We experience many callings because God always calls us…
What’s Changing in My Life? What’s Emerging in My Life? How Should I Be Living My Life?
Discovering God’s Calling in Life Transitions are designed to help people discover God’s calling through through major life transitions: married life, single life, becoming a new parent, parent of a child, parent of a teen, parent of a young adult, becoming a grandparent, empty nest family, young adulthood, work, starting or changing a career or job, retirement, caregiving, and starting a new home.
How do I discover/discern my call?
Vocation embraces who we are, how we live, and what we do—identity, relationships, and work. Vocation includes the diverse ways God calls people within their particular circumstance. It embraces how to find mean and purpose in work and relationships, how to balance multiple responsibilities, how to connect personal concerns to the common good, how to listen deeply to God, and how to respond with faith and courage. (Laura Kelly Fanucci)
Vocation is a central part of the Christian life, encompassing:
- who we are called to be—the core of our identity, as created by God and baptized in Christ, and sent forth to serve by the power of the Holy Spirit;
- how we are called to live—our commitments of lifestyle and relationships, including marriage, parenting, or the single life;
- what we are called to do—the work, service and activities that fill our daily lives, including paid or professional work, volunteering, homemaking, raising children or caregiving. (Kathleen Cahalan)
Create a Culture of Calling:
A Service of Vibrant Faith Ministries funded with a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment
through its Called to Lives of Purpose Initiative