Yale Divinity School
Fostering Vocational Discernment
Theologians and ministry practitioners discuss the spiritual practice of discernment and the importance of encouraging a sense of vocation in adolescents living in our modern world.
Presenters
Course Overview
Curriculum
- 4 Sections
- 21 Lessons
- 6 Weeks
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- Introduction1
- Section 1: What Is Vocational Discernment, and What Does It Have to Do with Youth?6
- 3.1Prepare – 1 Samuel 3:1-21
- 3.2Walking Alongside Youth, Almeda Wright – Video and Discussion Outline6 Minutes
- 3.3Vocational Discernment in Adolescence, David White – Video and Discussion Outline5 Minutes
- 3.4Immersed in the Ordinary, Miroslav Volf – Video and Discussion Outline5 Minutes
- 3.6Questions for Reflection
- 3.7Additional Resources
- Section 2: Helping Youth Engage in Discernment7
- 4.1Prepare – 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
- 4.2Stages of Discernment with Youth, David White – Video and Discussion Outline7 Minutes
- 4.3Filling the Void, Tim Walsh – Video and Discussion Outline5 Minutes
- 4.4Good Ideas/God Ideas, Bill Mathis – Video and Discussion Outline5 Minutes
- 4.5Vocation, Bill Mathis – Video and Discussion Outline3 Minutes
- 4.6Questions for Reflection
- 4.7Additional Resources
- Section 3: The Ongoing Nature of Vocational Discernment7
- 5.1Prepare – Matthew 13:1-9
- 5.2Developing a Sense of Vocation, Caroline Ainsworth – Video and Discussion Outline3 Minutes
- 5.3Vocational Discernment, Andy Root – Video and Discussion Outline4 Minutes
- 5.4Vocation, Shane Claiborne – Video and Discussion Outline3 Minutes
- 5.5The Spiritual Journey of Young Adults, Steven Argue – Video and Discussion Outline5 Minutes
- 5.6Questions for Reflection
- 5.7Additional Resources