Ministry Resource: Review of Pursuing God’s Will Together by Dr. Steve Cloer

Dr. Steve Cloer shares a ministry resource that he will be requiring in a doctoral seminar this fall. The book is Pursuing God’s Will Together* by Ruth Haley Barton, and Dr. Cloer highlights three key prayers from the book that can help any Christian in faithful decision-making.

  1. A Prayer of Trust: Lord, we don’t know what to do and we trust that you will provide in this decision.
  2. A Prayer of Indifference: Lord, it’s not about our will or our desire, but we only want to do your will.
  3. The Prayer of Wisdom: Lord, give us your heavenly wisdom to guide us in this difficult decision.

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Dr. Steve Cloer serves as Assistant Professor of Ministry and Director of the Doctor of Ministry program at HST. Before coming to HST, Dr. Cloer preached for fifteen years at the Southside Church of Christ in Fort Worth, TX.


Harding School of Theology (HST), a seminary in Memphis, TN, has been equipping ministers since 1958. Accredited by the Association of Theological Schools, and offering degree programs at the master’s and doctoral levels, HST equips Christian leaders to higher standards of ministry scholarship and challenges them to a deeper faith in God. Combining academic rigor and interpersonal connections, HST emphasizes student engagement in ministry as they study. HST is associated with Churches of Christ, is part of the Stone-Campbell Movement, and is part of Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas.