Fundamental to the calling to particular kinds of work is the calling to follow Christ. This article shows how the two callings relate. Then it shows how to view God's calling and guiding of people to various kinds of work.

Does God guide people to particular types of work? He does, by way of Bible study, prayer, Christian community and individual reflection. How do you discern the guidance of God toward a particular kind of work? This article offers three major considerations for discerning God’s vocational guidance: the needs of the world, your own skills and gifts, and your truest desires.

The Christian sense of vocation starts with the call to follow Christ. Added to this are the biblical callings to work and glorify Christ in all of life. These are foundational to the Christian view of work.

To the Reformers all labour was accepted as a calling and performed as unto the Lord. This article maps the path that led the church to embrace the dualistic view of life and forget the implications of the priesthood of all believers. It shows that embracing the call to follow Christ is foundational to understand the theology of work. This is how the church can recover the biblical truth of vocation.

Atheism, lack of work ethic, and a dualistic approach to life by the church have killed the sense of life and work as a calling. This article shows that developing a theology of work can help the church to regain the sense of life and work as vocation.