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2023 North Central Prairie Chaplains’ Conference
September 21, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - September 22, 2023 @ 3:00 pm
The Grammar of Vocation: Ways to Shift the Language and Practice of Our Callings
Participation Options
In-person at Episcopal House of Prayer, 14215 Fruit Farm Rd, Collegeville, MN 56321
Online participation through Zoom
The presentation portions of this event will be recorded. By registering to participate in the event you are consenting to being recorded.
Summary of Sessions
What does the language of calling and vocation mean for us today? It seems Christians have lost this important belief and practice. Through 14 years of field research and theological study conducted at the Collegeville Institute, Kathleen Cahalan and a group of scholars and practitioners have worked to reinvigorate the way we frame calling. Callings are relational, dynamic, changing, life-long, and varied. The language of calling in the Christian life does not make sense without a relationship to the Caller, which many people lack today. How can the language and practice of calling reinvigorate our relationship to God? In addition to exploring the language for calling, we will examine discernment as the spiritual practice of vocation.