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Adapted from Grateful to the Dead<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

$\"Callings$ <\/a>Friend Phil Harrold at Trinity School for Ministry<\/a> in Pittsburgh asks (in the comments area of this post<\/a>), \u201cWhat are your top picks for books on Christian faith and vocation?\u201d Here\u2019s my off-the-cuff answer:<\/p>\n

If you are willing to do some selection, a great sourcebook is Callings, <\/em>by William Placher<\/a>. Steve Garber\u2019s new Visions of Vocation<\/em><\/a> is more involved, but also more narrative \u2013 likely especially appealing\/useful for millennials or at least younger Christians. It may be too long to read for a small group study \u2013 more a resource book or something for a leader to read and choose from judiciously.<\/p>\n

God at Work<\/em> by Gene Veith is a slim volume that might be helpful. Lester De Koster also has a slim volume, from a Reformed perspective: Work: The Meaning of Your Life<\/em><\/a>. The Acton Institute series of short videos, For The Life of the World<\/a>,<\/em> is very good \u2013 an absorbing experience that should generate a lot of conversation. Also best for millennials, but accessible for all ages. It comes with a study guide and may be purchased in many forms, including download, or even rented.<\/p>\n

I highly recommend a two-part video documentary I helped secure funding for, and have had a hand in scripting and editing: Going On Vocation<\/a>. <\/em>It is advertised on the back cover of the Christian History<\/em> magazine Vocation issue<\/a>, which is another excellent resource for such a group as yours. Click the link in the preceding sentence for a full-color downloadable pdf of the issue; if you go to the main level of www.christianhistorymagazine.org<\/a> you can also find it in online flipbook format under \u201cback issues.\u201d They can also be purchased hard copy in \u201cbulk\u201d \u2013 including smaller orders. <\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, a wonderful annotated bibliography of books on vocation<\/a> is provided online by Byron Borger of Hearts and Minds Books. Despite the fact that I link the above titles to Amazon, I encourage you to buy any or all of these resources from Byron. He\u2019s awesome. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

Images: Wikipedia<\/a> and Christian History<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"