Troubled on Every Side: How God Uses People and Problems to Prepare Us for Ministry and Service

Time would fail to try to explain all of the dynamics that are associated with God's preparation process for ministry and service. There is a definite art to how He does it. The only person that can hinder us is ourselves. We just have to learn to navigate through the difficult times of preparation for ministry and service. Paul summed up his toils of ministry when he declared, It is evident that Paul embraced problematic people and situations as a part of ministry. If we will have and maintain effective ministry and service, we must adopt this mindset. Why? God, in His wisdom, uses unusual things to prepare His people for service. In the third book of this series, we give a brief study in which we will discuss how God uses people and problems to prepare us before and during ministry for effective service. *Includes Leadership Journali