I feel compelled to write about call and specifically my call. The reason I want to write about call is because I feel such an absence of it in my life now. Let me fill you in on what is happening currently in my life regarding call. I had a draw towards teaching in college while working at Ohio State. This draw to teach was a major lure for me to enter into seminary. Though upon coming to Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (PTS) I have discovered there is a steep up hill climb to get into a theological PhD program let alone graduate from one, on top of finding a college with a vacancy in a theological department. These factors have scared me to some degree from thinking that maybe my desire to teach was just that- a desire and not a call. God may have used this desire to get back into seminary for I certainly feel confident that God wants me at PTS.
This sense of a flux in call has caused me to evaluate my gifts and abilities as a way to sense my call. I will go into what I am and might be good at in another post. Though I ask the question; should I try to sense call with evaluating what I am good at?
Next post will be about my time as a minister at Kentucky.
(Edit: Bob Robinson added a good post and I will respond in part with an edit to this post. It must be said that I fully intend to keep persuing a PhD. With the advise of a proff. I was challenged to consider all possible options of how God maybe calling me.)
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So, are you saying that since you fear the "steep up hill climb to get into a theological PhD program let alone graduate from one," and since you're discouraged by the news that there are not a lot vacancies currently at colleges in theological departments, that you've lost your enthusiasm for this course and thus your "call"?
If so, my question would be, Why should a 'call' be easy? If it were easy, then anyone would be called to just about anything. Your call is about following what you feel God is leading you to do, without worries about "up hill climbs."
Right?
Great question Bob.
I should add several things and will do so to my post. The first is that I am still running at a PhD with full force with respect to the draw that drew me to seminary. Though the second thing I should add is that a Proff. advised me to consider to confirm your call while in seminary, test it and see if God is drawing you to something else.
I guess thats what I am doing with this blog. Though I will say your challnege to have no fear while following a Call is a great reminder that I lost along the way.
Thanks Bob.
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