What is Calling?

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My last post kicked up some excellent discussion, but I’d say that much of it arose due to confusion over two things: the hasty manner in which I wrote, and the nature of calling itself. I hope to rectify the former and clarify the latter. I must say at the outset that there is a … Read more →

The Entrepreneurial Evangelical

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When I was a zealous, recently-converted evangelical Christian, I threw myself into the conventional process of trying to discern God’s will for my life. Call it what you will: vocation, calling, career—what should I do with my life that honours God? A tumultuous process (which I will spare you the details of) led me to … Read more →

Never Take a Job as a Pastor?

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In the Vineyard, we have a relational-centric idea of authority. Well, ideally speaking, anyways. In that vein, Jac and I are starting to meet with the Bests and some other young leaders to bounce ideas off of each other, draw on the Bests’ experience in church planting and learn from each other in community. There … Read more →