Welcome back to the Coffee and Bible Time podcast.

For those that may be listening for the first time, our podcast is an offshoot from our main platform YouTube.

Our channel is called Coffee and Bible Time where our goal is to help people delight in God's Word and thrive in Christian living.

We also have a website in storefront with Bible studies, prayer journals, courses, and more.

And I'm so excited to tell you about our brand new in-depth Bible Study Academy.

Have you always wished you knew how to in-depth study the Bible for yourself, but you just don't have time to go to Bible College?

We'll join us this year as we adventure through 12 different courses designed to give you the

background and the tools to study the Bible for yourselves.

You can find out more information about the Academy on our website at coffee and Bible time.com.

Have you ever wondered what God's calling is on your life?

Or maybe you're even wondering what is a calling?

Well, we are going to be talking about these things along

with ways to boost conversations about discipleship and the call to ministry this morning.

In recent years, there has not only been a record number of leaders leaving the ministry,

but the number of people even interested in Christian

ministry has also seen a significant drop. We know God is still calling people into ministry.

So what is happening? And that's what we're going to be talking about today. To discuss this

with us, our pastors Scott Pace and Shane Pruitt,

authors of the book, Calling Out the Called, Discipling those called to ministry leadership.

They will help us better understand the biblical concept of calling and highlight key areas for anyone considering ministry or missionary work.

Our guests today, Dr. Scott Pace currently serves as the vice president of undergraduate studies,

Dean of the College at Southeastern, and Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Preaching at Southeastern and Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministry and preaching at

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