Answering God's Call: Finding, Following, and Fulfilling God's Will for Your Life (Hobbs College Library)

?Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people.? -Colossians 3:23   Every believer has a calling from God. We are all called to salvation, to service, and to surrender. Discerning and pursuing God?s call in your life becomes the work of a lifetime. Biblically insightful, theologically faithful, and practically helpful,Answering God?s Call will draw readers into a deeper understanding of God?s will for their lives.  Review?My friend and colleague Scott Pace has provided the church an invaluable gift in his bookAnswering God?s Call. It is biblically insightful, theologically faithful, and practically helpful. It will be a blessing to every follower of Christ who desires to know, obey, and fulfill his calling on their life.? -Daniel L. Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary   ?One of the most enduring, and at times perplexing, questions Christians wrestle with has to do with God?s ?call? on our individual lives.Answering God?s Call is an essential contribution to the Hobbs College Library. This resource meets each individual at the intersection of future-tense thinking and God?s desired will. Dr. Pace serves as both author and architect allowing the reader to clarify and then construct a life rich with calling that is firmly grounded in a doctrine of vocation.? -Brent Crowe, vice president, Student Leadership University   ?Answering God?s Call provides a great biblical guide for church leaders to disciple a new generation of leaders for God?s mission in their community and around the world. I highly recommend the book and urge pastors to make it an integral part of their leadership development process.? -Kevin Ezell, president, North American Mission Board   ?Increasingly, people are realizing that the question ?What should I do with my life?? is a needless and wearisome burden. The better question is, ?What is God calling me to do with the gifts, talents, and passions that he has given to me?? Answering God?s Call is accessible, insightful, and encouraging as it recovers the classic Christian understanding of calling, removing the all-too-common burden of choice and replacing it with the easy yoke of serving God and serving others.? -Gene C. Fant Jr., president, North Greenville University    ?The question of God?s call is among the more regular questions I receive as a pastor. Too often people seem to ground their understanding of God?s call in emotion, almost exclusively. That?s why I love and appreciate this volume from Scott Pace. It tackles the question of God?s call from both a biblical and pastoral perspective. You will be helped by this book.?  -Micah Fries, senior pastor, Brainerd Baptist Church, Chattanooga, TN   ?A scholarly and approachable book on a vitally important question: How do we know what God?s will is for our lives? Dr. Pace answers the question biblically and practically in a way that avoids the extremes that often stymie this discussion. Whether you are trying to figure out God?s call on your life or how to help others discover it, you will want to own and master this book!? -J. D. Greear, pastor, The Summit Church, Raleigh-Durham, NC, and president, The Southern Baptist Convention    ?What I would have given to have had this series when I first came to faith in Christ. To me, understanding my calling has been my staying power in ministry. Next to my call, my spiritual growth as a believer has grounded me for the duration of my life and ministry. Read and be enriched.? -Johnny Hunt, senior vice president of evangelism and leadership, North American Mission Board; pastor, First Baptist Church, Woodstock, GA; and former president, The Southern Baptist Convention   ?Answering God?s Call is a brilliant work delivered at a significant moment in history. This generation is intensely curious about finding purpose and meaning for their lives. The great news found in God?s Word is that t