The Mission Call
 

Discover if you have a call:

1) Immerse yourself in the Word (all of it, not just a few favorite phrases)
2) Listen to the Holy Spirit (the inner witness)
3) Look to God as sovereign (he often leads by opening and closing doors)
4) Seek the counsel of mature Christians (church elders, pastor, mentor, or a close Christian friend)
 
What occasions does God use to call people to missionary service:
1) 21% were called as a result of missions education service in their local church
2) 20% were called after listening to missionary speakers
3) 19% were called because of their own family's missions vision and conversations
4) 10% were called through reading missionary books
 
Take these steps to discover if He is calling you:
1) Read everything about missions and missionaries that you can get your hands on
2) Get involved in the missions mobilization and education program of your local church
3) Go hear every missionary speaker that you can.  God sometimes chooses that time to clarify His calling to young people.
4) Talk to your pastor.
5) Throw yourself into active ministry through your local church.
6) Go on a short-term missions trip like TEEM To Brazil
7) Contact a missionary sending agency
8) Consider giving a year of volunteer service overseas before deciding whether you should offer the rest of your life
9) Perservere
 
Key elements of the call:
1) A metaphysical encounter with God which establishes a sense of calling
2) A time of reflection or doubting of the call
3) An affirmation of the call through the Body of Christ (the Church)
4) A willingness to obey that is not conditional on where God sends you or on what He calls you to do.