Is God calling you into ordained Ministry in the Uniting Church in Australia?!!!!



So you think you’re discerning a call into ordained ministry in the Uniting Church of Australia. If only every call in to ministry was as clear as a cooee or the chirping of a mobile to say you've received a message!! Unfortunately it’s not always as easy as that. Often we’re on another path; a path we had thought was beautifully planned out for our future when God begins to interrupt our thoughts and plans.Discerning a call from God can be one of the hardest things you do but it can also be one of the most rewarding things you ever do. Check out some of the stories of people who had lives before following God’s call on their lives.

Personally, I think now is a great time to be discerning a call to ordained ministry in the UCA of SA. The Uniting College of Leadership and Theology in South Australia is very supportive of people discerning what God is calling them to and has a course called the Period of Discernment which helps people explore further whether they are being called into a specified ministry or whether God is calling them further into lay ministry and mission. It is a course tailor made for your discernment and helps you to explore further your Ministry area of interest. This could be in an ordained Ministry, either Minister of the Word or Minister of Deacon. It could be a specified ministry such as Ministry of Pastor. Or it could be a lay ministry within your own church context or you could also explore what God is calling you to do in your own situation, at work, in your family, with friends or your social club.

During the next few blog posts I will talk to you about
1. personal call – is God calling you in to Ordained ministry in the UCA?
2. the call of the church and – What is the UCA called to do and be?
3. the call on all baptised members of the UCA – How do we work in unity for Christ?

The posts will be an overview of these areas as you will study this more fully in your P.O.D. course.