The problem with a 'special calling from God' is that it is extra biblical revelation and is a falsifiable sign. People should preach and the local elders should do the calling as is the biblical model... and we always need to be mindful and suspicious of our own itching ears. We are warned about hirelings and our churches... participation in Church is a command, not an option... the decline in the relevance of Church is a direct result of the average Christian being made irrelevant in/by the Church.
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The problem with a 'special calling from God' is that it is extra biblical revelation and is a falsifiable sign. People should preach and the local elders should do the calling as is the biblical model... and we always need to be mindful and suspicious of our own itching ears. We are warned about hirelings and our churches... participation in Church is a command, not an option... the decline in the relevance of Church is a direct result of the average Christian being made irrelevant in/by the Church.