How To Stay In The Ministry Your Whole Life

Over a lifetime of ministry, the apostle Paul faced many hardships. He was imprisoned, shipwrecked, tortured, arrested, stoned, and ultimately beheaded. Yet he remained strong in faith and fervor for Christ over the decades. In fact, knowing he was soon to be martyred, he could look back and honestly say, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith” (2 Timothy 4:7).

When we contrast Paul’s faithfulness with today’s statistics of pastors and missionaries leaving the ministry, the disparity is startling. Why do so many fall out of the race before they reach the finish line?

In these pages, Dr. Don Sisk draws ten instructions from Paul’s testimony of faithfulness to exhort readers to faithfully serve the Lord for a lifetime. These exhortations will challenge, equip, and encourage you to remain committed to finishing your race with joy.