Had a great time at this workshop. In preparation I had to take a few assessment tests about personality and career, and the results were really interesting to me. I never know what to expect from those kinds of tests. It's probably somewhat questionable as to whether or not I've answered objectively or if I've projected my current experiences and feelings onto the test. There's no way to know... but here's what I found.
My top 14 career matches included teaching in one form or another 7 different times. Also within my top 20 were: family counselor, anthropologist, composer, psychologist, archaeologist, journalist, and sociologist.
One point Dr. Bence made in one of the sessions was about how we view career and vocation. The question was raised, "Is a call from God permanent." That is, does God call us to a "Career" or to specific tasks for specific times. A lot of biblical characters were used as examples and it created an interesting discussion.
I think a lot of guys in Youth Ministry struggle with this. Can we be called by God to a specific task of ministering to young people for a time. And can God call us out of that to another field of ministry or another career altogether (and is it ok if God does that?)?
A friend asked about my time at the workshop and I said that I learned I'm supposed to be a teacher. He responded by saying, "we already knew that." His comment made me stop and think about how much time I spend pondering what I should do with my life when there's already good evidence that I'm doing the right thing. I suppose it's just that perfectionist in me wanting to get it right and maximize my influence by playing to my strengths. I may never stop asking myself if I'm being who God wants me to be and doing what He wants me to do, but maybe that's not a bad thing either.
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