Vocação

by Darrow L. Miller

We spend 50 to 75 percent of our waking hours and 60 to 90 percent of the years of our lives working. Yet many of us never invest even a fraction of that time exploring the vision that drives our lives and work.

Whether or not we think of ourselves as theologians, none of us can avoid having a theology that shapes our lives. The question is, are we aware of what our personal, functioning theology really is?

Few know better how practical theology is than Darrow Miller. In more than twenty-five years of work in relief and development, Miller has lived at the intersection of worldview and everyday activity. Now, in this exploration of vocation that has the potential to radically reorder our lives, Miller lays out the thought background necessary for each of us to establish a meaningful, integrated understanding of our life and work. Whatever our work or vocation, God calls each of us to a new way of living fully in his presence.

- Uncover the powerful connections between God s work and your work
- Find the foundations of your calling in the great biblical Story
- Understand the historical and contemporary worldviews that influence you and your culture
- Learn how to bring truth, justice, and beauty into every sphere of society
- Grasp the compelling vision for which Christ lived and died, the kingdom of God

Genres: Theology, Christian, Christian Living, Christianity

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Darrow Miller is co-founder of the Disciple Nations Alliance and a featured author and teacher. For over 25 years, Darrow has been a popular conference speaker on topics that include Christianity and culture, apologetics, worldview, poverty, and the dignity of women.

From 1981 to 2007 Darrow served with Food for the Hungry International, and from 1994 as Vice President. Before joining FH, Darrow spent three years on staff at L’Abri Fellowship in Switzerland where he was discipled by Francis Schaeffer. He also served as a student pastor at Northern Arizona University and two years as a pastor of Sherman Street Fellowship in urban Denver, CO.

In addition to earning his Master’s degree in Adult Education from Arizona State University, Darrow pursued graduate studies in philosophy, theology, Christian apologetics, biblical studies and missions in the United States, Israel and Switzerland.

Reviews

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous! An excellent description of what it REALLY looks like to be a Christian in the modern world.

[Donner Tan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have found this to be a clear, substantive exposition of what Christian mission looks like in the marketplace. It seeks to correct the narrow view of mission that privileges those called to the 'full time ministry' as 'pastors' and 'missionaries'. Not denying the important place of the latter, he calls for a more holistic view of mission that encompasses the diverse vocations of every member of the church, even in the 'secular arena'. This helps every Christian to seek a transformative/redemptive perspective of his own vocation as contributing to God's comprehensive 'saving' of the cosmos, rather than seeing our jobs as simply a stepping stone for the 'real' mission work of saving souls. In this way, every Christian is sent out in the world wherever they are employed as God's agents of redemption. In this regard, Miller packs in a powerful message, supplemented with excerpts of real-life testimonies of people who exemplify this vision. Highly recommended!

[Filip Sekkelsten · Rating 4 out of 5]

The basic premise, that we need to recover a biblical worldview that is not gnostic/dualistic is good. And the plea to see all areas of life as subject to God, including all kinds of occupation (with obvious exceptions for those that work evil) is excellent and much needed many places around the world. But Miller repeats himself many times and could have shortened the book and have gotten his point across better.
There is a very useful practical part in the latter half of the book where he gives suggestions to have we can live out our callings to bring God's kingdom into all domains of society; from science through education to healthcare and business.

[Juan Ruiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me quedaría corto al hablar de las influencias de este libro en mi vida.

[Angelika B.S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading it. I wish it would be translated in my mother tongue.
Every Christian should read it.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not sure who edits this man's title selections, but so far they never do justice to his content! Thought provoking, inspiring, well-read, and circumspect, I would love to read/study this with a group to be able to both glean and share further all it has to offer. If I had it to do over, each of my children would have had this on a must-read list before graduation. But hey, it's never too late to learn and to live great truth!

[Jeannettestgermain · Rating 4 out of 5]

provocative thinking

[Jo]

I love Darrow Miller's Book Discipling Nations. The first 10 pages have been catchy.

[René Callejas · Rating 5 out of 5]

The most comprehensive compendium of Biblical Perspective about Vocation.