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Finding & Following Your God-Given Calling

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In this course, Dr. Angie Ward, Assistant Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program, will lead you through lessons that are aimed at discovering and developing your God-given calling. Dr. Ward will introduce different ways we can define “calling,” how individuals can move through a process of discerning what God is calling them to do with their lives, and how this can be lived out practically and faithfully. 

Course Overview

In this course, Dr. Angie Ward, Assistant Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program, will lead you through lessons that are aimed at discovering and developing your God-given calling. Dr. Ward will introduce different ways we can define “calling,” how individuals can move through a process of discerning what God is calling them to do with their lives, and how this can be lived out practically and faithfully. This course is made up of four lessons:
 
·      Lesson 1: Introduction and Definitions
·      Lesson 2: The Calling Process: Part 1
·      Lesson 3: The Calling Process: Part 2
·      Lesson 4: Living Out Your Calling

You may work through each lesson at your own pace, completing them all in an afternoon, or space them over the next four weeks. The left-hand navigation tray will display the elements of each lesson acting as a table of contents.  As you progress through the course it will strikethrough and gray out completed elements to help track course progress.  

Dr. Angie Ward

Angie Ward brings 30 years of leadership experience in a variety of places and in diverse roles to encourage people to pursue their calling with joy.

Dr. Angie Ward knows firsthand the unique challenges that leaders face as they pursue their calling. She brings three decades of leadership experience in church, para-church, nonprofit, and educational contexts. Angie is an award-winning contributor to Christianity Today leadership publications and a highly regarded teacher and speaker. She holds a Ph.D. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Learn more at angieward.net.

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Course Contents: Finding & Following Your God-Given Calling

Finding & Following Your God-Given Calling
Preview
Dr. Angie Ward Bio

Lesson 1 - Introduction and Definitions



Leadership is influence on people to movement toward a vision. 
Finding & Following Your God-Given Calling
Preview
Lesson 1.1 - Introduction
Lesson 1.2 - Definitions
Lesson 1.3 - What is Calling?
Putting It Into Practice: Lesson 1 Discussion Questions
Resources for Further Study
Lesson 1 MP3

Lesson 2 - The Calling Process, Part: 1



While God prepares us, we can also ready ourselves for His calling. 
The Calling Process, Part: 1
Lesson 2.1 - Nature of Calling
Lesson 2.2 - Biblical Examples of Calling
Lesson 2.3 - Preparation for Calling
Putting It Into Practice: Lesson 2 Discussion Questions
Resources for Further Study
Lesson 2 MP3

Lesson 3 - The Calling Process, Part: 2

Will we keep doing what we have been doing, or will we reorient our lives so that we can join God’s work? 
The Calling Process, Part: 2
Lesson 3.1 - Discerning Calling: Supernatural Means
Lesson 3.2 - Discerning Calling: Natural Means
Lesson 3.3 - Our Response
Putting It Into Practice: Lesson 3 Discussion Questions
Resources for Further Study
Lesson 3 MP3

Lesson 4 - Living Out Your Calling



Whatever your life stage, seasons of life affect our calling. 
Living Out Your Calling
Lesson 4.1 - Calling and Authority
Lesson 4.2 - Calling and Seasons of Life
Lesson 4.3 - Calling and Money
Lesson 4.4 - Challenges with Calling
Conclusion
Putting It Into Practice: Lesson 4 Discussion Questions
Resources for Further Study
Lesson 4 MP3

Course Complete

Course Completed!