This week on the Faithfully Working podcast Christ Church member and regular conversation partner Dan Churchwell discusses “calling" in its meaning and purpose. This episode was recorded from a lecture at Christ Church in our Adult Institute back in 2019. The audio quality is an issue, we are sorry for the inconvenience.

Dan sets the stage with foundational definitions and core concepts regarding how faith in Jesus Christ coincides with calling. You will find references to additional resources cited below. I hope you enjoy.

Resources

https://www.amazon.com/Call-Finding-Fulfilling-Central-Purpose/dp/0849912911/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1andkeywords=os+Guinness+the+callandqid=1625755425ands=booksandsr=1-3 (The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life )- Os Guinness

https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Faithfulness-Christian-Gilbert-Meilaender/dp/B01B98UYRK (Faith and Faithfulness) - Gilbert Meilaender

https://www.amazon.com/God-Mundane-Reflections-Ordinary-People/dp/1949253279/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1andkeywords=the+god+of+the+mundaneandqid=1625755503ands=booksandsr=1-1 (The God of the Mundane) - Matthew Redmond

https://www.amazon.com/Long-Obedience-Same-Direction-Discipleship/dp/0830848630/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1XOHTWP21BWQDanddchild=1andkeywords=long+obedience+in+the+same+direction+eugene+petersonandqid=1625755462ands=booksandsprefix=Long+obedience%2Cstripbooks%2C184andsr=1-1-sponsandpsc=1andspLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEySTRVUUJSVE1PMEdMJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUExMDAzMTkzMTRRMzdUTFJGSTRFMiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwOTQzMDU5MlRMRFNUR0haS0pDTyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= (Long Obedience in the Same Direction) - Eugene Peterson

Theology of Work Project - https://www.theologyofwork.org/ (website)

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"To be sure god guides our individual lives, he can open any door he wants, but the danger I think is that our hearts are divided and our motivations tainted. We are prone to seek the imprimatur of the lord in efforts that are really a good deal less spiritual and elevated than we pretend. While god is infallible we are not. The genuine faithfulness often involves Humility rather than certainty. And We must be ever alert to how prone we are high jacking gods will, in order to satisfy our own longings and desires." - Timothy Dalrymple (Original article https://www.patheos.com/blogs/philosophicalfragments/2013/10/08/mistaking-gods-will-for-our-own/ (here))For more information you can check out our website http://christchurchgr.org/resources/faithfully-working/ (here). There you will find additional resources, links to upcoming events, and more.

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