God Still Calls: Discerning God's Direction for Service - Paperback

by Mark A. Maddix (Editor), Stephen Riley (Editor)

God Still Calls offers compelling evidence that God does still call people into ministry today. He continues to call men and women into ministry in a variety of capacities. God's call can look and sound different for different people, and can come at any age, in any stage of life. Mark A. Maddix and Stephen Riley have compiled a group of obedient answerers of the call to share their stories of what God's call sounded like in their own lives, and of what it looked like to respond to His leading. Each story is a unique and inspiring vision of the faithfulness of God. If you are wondering about God's direction for you, this book provides a clear understanding of each of the categories of callings to help you discern your path to service. As you will see, God moves in the lives of people in a variety of ways in order to fulfill his redemptive purpose in the world.

Author Biography

Rev. Mark A. Maddix, PhD, is a professor of practical theology & Christian discipleship and dean of the School of Theology and Christian Ministries at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California. He has published many articles and co-authored or co-edited six books, including Missional Discipleship: Partners in God's Redemptive Mission (2013) and Essential Beliefs: A Wesleyan Primer (2016). Maddix is a frequent speaker on topics of Christian discipleship, spiritual formation, and online education. He is married with two adult children. Rev. Stephen Riley, PhD, is an assistant professor of Old Testament at Northwest Nazarene University. He served in pastoral ministries for eleven years and has been in teaching ministry for five years. He has published articles on Old Testament interpretation and Hebrew linguistics. Stephen and his wife, Sarah, are both ordained in the Church of the Nazarene. They live and serve together in Nampa, Idaho, with their four sons.