by Markus Watson | Jan 24, 2018 | Calling, City, Culture, Discipleship, Formation, Mission, Vocation |
Vocational Connection Groups—which I began to discuss in this post and in this post—can be the key that unlocks a church’s ability to discern how God is calling them to engage their community. I call them Vocational Connection Groups because they involve three... 
by Markus Watson | Jan 15, 2018 | Calling, Church, City, Culture, Discipleship, Formation, Gospel, Vocation |
It’s so important for God’s people to be paying attention to what God is doing out in the world. In the next few posts, I’ll explain how we can discover how God is at work ahead of us by means of something I call Vocational Connection Groups. But before we dig into... 
by Markus Watson | Jan 8, 2018 | Big Story, Calling, Church, Formation, Vocation |
If it is true that God is already at work in the world in places where God’s people have not yet gone (you can read about that HERE, HERE, and HERE), then it’s incumbent upon us to find out where God is at work, and get involved. That’s God’s invitation to us: “I’m... 
by Hugh Welchel | Dec 21, 2017 | Calling, Culture, Formation, Reviews, Stories, Vocation |
This post in a guest post from Hugh Welchel, a friend of Flourish at the Institute for Faith, Work and Economics. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. In the words, of George Bailey, “Merry Christmas Everybody!” I don’t know what happens at your... 
by Markus Watson | Dec 14, 2017 | Big Story, Calling, Creativity, Gospel, Shalom, Stories, Theology, Vocation |
Let me start by saying that the video below is a moving and powerful expression of God’s love for us lived out through the vocations of his children. I urge you to watch the video below and share it with your friends and family. You can find out more about the video... 
by Markus Watson | Dec 5, 2017 | Calling, Church, City, Gospel, Theology, Vocation |
When I was a pastor, one of the greatest challenges was to try to figure out how to bring Jesus into our communities. We would talk about that a lot—in our staff meetings, in our elder meetings, in our deacons meetings. I would talk about it from the pulpit. I...