{"id":1492,"date":"2011-08-02T00:33:38","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T05:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"The question of vocation has long been central to liberal education. In his Spotlight, Dr. Rick Lytle will reflect on views of calling: academic, professional, and spiritual. <!--more-->A calling is a \"divine appointment\" not reserved to professional mini"},"modified":"2012-09-28T18:09:53","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T23:09:53","slug":"considering-vocation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/spotlight-schedule\/considering-vocation\/","title":{"rendered":"Considering Vocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The question of vocation has long been central to liberal education. In his Spotlight, Dr. Rick Lytle will reflect on views of calling: academic, professional, and spiritual. <!--more-->A calling is a &#8220;divine appointment&#8221; not reserved to professional ministers and clergy. In fact, most of Jesus&#8217; work was done with marketplace people. We&#8217;ll consider how often the teaching of Jesus builds on the work of men and women in the world.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube 91l7NPUz-A0 590 440]<\/p>\n<h3>Reading<\/h3>\n<p>In preparation for this Spotlight session, please read the following two excerpts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webfiles.acu.edu\/departments\/General%20Education\/CORE%20110\/Readings\/Nouwen_Vocation_and_Career.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Henri Nouwen &#8211; On Vocation and Career<\/a>.<br \/>\nNote:\u00a0 myACU login required to view reading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Henri Nouwen, from <em>Seeds of Hope: A Henri Nouwen Reader<\/em>, ed. Robert Durback.\u00a0 (Image Books, 1997), 142-149.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/webfiles.acu.edu\/departments\/General%20Education\/CORE%20110\/Readings\/DeKoster_Work-The_Meaning_of_Your_Life.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Lester DeKoster &#8211; Work: the Meaning of Your Life<\/a>.<br \/>\nNote:\u00a0 myACU login required to view reading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lester DeKoster, from <em>Work: the Meaning of Your Life<\/em> (Christian Library Press, 1982), 3-12.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Join the Conversation<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>If you have a question for this week&#8217;s speaker or would like to share a conclusion of your own, please post it as a comment below. We welcome off-campus voices to the public Cornerstone dialogue as long as they are respectful and contribute meaningfully to these curricular discussions. See the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/terms-of-use\/\" target=\"_blank\">ACU Blogs Terms of Use<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/about\/\">About Cornerstone<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><!--sidebar--><\/p>\n<h1>Spotlight Resources<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/the-pope-on-vocation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1351\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/files\/2010\/11\/PopeJohnPaul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/files\/2010\/11\/PopeJohnPaul.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/files\/2010\/11\/PopeJohnPaul-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/files\/2010\/11\/PopeJohnPaul-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/files\/2010\/11\/PopeJohnPaul-78x78.jpg 78w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/files\/2010\/11\/PopeJohnPaul-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/the-pope-on-vocation\/\">The Pope on Vocation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/career-center-insiders\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1348 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/files\/2010\/11\/Careers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/files\/2010\/11\/Careers.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/files\/2010\/11\/Careers-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/files\/2010\/11\/Careers-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/files\/2010\/11\/Careers-78x78.jpg 78w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/files\/2010\/11\/Careers-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef12\/career-center-insiders\/\">Career Center Insiders<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>BIOGRAPHY<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Rick Lytle is a professor of marketing and Dean of the College of Business Administration. 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