I’d say your questions are some of the most essential questions for every growing Christian.

But all Christians should be growing Christians.

Being a growing Christian does not make someone a shepherd/steward/overseer/etc.

In other words, if I were to answer all seven of those questions in the affirmative, that would not in itself make me suitable for ministry leadership (although I would certainly have to be able to affirm those things).

The five questions in this post are hitting at the individualism with which we turn our journeys as growing Christians into self-righteous self-promotion (see the other post). That’s why the questions in this post try to connect us with the mind of the corporate church community and its welfare.

1. Are you sure of your own salvation in Christ?
2. Are you walking by the Spirit?
3. Are you hearing God clearly or is the noise of the world too loud?
4. Are you willing to follow God’s call, no matter what he calls you to?
5. Has God clearly called you to something?
6. Are you doing this out of love or fear?
7. What does your husband or wife think?

Any thoughts?

I think these are very good questions. Motivations and calling are very hard to discern and we need the kind of wisdom that is implied here. My little bleat was just that when you go into this process you realise we are all very unworthy of the task and there’s always a residue of poor motivation.

Yeah nah.

These are questions, not so much a benchmark. What do you reckon, AB?