Ministry Vs. Career Flashcards
What is a job?
A piece of work, often for a fixed period of time
What is a vocation?
An occupational calling
How is a career defined?
- Includes more than a vocation
- One chooses their career to establish a way of living
- A planned process of vocational development
- projected throughout one’s lifetime
How does vocation unfold?
It unfolds in a series of similar jobs
Why does one take up an occupation?
To primarily earn a living
A single vocational decision usually concerns what type of employment?
Immediate employment
Concerning development of a career, what is the period an adolescent is in?
A period of anticipation where they clarify their commitment to the world of work
Concerning development of a career, what is the period a young adult is in?
A period of transition where they pass through schooling and placement into a vocation
What are the three principal places where a Christian can have “volunteer” ministries?
- work
- church
- home
What are three questions one should ask himself relative to his character on the job?
- Am I honest toward my work?
- Can I be trusted with responsibilities?
- Am I sincere with my attitude?
What are three questions one should ask himself relative to his actions at work?
- Do I make a conscientious effort in my work?
- Is quality in what I produce?
- Do my associates receive genuine consideration from me?
A Christian in secular work witnesses by which three means?
- what he is
- what he does
- what he says
