2-16 #vocare

I recently decided to begin coordinating a weekly tweetchat that focuses on issues of vocation and calling. This week was the first! These chats will happen every Tuesday at 9p EST and last for 1 hour. You can join for part or all of the conversation by searching for #vocare on twitter. When you post a reply simply add #vocare to your post. On Wednesdays I will recapture the discussion on this blog.

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

Q1: How has vocation impacted your life? #vocare

ithinkyoureneat David Allen 

@TAShanks I have no clue. #vocare

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

Q1: If you would def. vocation as work, well, went to work to earn a living. Then I seminary geared my work towards my call. #vocare

lstreight Lisa Streight

#vocare Q1: My current vocation with a faith based organization brought faith back into my life...I had lost faith prior to beginning this work

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

Q2: What is your vocation/calling? #vocare

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

Q2. My calling is to work with children & adults. 1st w/underprivileged children, matriculated to teaching all ages in the church. #vocare

lstreight Lisa Streight 

#vocare Q2: Not sure I would call it a "calling" but I've always seemed to be drawn to creative work, marketing, and customer service.

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

My calling/vocation is to nurture a call in young people. It took me 10 years to come up with a simple way to state that. #vocare

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

Q3: What is the definition of vocation? #vocare

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

Q3. I'd define vocation as work, what you do to earn a living.#vocare

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

society has created a view of vocation that is just a job but I'm beginning to think more like this http://bit.ly/cBNJyI short video#vocare

ithinkyoureneat David Allen 

@TAShanks The intersection of your talents and passion #vocare

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks

@lilmeezer interesting to Q3... I've been challenged recently to look at vocation from it's root word in Latin which means to call #vocare

lstreight Lisa Streight 

#vocare My vocation is different than my passion

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

@lstreight can you explain a little? is it your vocation thats different or your job?#vocare

lstreight Lisa Streight 

#vocare You may have to explain the difference to me

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

RT @lilmeezer: For me a call is what you are compelled to do, if you don't do it, you hunger for it. #vocare// I like the using "hunger"

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

Vocare is the root word in Latin for vocation #vocare = to call... @lstreight

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks

@lstreight so is your calling different than your passion? or your job different?#vocare thats what I meant by that question

lstreight Lisa Streight 

#vocare Then my job may be different than my call. My passion is music, theater, film, creative arts.

lstreight Lisa Streight 

#vocare Although I get to manage and nurture those creative endeavors (passions) in others in my current job

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

did anyone check out that quick vid? #vocare

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

@TAShanks Yes a good vid. All are called, @vaumc has been emphasizing that this past year (and I love it!). So vocation is the same? #vocare

lstreight Lisa Streight 

#vocare Good video, very creative. Vocation is gifts, passion, talents used to serve God

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

@lstreight yes... in other words... calling #vocare

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

I first saw that video at a Young Clergy Recruitment Training in Nashville.#vocare it challenged me

lstreight Lisa Streight 

#vocare @lilmeezer @tashanks how did you come to know your call?

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

@lstreight Ha ha! That could take paragraphs. Will 'splain as soon as I get the little man to bed. BRB. #vocare

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

@lstreight in a vision when I was 12. I dnt understand much, ive nevr forgotten it & every so often something happens reveals more#vocare

lstreight Lisa Streight 

#vocare @tashanks A vision, eh?Exciting. Wonder if most have something as specific as a vision or just gravitate towards an intense interest

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

@lstreight idk... thoughts #vocare? I've always been an oddball, normal is foreign to me.

lstreight Lisa Streight 

#vocare so if my gift is seeing connections everywhere, talent is managing people and embracing creativity, passion is creative art, am I good?

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

I think some of your calling fulfills passions but I am passionate about Siamese cats & I do not feel they are my calling per say.#vocare

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

@lstreight Does it fulfill you? #vocare

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

@lilmeezer agreed. @lstreight I'm not sure that anyone would know the answer to that other than you. #vocare

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

@TAShanks Agreed on which point? ;-) #vocare

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

@lilmeezer that calling fulfills passions but that passions do not = calling#vocare

lstreight Lisa Streight 

@lilmeezer #vocare Tough question. Some days very much so. Many variables. Often long for something more and wonder if it's me or the job

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

@TAShanks Ok thanks for the clarification. I think passions can be "lighter" than voc/calling (but a job utilizing them is great) #vocare

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

@lstreight I think the longing for something more is what detracts from the fulfillment of call most. #vocare

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

@lstreight What would you do/what would it be if you could find that "something more"? #vocare

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks

@lstreight I think there is more in store for me but I'm satisfied where I am now, doing what I'm doing. #vocare

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

A tweet from my buddy (and fellow person passionate about Siamese) @Meezer_Mom: @lilmeezer IMHO, Work + Vocation = Flow. #vocare

lstreight Lisa Streight 

#vocare You both seem so secure in your vocational choices. I'm impressed.

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

@lstreight soon enough I'll be completely confused again... you just caught me in a mountain top moment instead of a valley #vocare

lstreight Lisa Streight 

#vocare @lilmeezer Would like to know that I've actually changed a life for the better. Feel far removed from witnessing meaningful change.

lstreight Lisa Streight 

@TAShanks LOL #vocare

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

@lstreight I only just got truly here Jan 10th. Have sloooooowly been working my way here for YEARS. #vocare It also ends up evolving.

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

@lstreight It's hard when you aren't in 1 of the "glamour" positions touching ppl daily/weekly, but we are all important cogs #vocare

lstreight Lisa Streight 

@lilmeezer What was significant about Jan 10th? #vocare

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

@lstreight Started as DCE in new job. Was trying to work outside church,#UMC changed my mind (Deacon ords), knew I wanted to teach. #vocare

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

@lstreight Had seminary but no church exp. Was also new to#UMC. Worked hard on connections & was Youth Dir (not ideal) for a year. #vocare

lstreight Lisa Streight 

@lilmeezer And so now you are teaching with the UMC? #vocare

TAShanks Tiffanie Shanks 

#vocare you can keep talking but I'm signing out. We'll talk next week about mentorship! same time... same #

lstreight Lisa Streight 

@lilmeezer Youth director is a tough job...not because of the youth but the workload and pressure #vocare

lstreight Lisa Streight 

#vocare Thanks this was interesting and fun. I'd do it again in a minute (or next Tuesday at 9pm)

lilmeezer Alison Carmack

@lstreight Well, just in a local church. But to all ages, I realized after seminary I love teaching teachers to teach. Love adults. #vocare

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

@lstreight And the straight on energy-filled emotional rollercoaster hands on necessary too. Fulfilling but exhausting! #vocare

lilmeezer Alison Carmack 

@lstreight You meet the neatest people through these kinda chats.#vocare