Guiding Research Questions
These are some of the guiding research questions of the Soundings Project:
- What language do people use when they talk about vocation (calling)? When describing what vocation is, do people gravitate toward certain stories from Scripture, or speak of spiritual gifts, or do they draw upon other sources?
- What elements of the church’s life together are most formative for people’s growth into understanding and living out their sense of calling?
- How might it be communicated best that all Christians have a vocation?
- How can both church leaders and members participate fully in shared reflection about matters of calling?
- How might church leaders and members better understand and communicate both the communal and individual natures of callings?