This past Saturday InterVarsity Faith@Work hosted a half-day conference on the topic of Calling and Career. Students from five campuses and several young professionals participated in the part-workshop part-interactive discussion around three key areas:
- Our primary calling to follow God and become the best version of ourselves
- Discovering the ingredients for a good discernment process for the future
- Learning how to communicate your unique design in a hiring situation- what makes you unique?
Entrepreneur and Senior Pastor of First Baptist San Diego Scott Furrow talked about spending less energy on figuring out what job or career field you should be in, and rather focus on being a blessing to the people in your path. He talked about how everyone has an 'Oikos' (Greek word meaning household), 7-15 people in our relational world that we have the opportunity and responsibility to build trusting friendships with to point them towards Christ.
Our attempt at a World Cafe was a hit. Three rounds of roundtable discussion focusing on the question: How do I figure out what to do with my life?Using conversation, drawing, and connecting links and themes from each others perspectives we discovered the right themes and areas to focus on in a good discernment process for the future. If you'd like to participate in the reflective questions and worksheets that conference attenders used during a half-hour reflective session, go here.
Finally, branding expert Denise Lee Yohn led a session called Brand You: Who Do You Say You Are. Using the concept of a 'Competitive Positioning Statement', she facilitated more self-reflection by thinking through how to communicate effectively our personal sense of calling to the marketplace where people are in hiring positions. Moving beyond broad and vague descriptions for who we are, such as "I really love people and want to make a difference in the world" to specific, clear and succinct phrases will greatly help a job search process.
Thank you for all who were able to come, and for those who didn't, don't hesitate to ask for help and guidance as you walk forward in discovering God's calling for your life. We are here to help awaken you to God's purpose in your life to become spiritual leader
Our attempt at a World Cafe was a hit. Three rounds of roundtable discussion focusing on the question: How do I figure out what to do with my life?Using conversation, drawing, and connecting links and themes from each others perspectives we discovered the right themes and areas to focus on in a good discernment process for the future. If you'd like to participate in the reflective questions and worksheets that conference attenders used during a half-hour reflective session, go here.
Finally, branding expert Denise Lee Yohn led a session called Brand You: Who Do You Say You Are. Using the concept of a 'Competitive Positioning Statement', she facilitated more self-reflection by thinking through how to communicate effectively our personal sense of calling to the marketplace where people are in hiring positions. Moving beyond broad and vague descriptions for who we are, such as "I really love people and want to make a difference in the world" to specific, clear and succinct phrases will greatly help a job search process.
Thank you for all who were able to come, and for those who didn't, don't hesitate to ask for help and guidance as you walk forward in discovering God's calling for your life. We are here to help awaken you to God's purpose in your life to become spiritual leader
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