“Mission without spiritual formation and virtue is impossible. But spiritual formation without mission is solipsistic.†– Greg Thompson, heard by author
Reflection
In my last post I suggested that vocation is God’s invitation for us to join Him in His mission of restoring the world’s ecology of shalom by using our gifts, talents, credentials, resources, and opportunities to make culture that is rightly ordered by love of God and love of neighbor. If this is the case, how then should we think of our distinct callings as scholars and professionals? What are the implications of such an understanding of vocation for our spiritual formation and for our life together in community? [Read more…] about Vocatio Christi: The Contours of Our Callings (Scholar’s Compass)