KEVIN & MARIEK now your purpose, fulfill His plan
E mmanuel - God is with us
V ision of Christ enthroned above
I nspiring us
N ever waver
M ore of Christ
A nd less of me - aim
R eflect His grace in all we do
I n everything let us give thanks
E xalt and glorify the Lord!
tune of "In Christ Alone" (by Townsend & Getty)
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Live Your Calling:
I have learned that God's plans for me are more extraordinary than anything I could imagine for myself. Amazing things will happen as you learn to recognize God's signposts in your life, put your feet on His path, and commit yourself to follow where He leads.
I heartily recommend Live Your Calling as a guidebook for dreaming the dreams God has created you to pursue, and equipping you to fulfill them.
-Ken Wales, Veteran filmmaker, and Executive producer CBS Television series, "CHRISTY"
The Book
Live Your Calling: A Practical Guide to Finding and Fulfilling Your Mission in Life is a pragmatic and inspirational guide to help you identify and use your God-given gifts to find significance, direction, and joy in your life and work. Kevin and Kay Marie Brennfleck help readers develop a theologically sound understanding of calling while providing practical tools and an innovative, intriguing process for discerning your "God-sized" calling:
Complete six assessments to identify key "puzzle pieces" of your unique design including your most-enjoyed skills, core values, personality traits, preferred roles, spiritual gifts and compelling interests. You can then record your results in your Life Calling Map™. Your Life Calling Map will be an important tool for clarifying your God-given design and discovering your calling within your work, home, church, community and the world at large.
Enlarge your vision of what you can do. Most people have dreams for their lives that are too small, limited by lack of vision, fear, and everyday concerns. God calls us to undertake tasks and roles we cannot accomplish on our own so that we can see his power at work. Your Life Calling Map can be used to identify and explore options for work and ministry/service activities that are in alignment with your God-given design. Utilizing strategies for brainstorming, "dreaming big," and investigating possibilities will help you expand your vision of what God is calling you to do in the world.
Learn how to make good decisions within God's will for your life. Your calling doesn't "just happen" without your participation. Partnering with God to live your calling requires making decisions. Learning to make good decisions about life choices is an essential part of spiritual maturity.
Consider emotional, psychological, spiritual and lifestyle issues that can get you stuck as you seek to find and fulfill your mission in life. You can assess if any of these "calling blockers" are hindering you in discerning or living your calling. The book provides "calling catalysts" you can utilize to conquer your personal calling blockers.
Motivate yourself to take action. Learning how to take appropriate action is a key part of becoming people God can fully use. You will have the opportunity to create personal mission statements, set achievable and compelling goals, and develop an action plan to create the life God is calling you to live.
Learn how to live your calling successfully. Your life matters in God's majestic plan. Many people are inspired to pursue their calling; fewer persevere to live it faithfully over the course of their lives. Tapping into God's power and resources, creating a vital support system, and more fully developing the characteristics of a called person will enable you to fulfill the mission that is yours alone.
This book will be a terrific resource for you if you are seeking to find direction in your life, and/or if you are in a helping profession. (Live Your Calling includes a detailed 12-week small group guide, making it a perfect choice for small groups and classroom use.) People in mid-life, "empty-nest" or retirement transitions, high school and college students, homeschool educators, career counseling professionals, teachers, college professors, pastors, counselors, lay ministers, and small group leaders alike will find it invaluable.
Meet the Authors
Kevin and Kay Marie Brennfleck are called to help people discover their purpose in life. They are skilled career counselors and life calling coachesSM who have a passionate interest in helping people find and live the extra-ordinary life God created them to experience. Their new book, Live Your Calling: A Practical Guide to Finding and Fulfilling Your Mission in Life, is a pragmatic and inspirational guide for helping people identify and use their God-given gifts to find significance, direction, and joy in their life and work.
They founded their private practice career services firm, Lifework Design, in 1987 in Pasadena, California. In 1997 they launched their first web site, the ChristianCareerCenter.com, as a one-stop online career resource center. Within individual counseling and coaching sessions, workshops and retreats, the Brennflecks have assisted thousands of individuals in planning their lives with an eternal perspective in mind. Kevin and Kay Marie have gained an intimate understanding of people's deep desire to know their purpose in life, and developed the knowledge and skills to guide people successfully through the process of creating the life God desires them to have.
Kevin is a graduate of Taylor University (B.A.) and Azusa Pacific University (M.A.). Kay Marie received her B.A. from Azusa Pacific University and M.A. from the University of Denver. The Brennflecks are National Certified Counselors (NCC) and National Certified Career Counselors (NCCC). They have provided services to organizations such as Insight for Living, World Vision, FaithWorks, Campus Crusade for Christ, Wycliffe Bible Translators, the Christian Management Association (CMA) and World Impact, as well as many schools and churches.
Kevin and Kay Marie have two children, Brian and Amy. Partners both in work and in parenting, they are well acquainted with the balancing act required to pursue a vocational calling and be committed parents. They are active in their church, and are grateful to Jesus Christ for giving them purpose in their lives and making life an adventure.
Their web sites, www.LiveYourCalling.com, www.ChristianCareerCenter.com, and www.ChurchJobsOnline.com, provide a wide variety of resources and services, and currently receive more than 1 million hits per month. Kevin and Kay Marie find great joy in equipping people to partner with God in the journey of discovering and living their calling.
