Thank God it’s Monday!
Does that seem like a preposterous statement?
We have the audacity to make such a claim because we believe were created to accomplish something significant that benefits others as well as ourselves.
We believe that we have value because of who we are, not what we do. Because we’ve been made in the image of God, all we do should be ’sacred’!
That’s why so much of our pursuit of meaning occurs in the workplace. It’s a viewpoint that’s simultaneously ancient and untraditional… and always fresh!
We invite you to join us on the journey!
There are college fairs and even some job fairs for teens, but our society tends to do little (or nothing) to prepare young adults to consider the REAL QUESTION: What were you Created to do?
That’s because we have been taught to think of “jobs” and “God” as separate, and even competing concepts. We rarely step back to think holistically about our spiritual calling in the workplace.
That’s why Vocari is offering VOCA! to equip teens with the tools, experience, and vision to think about their life direction in a holistic, spiritual manner, regardless of their ideological starting point.
Surprising stories we’ve been hearing…
This winter Vocari has hosted three dinner events at which we have been inspired by stories of people who are integrating who they are with what they do. Response from those who attended was very encouraging.
But if you were unable to be with us in person, you might like to listen to one or two of the presentations here.
The first is a 42 minute talk by Michael Frost, the acclaimed author and speaker from Australia, who shares what it means to be a “missional community” that helps people live out the intersection between “their greatest passion with the world’s greatest needs”. In this presentation from the David Brower Center in Berkeley, he tells stories about three people doing this in unexpected ways.
The second 69 minute discussion is the story of a couple from Pacifica CA (with 3 kids and a mortgage) who have started a bio-fuel company serving people in Haiti. They are an example of what we call the “quadruple bottom line” of profits, people, planet, and… purpose!
