{"id":4330,"date":"2022-03-25T22:51:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T02:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/?p=4330"},"modified":"2022-03-26T10:34:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T14:34:49","slug":"peter-a-leader-in-the-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/2022\/03\/peter-a-leader-in-the-making\/","title":{"rendered":"PETER: A LEADER IN THE MAKING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iu-300x288.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iu-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iu.png 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">THE MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL is God&#8217;s ministry and God&#8217;s call. Struggles in the ministry are numerous. Challenges, hurts and heartaches are unavoidable. Perhaps that is why the Apostle Paul exhorted Timothy to endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 2:3-5). Therefore, it is essential for ministers to understand how God shapes a minister\u2019s life and ministry. Once you know the foundation for ministry and the ways of God in ministry you can be an able minister with a fruitful ministry. And you will also be capable of enduring the hard times that will inevitably come in your ministry. Then, through everything that happens you can be more than a conqueror through Christ! Furthermore, you will discover that the rewards far outweigh the difficulties. Most of all you will one day hear your Heavenly Father say, &#8220;Well done, my good and faithful servant!&#8221; Find out more by listening to this 3 part series by Dr. Lewis Gregory presented at a ministers retreat in Tennessee in 1998.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4330-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-Leader-in-the-Making-1-mp3cut.net_.m4a?_=1\" \/><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-Leader-in-the-Making-1-mp3cut.net_.m4a');\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-Leader-in-the-Making-1-mp3cut.net_.m4a\">https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-Leader-in-the-Making-1-mp3cut.net_.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Part I &#8211;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4330-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-Leader-in-the-Making-2-mp3cut.net_.m4a?_=2\" \/><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-Leader-in-the-Making-2-mp3cut.net_.m4a');\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-Leader-in-the-Making-2-mp3cut.net_.m4a\">https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-Leader-in-the-Making-2-mp3cut.net_.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Part II &#8211;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4330-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-Leader-in-the-Making-3-mp3cut.net_.m4a?_=3\" \/><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-Leader-in-the-Making-3-mp3cut.net_.m4a');\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-Leader-in-the-Making-3-mp3cut.net_.m4a\">https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/A-Leader-in-the-Making-3-mp3cut.net_.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Part III &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sourceministries.net\/go\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/SMI-logo31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"70\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL is God&#8217;s ministry and God&#8217;s call. 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