Discovering Your Calling
Answer the fundamental issues Christians often experience with calling and guide your church leaders toward greater joy and peace in their lives.
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PowerPoint| Topics: | Calling, Christian life, Discernment, Mentoring, Service, Spiritual direction, Spiritual disciplines, Spiritual gifts |
| Filters: | Christian education, Church life, Counselor, Discipleship, Pastor, Pastoral care, Shepherd, Spiritual director |
| Purpose: | Discipleship |
| References: | Exodus 3:1-12 , Psalm 119:125, Romans 12:1-8 |
| Date Added: | August 27, 2007 |
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Listen! God is Calling! Luther Speaks of Vocation, Faith, and Work
by Michael Bennethum
Christianity is not something you do on Sundays. Bennethum draws on the teaching of Martin Luther to show how all of life should be lived before God. (Augsburg/Fortress, 2003; ISBN 0806649917)
When There's No Burning Bush
by Gary Morsch and Eddy Hall
Ministry doesn't just get done by pastors in churches. It is done whenever someone uses their gifts in Christian love. If you've felt discouraged or confused in ministry, find out the specific ways God has called you. (Baker, 2004; ISBN 080109173X)
Calling and Character: Virtues of the Ordained Life
by Will Willimon
One of the reasons there has been so much moral failure in the church in recent years is that people do not connect their character to their job. Willimon goes beyond pointing out the problem to offering pastors practical advice on how to live the godly life they have been called to. (Abingdon, 2000; ISBN 0687090334)
Calling: Twenty Centuries of Christian Wisdom on Vocation
by William C. Placher
The questions of purpose in life--What job should I take? Should I get married? How do I live out my faith?--are not new questions. They have been asked by Christians throughout the centuries. Placher brings the wisdom of theologians, pastors, and evangelists through the centuries together in this anthology on calling. (Eerdmans, 2005; ISBN 0802829279)
Here I Am: Now What on Earth Should I Be Doing?
by Quentin J. Schultze
An important take on vocation and calling, Schultze explains how it is key to understand the difference between shared vocation and specific life stations. No matter what we are doing, we can still own the Christian vocation we all share. (Baker, 2005; ISBN 0801065453)
