I’m passionate about helping fellow Christians navigate the beautiful tension between our professional ambitions and our spiritual calling. Through “Embrace Our Calling,” I share practical insights on how to excel in our careers while staying rooted in faith. Whether you’re struggling with work-life balance, looking for ways to integrate your values into your daily productivity, or seeking encouragement in your educational journey, this newsletter is for you. I believe God has equipped each of us with unique gifts and talents meant to glorify Him in every sphere of life – including our work. Let’s explore together how to live out our faith authentically in the marketplace and beyond.
Go Further in Your Calling By Levelling Up in Your Vocational Fit
May 2023 Newsletter
Hi Reader!
How have you been? April has certainly been a busy month for me! One of the highlights of the month was conducting a talk for the young adults in my church on "How to Discover Your Calling".
This has been my pet topic ever since I've started this blog in 2020, and the interest has grown over the years. So I was only glad to share with them some of the things I've learnt, and to inspire them to think more deeply about what God might be calling them to be.
After this talk, I thought of putting the content together and create an online course. Actually, this was something I have been thinking of for some time, but haven't been able to sit down and do it. The talk became a new impetus for me to finally get down to it!
What do you think? Will this be something helpful for Christians in their young adulthood to find greater clarity for their calling? What should I feature in the course? Do share your ideas with me!
Vocational Fit - what it is and how it can help us align our work to our calling
How do we know if our work matches our calling? Is there any way to measure if what we do is in line with who God designed us to be? One way of evaluating how well you are doing as a steward of your gifts is to assess your level of vocational fit. Vocational fit is the degree of match, between your God-given design and your work.
In their book, Live Your Calling: A Practical Guide to Finding and Fulfilling Your Mission in Life, Kevin and Kay Marie Brennfleck discuss how God calls us to proactive stewardship of our gifts through 5 levels of vocational fit.
In this 2-part series, I've paraphrased their ideas and share some thoughts of my own in the following posts:
Vocational Fit #1: Does Your Work Match Your Calling?
In the 2nd part, I dive into each of the 5 levels of vocational fit and share some tips to help you progress through each level:
Vocational Fit #2: Levelling Up Your Vocational Fit
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Embrace Our Calling
I’m passionate about helping fellow Christians navigate the beautiful tension between our professional ambitions and our spiritual calling. Through “Embrace Our Calling,” I share practical insights on how to excel in our careers while staying rooted in faith. Whether you’re struggling with work-life balance, looking for ways to integrate your values into your daily productivity, or seeking encouragement in your educational journey, this newsletter is for you. I believe God has equipped each of us with unique gifts and talents meant to glorify Him in every sphere of life – including our work. Let’s explore together how to live out our faith authentically in the marketplace and beyond.
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