¶ No manne may minister in the Congregation, except he be called.
The Lawful Call to Ministry
No one may preach or administer the Sacraments without a lawful call, and such a call comes only from those with public authority in the congregation.
No one may take on the office of public preaching or administering the Sacraments in the congregation unless they have been lawfully called and sent to do that work. And we should consider as lawfully called and sent those who are chosen and called to this work by people who have been given public authority in the congregation to call and send ministers into the Lord's vineyard.
Read the original English
IT is not lawfull for anye man, to take vppon him the offyce of Publique preachinge, or mynystringe the Sacramentes▪ in the congregation, before he be lawefullye called, and sente to execute the same. And those we oughte to iudge lawfully called, and sente, whiche be chosen, & called to thys worcke by menne, who haue publique auctoritie geuen vnto them in the congregation, to call, and sende ministers into the Lordes vineyarde.
John Ponet's Short Catechisme (1553) companion
Rule yourself daily, not just on retreat
Chosen Portion turns the mirror into a daily practice — a short reading and examining question each morning before you lead anyone.
Chosen Portion makes the mirror daily: the ruler-formation questions this collection preserves become a two-minute morning examination in the app.
- A daily formation reading drawn from centuries of counsel to those in authority
- One pointed examination question a day — two minutes, before the meetings start
- Track your practice over weeks and watch the examined life become a habit