A Christian Vocation
A Christian Vocation is a call from God to each baptized person to live life as a faithful
disciple of Jesus Christ. Vocational choice starts when we are very young. Parents,
teachers, and other interested adults ask the child, "What do you want to be when you
grow up?" A child thinks about and pretends to be many things. That is what children
do. It's fun.
As the young person gets older, he or she begins to focus more seriously on the
possibilities that experience, education, and personal preferences bring. Discovering
one's call is a very natural but deliberate process. Choosing a vocation in life is about
listening to God's voice and making several choices.
Christian Vocational Choice
Christian vocational choice is the process of discerning those choices of lifestyle and
ministry that come from baptism.
Christian Lifestyle Choices
Single Life
Married Life
Vowed Life
Christian Ministerial Choices
Christian Service
Lay Ministry
Ordained Ministr
Career Choice
A Career Choice is the process of making those educational and activity choices that will
lead to gainful employment and service to society.
