Going on Vocation

What's the difference between a job and a vocation? That question is explored through a Christian perspective in this documentary illustrating how a personal vision—and sense of higher purpose—can be the most important part of work, no matter what a person does. The subjects who share their stories hail from a wide range of occupations, including a waitress, a nurse, a construction worker, a college professor, and a stay-at-home dad (currently jobless), who embraces the opportunity to spend both quality and quantity time with his kids (the experience has also helped him to grow in spiritual terms). The program, which also presents commentary from Christian scholars, acknowledges that finding a true calling within one's job is not always easy; for every individual who does so (such as the professional pilot-turned-beekeeper profiled here, who traded one set of wings for thousands of others), many more feel that their line of work is not particularly satisfying. For a number of interviewees, however, their sense of purposefulness emerged over time, as both their religious beliefs and skills developed, and they became aware of previously unrecognized opportunities all around them. Embracing the concept of “bloom where you're planted,” these individuals exemplify the aim of serving and living their faith every day, in every way. Offering a solid exploration of the intersection of faith and work, this is recommended. Aud: P. (C. Block)