MADMINISTER.COM

Many of you who visit this site and hear about "Mad Minister" this or "Mad Minister" that will probably just look kinda' crazy at the person/page stating it and then wonder to yourself, "just what is a Mad Minister?" Well, glad you asked.
Let me start by telling you what a Mad Minister is not. Contrary to popular belief, a Mad Minister is not simply a flashy new name for a "Christian." It's not the latest "WWJD" or "FROG" fad to come across the Christian marketing landscape… confining it to that would be an abuse of everything a Mad Minister stands for. A Mad Minister is not a brand, spanking new seminary grad with his degree in hand, ready to "do ministry." In fact, being a Mad Minister does not require any formal education of any kind. A Mad Minister is not a gifted preacher/teacher, a present-day apostle, a cool guy who can "relate" to teenagers, or even a world-wide evangelist who leads thousands of people to Christ in a single day and then complains that was a slow day, though any one of these could be a Mad Minister.
A Mad Minister is not a seeker of fame or attention and is not a slick, pre-packaged version of the Gospel to base a ministry upon. A Mad Minister does not exist solely to make a profit or add notches to the old "witnessing" belt. And most importantly, the only difference between a Christian and a Mad Minister is actually two seemingly small words… "Yes" and "Lord." However, when combined, these two words represent the biggest sacrifice that many people can or will ever make.
Most people who claim to be Christians are actually just customers of the biggest fire insurance company in the world… the Body of Christ. They sit back, chill out and wait 'til they "get called home." And surprisingly, our society accepts and embraces that way of viewing things. We sit back, pay a "specialized, trained full-time minister" to provide us with our spiritual nourishment, all the while missing out on the bigger picture… that we are all called to be Mad Ministers and not simply fire insurance carriers. Many people out there "accept Jesus Christ as Savior," but miss out on accepting Jesus Christ as "Lord," because of what it could mean "giving up."
Instead, we choose to simply wander about in a desert somewhere between "Christian" and Mad Minister, never embracing the full, abundant life that Jesus Christ offers.
On the teaser page for MadMinister.com, a definition is given in bold letters… "A passionate, abandoned, insanely committed follower of Jesus Christ" and that definition is what I offer to you as a description of a true Mad Minister.
Saul of Tarsus became a Mad Minister when Jesus Christ called him to a greater mission (MM1). Saul of Tarsus was a formally educated member of the Jewish synagogues who had a hatred of Christians. He had made it his goal to base his own career on the hunting down and murdering of anyone who called on the name of Christ. On his way to persecute even more Christians, Saul was blinded on the road to Damascus by a bright light and it was then that God spoke to him in an audible voice. God gave Saul very clear instructions as to what exactly he was to do in order to regain his sight. At that point, God placed a calling on Saul's life, asking Saul to step up and shed his old life in order to become not just a Christian, but a Mad Minister. Now, at this point, Paul could have simply chosen to stay blind and hate Christians that much more. In fact, today, many people use such "misfortunes" as fuel to fan their flames of hatred for God.
Instead, Saul said "Yes, Lord" and became Paul, the Mad Minister and in turn, Paul threw away his past, his education, family (if he had one at the time) and everything else to follow in the footsteps of a carpenter from Nazareth who was the Son of God. Paul became insanely committed and followed the will of God with complete abandonment, in spite of the cost. As proof of his insane commitment, I submit to you that poor ole' Paul spent most of his "ministry time" in jail writing letters to churches in other cities and to fellow Mad Ministers.
My point in citing Paul as an example is this: whoever you are and wherever you are, God can call and receive you as a Mad Minister. Paul was actually on his way to persecute Christians… even more (MM2)! Paul had been killing Christians and God still called him out of that lifestyle into service as a Mad Minister! Not only was he committing murder, but he was also murdering God's own chosen people! If God was willing to use this person, this persecutor, then what's to stop him from using you?
As you hang out here at MadMinister.com, I want to challenge you to consider your own commitment level to Christ. Has there ever been a time in your life when you've taken Jesus Christ as your personal Savior… and Lord? If not, are you ready to take the plunge and become not just a Christian, but a Mad Minister?

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MM1 Check out the Book of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Bible; Chapter 9 to get the full scoop on Saul/Paul's beginning to his wild adventures.
MM2 Once again, check out the Book of Acts (New Testament); Chapter 9 for more details. You can also read up on Paul's former lifestyle in the same book (Acts); Chapter 8, verse 1.