A study from Vince Baker Ministries
How does God prepare a person for ministry?
In Acts 6, a practical need prompts the Church to choose trustworthy people and organize its work. Peter describes gifts as something to steward for others. Read both when you consider a call to ministry, because responsibility becomes clear in the needs people bring and how reliably those needs are handled.
How Service Prepares You for Responsibility
Several sayings emphasize the years that preparation can take. Jesus centers leadership on serving people. Take inventory of the habits a role calls for now: showing up on time, listening, learning Scripture, and doing the work when it brings little recognition.
Put one quote into practice
Choose a form of service you can sustain for a month. Ask the people involved what would genuinely help, and seek honest feedback about how you handle commitments. Give prayer, preparation, and follow-through room in your schedule.
Scripture to read alongside the quotes
- Mark 10:43-45 · KJV
- Mark 10:42-45 · KJV
- Acts 6:1-7 · KJV
- 1 Peter 4:8-11 · KJV
12 Vince Baker quotes on ministry
Open this quote“Some of the most powerful ministries take 30, 40, 50, and up to 80 years to prepare for and may only last 3 years.”
Open this quote“God puts into the ministry those He trusts because they are faithful.”
Open this quote“God wouldn’t put us through all this without putting us into the ministry.”
Open this quote“Don’t think you have to get married to be successful in ministry; you might be better off being single.”
Open this quote“You have to become the person who can carry the ministry you are called to.”
Open this quote“Who you become in God will ultimately determine the ministry God can use you for.”
Open this quote“The more powerful the ministry you are called to, the more powerful the person you must become.”
Open this quote“It takes years and years of training to prepare you for what God has prepared you to do.”
Open this quote“A man or woman who doesn’t know or repented of their wretchedness isn’t a good minister of Jesus Christ.”
Open this quote“A man or woman of God who has fallen and gotten back up has a deeper compassion for those they are ministering to.”
Open this quote“Giving is a wonderful and powerful thing that a minister should never exploit.”
Open this quote“Intercessory ministries are like a snipers because they can take out an enemy on the other side of the planet or in another realm.”
