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The Stories We Live: Finding God's Calling All Around Us
An Eight-Session Online Adult Faith Formation Program

What You Need

  1. A copy of the Stories We Live by Kathleen Cahalan (Eerdmans, 2017)
  2. A "Calling Journal" to record your reflections and insights from each of the sessions. 

Overview

The Stories We Live adult faith formation program presents a dynamic and fresh vision for God's calling in our lives. The eight sessions in this program explore different facets of calling through Biblical texts, theological reflection, and personal stories of others. The book, Stories We Live by Kathleen Cahalan, is the primary resource for this program. In her book she describes calling in the following way: 

We are called by God, who is the source of our callings. We are called to follow the way shown by Jesus and taken up by his disciples; this calling we share with each other. We are called as unique persons with a particular history and circumstance. We are called from the losses and grief we suffer over time, so that we can embrace life again. We are called to give our lives for others, not simply for our self-improvement or fulfillment. We are even called in our deepest suffering to carry out God’s purposes in mysterious ways. We are called through the people in our lives, because vocation takes root in community. And, finally, we are called together to live within God’s loving embrace, both now and in the life to come.
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I am called:

by God
to follow
as I am
from grief
for service
in suffering
through others
within God.

Sessions

The eight online sessions are developed around eight chapters in the book. Just click on the button below to access the learning experience for each chapter. 
Session 1. Called by God in Multiple Ways
Session 2. Called to Be Followers of Christ
Session 3. Called as We Are
Session 4. Called from People, Places, or Situation
Session 5. Called for Service and Work
Session 6. Called through Each Other
Session 7. Called in Suffering
Session 8. Called by the God Within
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​The C3 Project and the Thriving Congregations Project are services of Vibrant Faith funded through two grants from the Lilly Endowment Inc.

Vibrant Faith: https://vibrantfaith.org

For questions about the Vibrant Faith Projects website contact John Roberto at jroberto@lifelongfaith.com. 
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    • Visual Faith Activities
  • All Called
    • Instruments of Calling Training
    • Instruments of Calling: Self-Guided
    • All Called Social Media Images
    • All Called Promo Videos
  • Thriving Congregations Project
    • Churches & Coaches
    • Thriving Conversations
    • Practicing Faith in New Media Environment
    • Thriving Congregations Characteristics
    • Innovative Churches
    • Innovation Design
    • Christian Practices
  • C3 Project
    • Introduction to Calling
    • Transitions
    • Stories We Live
    • Stories We Live Online
    • Discerning Call
    • C3 Churches
    • Calling Resources