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Calling & Vocation: Overview

Article

Explore what the Bible says about God's calling and your work.

Episode 10: I’ve Got a Good Job, But I’m Unhappy - Paul Sohn

Making It Work Podcast

You've worked hard, you've landed the job that you thought you wanted but for whatever reason you're unhappy. How do you...

Episode 3: What Am I Supposed To Do? Defining Success For a Purposeful Life - Nicholas Pearce

Making It Work Podcast

How you define success can guide how you live every day and the decisions you make. So how do you define success?

Luther’s Writings on Vocation Kept CEO Hans Hess in The Restaurant Business (Video)

Video

CEO Hans Hess felt shame for not being a missionary until he read Luther's writings on vocation.

Resources for Seminary Courses on Work and Calling

Seminary Curriculum

This page has links to free resources for seminary courses on vocation and calling and on the theology of work.

Obadiah Saves a Hundred People by Working Within a Corrupt System (1 Kings 18)

Bible Commentary

At least two episodes during this period deserve our attention. The first, Obadiah’s saving of a hundred prophets, may...

“You Shall Have No Other Gods before Me” (Exodus 20:3)

Bible Commentary

The first commandment reminds us that everything in the Torah flows from the love we have for God, which in turn is a...

Changing Jobs

Article

The Importance of Being Prepared When It Comes to Choosing a Job, or Walking Away From One (Click to Listen)...

Bloom Where You Are Planted (1 Corinthians 7:20–24)

Bible Commentary

You don't need the perfect job to serve God or experience the life he intends for you.

The Calling of the First Disciples (Mark 1:16-20)

Bible Commentary

This section needs to be treated cautiously: while the disciples are paradigms of the Christian life, they also occupy a...

Jesus Calls the Disciples (Matthew 3-4)

Bible Commentary

Nearly thirty years have elapsed between chapters two and three. John the Baptist reveals Jesus’ true identity as the...

Jesus Calls People at Work (Luke 5:1-11; 27-32)

Bible Commentary

Twice Jesus goes to people’s workplaces to call them to follow him. The first is when Jesus gets some fishermen to...