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Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi is director of the Office of Professional Formation and term assistant professor of leadership and formation at Iliff School of Theology. She is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and has served as a hospital chaplain, youth leader, multicultural student affairs administrator, and denominational staff.Matthew Floding was director of ministerial formation at Duke Divinity School. He is an ordained minister in the Reformed Church in America and has served as pastor, college chaplain, dean of students and director of field education.

"The book is accessible, gritty, and honest. It raises good conversation on the multiplicity of vocation and represents the complexity of life, vocation, and constructed meaning that we, in religious and ministerial circles, have known and navigated for some time. Vocation, in this context, is a complicated conversation and we have the beneficial wisdom of this diverse group of authors to articulate this complexity for us in this truth-telling and thought-provoking project.”

• IntroductionKristina Lizardy-Hajbi and Matthew FlodingA Community Said YesMatthew FlodingCallings Shaped by PurposeKristina Lizardy-HajbiWhat Are Pastors For?Will WillimonA Priest of PriestsMelissa Florer-BixlerHear. See. Tell. Walk Through the Unlocked DoorWilliam H. Lamar IVA Calling Worthy of My LifeBrian KeepersChaplaincy: Ministry That Ferments and SeasonsNancy Elizabeth WoodEngaging, Embracing, and Expressing Self in CallingsTammerie DayWhat is Your Thing? Discerning “It” and Doing “It” Scared!Danielle J. BuhuroA Call to ServeRuth Naomi SegresA Calling to the AcademyDavid Emmanuel GoatleyVocation as CommunalChristine J. HongLearning to Be CarriedKeith StarkenburgRags to Riches to RagsMiguel A. De La TorreParticipating in God’s Wide Welcome: The Ministry of Camps, Conference, and Retreat CentersTheresa F. LatiniIt Started with TreesKent BusmanIn Such a SeasonElivette Mendez AnguloBecoming the ClayMegan ShepherdA Calling to CampusTrygve D. JohnsonDoing Campus Ministry LatinamenteEddie De LeónUnfoldingKate HolbrookCalled by Name for Engagement with the WorldMary Schaller BlaufussSo, You’re the BishopJames HazelwoodTo Say Yes, Again and Again and AgainKaren OlivetoMinistry in the Public SquareTraci BlackmonThe Inward and Outward Journey of MinistryWesley Granberg-MichaelsonThe Communion Table as Vocational Pathway in Nonprofit LeadershipDavid Harrison and John SeniorDiscovering God’s Call in Prayer and Communitygreg littleMinistry Connecting Faith and HealthKathie Bender SchwichCalled by CommunityMarilyn Pagán-BanksSpiritual EntrepreneurshipPatrick G. DugganA Way Out of No WayTawana DavisA (Non) Sacramental (Non) Ministry of FoodMariah HaydenA Thread You FollowNathan E. KirkpatrickHoly Friendships: Ecumenical and Interfaith ConnectionsKatie CroweAn Unexpected WayLiddy BarlowThe Unexpected within a CallMichael BosJust Keep WalkingAmanda HendersonStarting New Faith Communities: What’s the Point?Chris S. DaviesOn Starting New Things While the World Is BurningTyler SitMi CaminoRhina RamosFarm ChurchAllen C. BrimerIntroducing Bivocational MinistryDarryl W. StephensThank God for FriendsScott CameronJarena’s DaughterFaye TaylorCobbling a Mosaic in VocationRebecca Jeney Park-HearnConclusionMatthew Floding and Kristina Lizardy-HajbiNotesIndexAbout the Contributors