CALLED TO FAMILY: A PENTECOSTAL THEOLOGY OF DAILY VOCATION

Journal of Christian Education, Vol 54, No 1, 2011

pocation is the idea that there is something -my vocation or calling -God has called me to do with my life, and nry life has meaning and purpose at least in part because lam fu!filling my calling. (p.2)

Christian Education Journal: Research on Educational Ministry, 2017

This book reminds believers that knowing Christ today entails inviting Jesus into one's daily activities and constantly being receptive to his presence. As previously mentioned, this can be accomplished and sustained by practicing the spiritual disciplines, as well as cultivating humility, inward rightness, inner transformation, and obedience through surrender to God's will. All of these should be guided and held together through agape love for God and others. Overall, Willard's book serves as an excellent primer to the topics of philosophy, critical thinking, Christian living, Christian education, and spiritual formation. The book is an exceptional reflection on the necessity of transferring faith to the domain of knowledge and an exhortation to apply faith grounded in the knowledge of who God is to every region of life. It is a welcome and necessary call to arms for Christian professors, seminary students, pastors, and any serious disciple of Christ.  More: Find your personal calling and live life to the fullest measure. By Todd Wilson. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. 2016. 224 pp. $15.99. paper.

Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 2018

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Journal of Psychology and Theology, 2005

The intersection between spirituality, motherhood and vocation is largely unexplored in contemporary writing and research. The cultural and religious messages received by women regarding motherhood and vocation often produce complicated dilemmas for women who seek to participate in both domains simultaneously. Even though working mothers represent a significant number of women in America, the stories, themes and voices of deeply spiritual career mothers have been largely silenced in literature. This phenomenological study looks into the lives of eleven Christian women who are mothers working across career disciplines in a liberal arts university setting. Four dominant themes emerged from the analysis, including the meaning of “calling,” formative messages, the lived experience, and wisdom for the next generation. Though complex and demanding, overall these women were deeply satisfied and grateful for the opportunity to craft lives fulfilling longings to both motherhood and career. I...

Theological Studies, 2002

The author argues that Christian parents have a dual vocation: to care for their children and to contribute to the larger society. Recent theology on the family shows that most writers emphasize only one part of that dual vocation. The author argues that this tendency diminishes family ethics. She roots the obligation to care for one’s own in natural inclinations and the experience of Christian parents. The obligation to serve society is rooted in Catholic teaching on work and family.

Intersecting Realities: Race, Identity, and Culture in the Spiritual-Moral Life of Young Asian Americans, 2018

The family, as the “domestic Church,” holds a decisive role in nurturing priestly vocations within the Catholic Church. Rooted in Scripture, Church tradition, and magisterial teaching, this paper explores how Catholic families become the seedbed of priestly vocation by fostering faith, prayer, and sacrificial love in daily life. It examines the theological and pastoral foundations of vocation, highlighting the family’s influence in shaping the spiritual, human, intellectual, and pastoral formation of future priests. Scriptural examples such as Samuel, Samson, the Holy Family, and John the Baptist illustrate the familial dimension of God’s call, while Church documents from Ad Catholica Sacerdotii to Pastores Dabo Vobis reaffirm the centrality of the family as the first seminary. Practical ways for families to cultivate vocations—including prayer, sacramental life, friendship with priests, parish involvement, dialogue, and acts of charity—are presented alongside contemporary challenges such as materialism and parental concerns. Ultimately, this paper affirms that the vitality of priestly vocations depends on Catholic families who embrace their mission as witnesses of faith, hope, and love, thereby ensuring the future of the Church.

PentecoStudies, 2011

2007

In this first volume I tackle the themes of professionalism and spirituality, arguing that pursuit of professionalism in ministry is a form of spirituality