Live Your Calling: A Practical Guide to Finding and Fulfilling Your Mission in L

Description: Live Your Calling by Kevin Brennfleck, Kay Marie Brennfleck Offers an action-plan for self-fulfillment that helps people find their true calling in life. This practical guide helps Christian men and women of various ages identify and use their God-given gifts to find purpose, direction, and joy in their life and work. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An action-plan for self-fulfillment that helps people find their true calling in life This practical and inspirational guide helps Christian men and women of all ages identify and use their God-given gifts to find purpose, direction, and joy in their life and work. Based on their years of counseling and experience, Kevin and Kay Marie Brennfleck offer action-oriented tools and a proven methodology to help readers develop the decision-making skills they need to discover and live the life that God intended, maximizing the synergies between ministry, work, and spiritual gifts. Kevin and Kay Marie Brennfleck (Pasadena, CA) are nationally recognized experts in career counseling, work satisfaction, and productivity. Their Web site, , is the most visited Christian career site on the Internet. Back Cover This practical and inspirational guide helps you identify and use your God-given gifts to find significance, direction, and joy in your life and work. Based on years of counseling experience, Kevin and Kay Marie Brennfleck offer action-oriented tools to assess your unique design, create a Life Calling Map, discover God’s amazing purpose for your life, and develop an action plan to fulfill the mission that is yours alone. Flap LIVE YOUR CALLING Praise for Live Your Calling "I heartily recommend Live Your Calling as a guidebook for dreaming the dreams God has created you to pursue and equipping you to fulfill them." --Ken Wales, veteran filmmaker; executive producer, CBS Television series Christy "An incredibly helpful book for any person who is searching for their calling and the realization of all the dreams pertaining thereto." --Dr. Neil Clark Warren, psychologist and founder, eHarmony.com "This remarkable book will enable every follower of Christ to recognize and respond to Gods calling on his or her life. I commend it heartily and unreservedly." --Dr. Ted W. Engstrom, president emeritus, World Vision "Spiritually astute, sophisticated in its use of vocational assessments, and completely practical." --Dana Alexander, director, Office of Life Planning, Westmont College "This book is a great companion to The Purpose-Driven Life . In practical ways, it helps people discover their shape and live their lives in light of their God-given design." --Jim Holsclaw, training and development resources, Wycliffe Bible Translators USA "This book offers help for the reader to form a Life Calling Map that can guide them into a greater sense of significance for their lives. I commend it for its practicality, strong theological rootedness, and its psychological soundness." --Dr. Archibald D. Hart, senior professor of psychology and dean emeritus, Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary "This book is exactly what it claims to be. It is a practical guide to finding and fulfilling your mission in life. This is a truly helpful and informative book for searchers and professionals." --Dr. Jay Kesler, president emeritus, Taylor University Author Biography THE AUTHORS Kevin and Kay Marie Brennfleck are experts in helping people identify their giftedness and find their purpose in life. They are National Certified Counselors (NCC) and National Certified Career Counselors (NCCC). Their popular Websites , , and offer online resources and free newsletters. Table of Contents Introduction xi Part One: Called for a Purpose 1 In Search of a Calling 3 2 Called to Be You 12 Part Two: Creating Your Life Calling Map 3 Mapping Your Design 29 Assessment One: Transferable Skills Assessment Two: Core Work Values Assessment Three: Preferred Roles Assessment Four: Personality Type Assessment Five: Compelling Interests Assessment Six: Spiritual Gifts Life Calling Map [Sample] Life Calling Map Part Three: Envisioning Your God-sized Calling 4 Picturing Possibilities for Your Life 113 5 Toolbox of Strategies for Stretching Your Vision 122 6 Toolbox of Strategies for Testing Your Visions 133 Part Four: Making Decisions Within the Will of God 7 Partnering with God in Decision Making 143 8 Toolbox of Strategies for Making Life Calling Decisions 153 Part Five: Transforming Vision Into Action 9 Planning Your Journey 169 10 Toolbox of Strategies for Living Your Calling 179 Part Six: Overcoming Obstacles to Living Your Calling 11 Conquering the "Calling Blockers" 193 12 Fear 197 13 Money 206 14 Busyness 214 15 Negative Thinking 220 16 Childhood Wounds 227 17 Going It Alone 232 Epilogue: Seize the Day 239 Appendix A: Live Your Calling Small Group Guide 245 Appendix B: How to Use the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) and the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) to Explore Career Options 255 Appendix C: Resources for Living Your Calling 259 Notes 263 Tell Us Your Story! 271 Acknowledgments 273 The Authors 277 Review ?I heartily recommend Live Your Calling as a guidebook for dreaming the dreams God has created you to pursue and equipping you to fulfill them.? --Ken Wales, veteran filmmaker; CBS Television series, executive producer, Christy ?An incredibly helpful book for any person who is searching for their calling and the realization of all the, dreams pertaining thereto." --Dr. Neil Clark Warren, psychologist and founder, eHarmony.com ?This remarkable book will enable every follower of Christ to recognize and respond to God?s calling on his or her life. I commend it heartily and unreservedly.? --Dr. Ted W. Engstrom, president emeritus, World Vision ?Spiritually astute, sophisticated in its use of vocational assessments, and completely practical.? --Dana Alexander, director, Office of Life Planning, Westmont College ?This book is a great companion to The Purpose-Driven Life. In practical ways, it helps people discover their ?shape? and live their lives in light of their God-given design.? --Jim Holsclaw, training and development resources, Wycliffe Bible Translators USA ?This book offers help for the reader to form a Life Calling Map that can guide them into a greater sense of significance for their lives. I commend it for its practicality, strong theological rootedness, and its psychological soundness." --Dr. Archibald D. Hart, senior professor of psychology and dean emeritus, Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary ?This book is exactly what it claims to be. It is a practical guide to finding and fulfilling your mission in life. This is a truly helpful and informative book for searchers and professionals.? --Dr. Jay Kesler, president emeritus, Taylor University ?What you do with your life deeply impacts you. This work is a gift to those who are searching and to those who help light the way.? --Tim Clinton, president, American Association of Christian Counselors ?A wonderful book that helps us discover, from a spiritual and natural gifting perspective, God?s unique purpose for our life. Every person needs to know why God made them. This book will help you move toward a greater understanding of this.? --Os Hillman, president, Marketplace Leaders and the International Coalition of Workplace Ministries ?Here is a superb road map for understanding your potential, finding God?s will, and investing your life productively for Christ. I highly recommend this book.? --M. Blaine Smith, director, Nehemiah Ministries; author, Knowing God?s Will ?In a world too often marked by transience and a sense of ?getting by,? this book presents a challenging alternative. It clarifies the exciting possibilities of understanding your purpose and lays out very practical steps to fulfilling your calling.? --Robby Richardson, director, Internet Ministries, Gospel Communications International ?The tools and principles in this book can help young adults get their bearings and conquer obstacles.? --Rebecca Horst, director, CALL Project, Goshen College ?A practical exercise in understanding your unique calling, stretching your God-sized vision, and living it out where God has placed you. These tools help you maximize your effectiveness in your workplace and in every part of your life.? --Kent Humphreys, president, Fellowship of Companies for Christ International ?The Brennflecks uniquely and strategically provide an interactive process to identify, explore, experience, and confirm our personal giftedness, which enhances our sense of individual destiny and worth, resulting in deep feelings of personal fulfillment.? --Dr. Gordon E. Kirk, senior pastor, Lake Ave. Church, Pasadena ?I enthusiastically recommend this to anyone questioning the calling of their life. I believe each of us have been gifted by God to lean into the gifts and abilities He has given us. The purpose of your life is out there to be discovered. This book and the tools provided by Kevin and Kay Marie Brennfleck can be a road map to make that discovery. I highly recommend it to you." --Jon Wallace, president, Azusa Pacific University ?This book reflects sensitive, careful and practical thinking about the nature of Gods call. It is the ideal handbook for churches, organizations, and small groups serious about discipleship and helping people find their callings and live their dreams for the kingdom of God. For any one searching for a way to serve and to make a difference in the world this ought to be the next book on your reading list.? --Philip Carlson, family physician; senior pastor, Bethany Church Long Description LIVE YOUR CALLING Praise for Live Your Calling "I heartily recommend Live Your Calling as a guidebook for dreaming the dreams God has created you to pursue and equipping you to fulfill them." Ken Wales, veteran filmmaker; executive producer, CBS Television series Christy "An incredibly helpful book for any person who is searching for their calling and the realization of all the dreams pertaining thereto." Dr. Neil Clark Warren, psychologist and founder, eHarmony.com "This remarkable book will enable every follower of Christ to recognize and respond to Gods calling on his or her life. I commend it heartily and unreservedly." Dr. Ted W. Engstrom, president emeritus, World Vision "Spiritually astute, sophisticated in its use of vocational assessments, and completely practical." Dana Alexander, director, Office of Life Planning, Westmont College "This book is a great companion to The PurposeDriven Life . In practical ways, it helps people discover their shape and live their lives in light of their Godgiven design." Jim Holsclaw, training and development resources, Wycliffe Bible Translators USA "This book offers help for the reader to form a Life Calling Map that can guide them into a greater sense of significance for their lives. I commend it for its practicality, strong theological rootedness, and its psychological soundness." Dr. Archibald D. Hart, senior professor of psychology and dean emeritus, Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary "This book is exactly what it claims to be. It is a practical guide to finding and fulfilling your mission in life. This is a truly helpful and informative book for searchers and professionals." Dr. Jay Kesler, president emeritus, Taylor University Review Text ?I heartily recommend Live Your Calling as a guidebook for dreaming the dreams God has created you to pursue and equipping you to fulfill them.? --Ken Wales, veteran filmmaker; CBS Television series, executive producer, Christy ?An incredibly helpful book for any person who is searching for their calling and the realization of all the, dreams pertaining thereto." --Dr. Neil Clark Warren, psychologist and founder, eHarmony.com ?This remarkable book will enable every follower of Christ to recognize and respond to God?s calling on his or her life. I commend it heartily and unreservedly.? --Dr. Ted W. Engstrom, president emeritus, World Vision ?Spiritually astute, sophisticated in its use of vocational assessments, and completely practical.? --Dana Alexander, director, Office of Life Planning, Westmont College ?This book is a great companion to The Purpose-Driven Life. In practical ways, it helps people discover their ?shape? and live their lives in light of their God-given design.? --Jim Holsclaw, training and development resources, Wycliffe Bible Translators USA ?This book offers help for the reader to form a Life Calling Map that can guide them into a greater sense of significance for their lives. I commend it for its practicality, strong theological rootedness, and its psychological soundness." --Dr. Archibald D. Hart, senior professor of psychology and dean emeritus, Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary ?This book is exactly what it claims to be. It is a practical guide to finding and fulfilling your mission in life. This is a truly helpful and informative book for searchers and professionals.? --Dr. Jay Kesler, president emeritus, Taylor University ?What you do with your life deeply impacts you. This work is a gift to those who are searching and to those who help light the way.? --Tim Clinton, president, American Association of Christian Counselors ?A wonderful book that helps us discover, from a spiritual and natural gifting perspective, God?s unique purpose for our life. Every person needs to know why God made them. This book will help you move toward a greater understanding of this.? --Os Hillman, president, Marketplace Leaders and the International Coalition of Workplace Ministries ?Here is a superb road map for understanding your potential, finding God?s will, and investing your life productively for Christ. I highly recommend this book.? --M. Blaine Smith, director, Nehemiah Ministries; author, Knowing God?s Will ?In a world too often marked by transience and a sense of ?getting by,? this book presents a challenging alternative. It clarifies the exciting possibilities of understanding your purpose and lays out very practical steps to fulfilling your calling.? --Robby Richardson, director, Internet Ministries, Gospel Communications International ?The tools and principles in this book can help young adults get their bearings and conquer obstacles.? --Rebecca Horst, director, CALL Project, Goshen College ?A practical exercise in understanding your unique calling, stretching your God-sized vision, and living it out where God has placed you. These tools help you maximize your effectiveness in your workplace and in every part of your life.? --Kent Humphreys, president, Fellowship of Companies for Christ International ?The Brennflecks uniquely and strategically provide an interactive process to identify, explore, experience, and confirm our personal giftedness, which enhances our sense of individual destiny and worth, resulting in deep feelings of personal fulfillment.? --Dr. Gordon E. Kirk, senior pastor, Lake Ave. Church, Pasadena ?I enthusiastically recommend this to anyone questioning the calling of their life. I believe each of us have been gifted by God to lean into the gifts and abilities He has given us. The purpose of your life is out there to be discovered. This book and the tools provided by Kevin and Kay Marie Brennfleck can beÂ a road map to make that discovery. I highly recommend it to you." --Jon Wallace, president, Azusa Pacific University ?This book reflects sensitive, careful and practical thinking about the nature of Gods call. It is the ideal handbook for churches, organizations, and small groups serious about discipleship and helping people find their callings and live their dreams for the kingdom of God. For any one searching for a way to serve and to make a difference in the world this ought to be the next book on your reading list.? --Philip Carlson, family physician; senior pastor, Bethany Church Feature This resource is more than a book about careers, this is a "Life Calling Map" for those wishing to discover their true gifts and vocation in life. Filled with practical tools and resources. Contains a wealth of biblicalÂ and inspirational stories to help seekers discover their true calling. Details ISBN0787968951 Author Kay Marie Brennfleck Short Title LIVE YOUR CALLING Language English ISBN-10 0787968951 ISBN-13 9780787968953 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 248.4 Illustrations Yes Year 2004 Imprint Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. Subtitle A Practical Guide to Finding and Fulfilling Your Mission in Life Country of Publication United States Birth 1959 Edition 1st Place of Publication New York DOI 10.1604/9780787968953 UK Release Date 2004-11-23 NZ Release Date 2004-11-01 Pages 304 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Publication Date 2004-11-23 Audience General US Release Date 2004-11-23 AU Release Date 2004-10-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1582813;

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