CULTIVATING CALLING

All Sessions in Greenbriar

Whom is called and what does it mean to be “called”? This lab track will lead us to reclaim the language of calling as a key mission of the Church for all people. Journey through not only the equipping of and the listening for call in the lives of those seeking to enter into the professional clergy, but also the particular role of the whole of the Church in reclaiming the identity of calling for all who follow Christ. Three unique workshops will seek to (re)define calling, look at places where calling is being nurtured and offer resources to take back to local congregations with a renewed sense of focus on the role of communal calling in the growth of the Church.

The Who, How and What that We May Have Missed

Thursday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

This session of learning and discussion will look at the evolution and importance of the idea of calling. We will walk together through different call stories and the environments involved in the recognition and affirmation of one’s individual calling. We will examine how to find a better balance in the places in which we are called to nurture an environment that builds a culture of calling.

Kan’Dace L. Brock, with her husband Fredricc Gerard Brock, is lead pastor, The Message Church, San Antonio, Texas.

Calling as Collective: How Communities of Faith Shape and Form the Calling

Thursday, 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Some congregations have gotten very creative and very intentional about how they foster calling. Some have experienced a calling that has shifted and led them in a completely new direction than where they began, and some places recognize and encourage one another to lead where their giftedness awakens. Join us for a panel discussion with pastors and laity who follow their calling into the equipping of ministry in daily life for all they meet.

Kan’Dace L. Brock, with her husband Fredricc Gerard Brock, is lead pastor, The Message Church, San Antonio, Texas.

Andrea Dellinger Jones is a purpose and impact coach committed to helping leaders speak the truth and make the courageous decisions their callings demand.

Remembering Your Own Call Story

Caleb Foust is associate pastor, Emerywood Baptist Church, High Point, N.C.

Timothy Peoples is senior minister, Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas.

Friday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

When did you “know” you were called to something? Who saw that in you and gave you the language to nurture that? In this session, we will learn from each other as we look at what we can do, not only in our faith communities, but in our lives as a whole to be the community of called people who continue to call others.

Colin Kroll is director of vocation and leadership in the office of spiritual life, Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C.