Now That You’ve Been Called to Ministry is the title of a new book written by members of the Christian Studies faculty at Anderson University.

The book is designed as a resource for persons who have sensed God’s call to vocational ministry and seek guidance about their next steps and is available by request to any individual or church.

“We work with both young and older students who have sensed God’s call, and want to know what they should do next,” said Dr. Michael Duduit, Dean of AU’s College of Christian Studies and one of the contributors to the new volume. “We couldn’t find many quality resources on that topic, so as a team we developed a book that we hope will be helpful to many who have sensed God’s call.”

Copies of the new book were distributed to messengers at the recent annual meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention in Columbia. Additional copies are available upon request from the AU College of Christian Studies. A pdf version of the book is available at the college’s website, www.auministry.com/thecallbook.pdf.

The book includes the following chapters (with contributors): 

• “The Joy of Ministry” by Bob Cline, Vice President for Christian Life
• “What is a Call to Ministry?” by Kristopher Barnett, Assistant Professor of Christian Ministry and Associate Dean of the Clamp Graduate School of Christian Ministry
• “How Do You Know if You Are Called to Ministry?” by Chuck Fuller, Assistant Professor of Christian Studies
• “What the Bible Says About the Call to Ministry” by Bryan Cribb, Assistant Professor of Christian Studies
• “You’ve Been Called to Ministry: Now What?” by Ryan Neal, Assistant Professor of Christian Studies and Chair of undergraduate programs in the College of Christian Studies
• “My Call to Ministry: Where Do I Go from Here?” by Michael Duduit, Professor of Christian Ministry and Dean, College of Christian Studies

“God is still calling out men and women to serve His church in many ways – as pastors, missionaries, church planters, in church staff roles and many other places of service,” said Duduit. “Our prayer is that this book will be a tool that church leaders can use in helping these God-called persons as they seek to follow God’s direction in finding and preparing for His place of service in their lives.”

Copies of the book are available by contacting AU’s College of Christian Studies at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or writing to the College at 316 Boulevard, Anderson, SC 29621.