Susan Maros – Calling in Context

Do you feel you have a calling from God? What role does each of our backgrounds play in shaping our vocational calling? How does God lead us across the whole of our lifetime? Susan Maros joins Brent to talk about her new IVP America book called ‘Calling in Context: Social Location and Vocational Formation’. Susan is an affiliate assistant professor of Christian leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary in the States and an adjunct professor at the King’s University, Southlake, Texas.   (0:47) What is vocational calling? ((1:00) How God forms us over a lifetime of experience; (1:35) How our callings are influenced by our backgrounds; (2:57) What motivated Susan to write the book; (4:03) Susan’s ‘Holy Spirit’ moment; (6:52) How our church traditions shape the way we think about calling.  (9:00) What Scripture teaches us about biblical calling.  God calls in a variety of ways; (11:30) Biblical calling and modern individualism; (13:00) Is calling still tied up with the idea of one vocation for life? (15:00) Re-evaluating our calling in mid-life; (16:35) Convergence; (19:30) Many Biblical characters were in the process of convergence; (21:20) How race and gender shape our experience of vocational formation; (22:30) How vocation can be worked out in community; (25:00) Advice to those considering a calling.     Links mentioned in this episode: www.ivpress.com Susan L. Maros 'Calling in Context: Social Location and Vocational Formation' Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.