Listening to God's call through His people.

Hannah dedicated her child Samuel to the Lord and he became a great prophet of God. (I Sam. 1:22b)

Philip's four daughters were among those who spread the Good News of Jesus. (Acts 21:9)

An uncle recently encouraged his nephew to become a pastor and he is now studying for the ministry.

A grandmother spoke to her grandchildren and prayed faithfully for them to serve the Lord and one became a teacher and later on a missionary in His service.

What son, daughter, grandchild, niece, nephew or member of your congregation can you encourage to prayerfully consider studying to become a full-time servant of the Lord as pastor, deacon, or missionary?

There may be young people in your family or in your congregation who:

• display a love of the Lord

• show love toward people

• desire to serve their church

• help in Sunday school or VBS

• are active in the youth/young adult group

• are intelligent and fun-loving

Speak to them, encourage them to consider that God's will for their lives may be full-time service in His kingdom.

Prepare for Action - RSVP 2000 is a recruitment initiative of Lutheran Church-Canada which asks members of congregations to identify men and women whom they believe have the gifts and talents for church work vocations.