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A Reader's Guide To Youth Ministry, Jeremy D. Smith, Steve Bonner, Walter Surdacki
A Reader's Guide To Youth Ministry, Jeremy D. Smith, Steve Bonner, Walter Surdacki
Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry
Youth ministry scholarship over the past 20 years has offered an array of works impactful to scholars, parents, church leaders, and youth workers. Because of the growing number of robust writings, we have compiled an annotated bibliography intended to guide this wide range of readers in overview of the most impactful works for youth ministry scholarship and practice.
Vocation's Unbroken Chain: Biblical Call Stories And The Experience Of Vocation, Chris Keeton
Vocation's Unbroken Chain: Biblical Call Stories And The Experience Of Vocation, Chris Keeton
Discernment: Theology and the Practice of Ministry
This essay reflects on the Biblical passages used to create a vocational curriculum produced by the author's doctoral project. The call stories of Abraham, Joseph, Moses, and Ruth are examined to illustrate the experience of vocation. The essay is divided into three strands of thought: vocation as a journey, vocation as it is related to personal ability, and vocation as it is related to certainty.