Charismata
A Life of Vocation
- Work, Money & Leadership
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2024
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Publisher's Description
"So, what do you really want to do?" Most people spend more time thinking about how to get what they want rather than determining exactly what they should want during their life journey. Modern dictionaries define vocation as a regular occupation or profession, but its roots are found in Scripture as positively responding to a call from God that leads to a comprehensive Christian life. This book traces the history of vocation from its scriptural roots to our present postmodern-age usage, then guides the reader through charismata, the Greek word for gifts. It explores individual giftedness, responsibilities within community, and vocational choices. A hexagonal charismata portfolio model is presented with practical applications for establishing habits and balancing life aspects for Christians of all ages. This book will help you rediscover the biblical meaning of vocation, regardless of where you are along the journey of faith.
Endorsements (1)
“At a time when entrepreneurial dispositions and technological advances foreshadow the waning of the professions as vessels of social value, including conventional forms of Christian labor, a recovery of new vocational language for today is almost a necessity. In Charismata, Ken Snodgrass embraces this task by reconsidering traditional concepts of vocation, tracing their historical roots in biblical traditions and theological discourse. In the end, the text is an invitation to people of faith, lay and clergy alike, to free vocation from the reductive boundaries of work and to enact our vocation by enhancing the use of our God-given talents and skills, our charismata, to embed meaning in our full human activity. Snodgrass’s book is an exercise in practical theology expounding how our daily endeavors enable participation in the life of the Spirit to further God’s purposes in the world. The call coming from this book is both timely and refreshing and, as such, it is a welcomed gift.”
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