Faith and Practice

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Think Deeper About Vocational Ministry

“In nothing has the Church so lost her hold on reality as in Her failure to understand and respect the secular vocation.”

-Dorothy Sayers

Books

• Benjamin Sells, The Soul of the Law (1996)
• Joseph Allegretti, The Lawyer’s Calling: Christian Faith and Legal Practice (1996)
• Gustaf Wingren, Luther on Vocation (2004)
• David W. Miller, God at Work: The History and Promise of the Faith at Work Movement (2006)
• Mike Schutt, Redeeming Law: Christian Calling and the Legal Profession (2007)
• Jean Porter, Ministers of the Law: A Natural Law Theory of Legal Authority (2010)
• Tom Nelson, Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work (2011)
• Gene Edward Veith, Jr., God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life (2011)
• Amy L. Sherman, Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good (2011)
• R. Paul Stevens, Work Matters: Lessons from Scripture (2012)
• Tim Keller, Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work (2012)
• Hugh Whelchel, How Then Should We Work? (2012)
• Gordon T. Smith, Consider Your Calling: Six Questions for Discerning Your Vocation (2015)
• Thomas E. Baker and Timothy W. Floyd eds, Can a Good Christian be a Good Lawyer?: Homilies, Witnesses, and Reflections (2017)
• John Mauck, Jesus in the Courtroom: How Believers Can Engage the Legal System for the Good of His World (2017)
• Os Guinness, The Call: Finding and Fulfilling God’s Purpose for Your Life (2018)
• Ted Bolsinger, Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory (2018)
• Justin W. Earley, The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction (2019)
• Steven Garber, The Seamless Life: A Tapestry of Love and Learning, Worship and Work (2020)
• Matthew Kaemingk, Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy (2020)
• Michael Berg, Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing (2021)