Here I Am : Now What on Earth Should I Be Doing?

by Schultze, Quentin J.

• ISBN13: 9780801065453
• ISBN10: 0801065453
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781441233493
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-01
• Publisher: Baker Books
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Summary

Schultze helps readers identify God's call on their lives, offers an expanded understanding of vocation, and shows that what people do is not as important as how they do it.

Author Biography

Quentin Schultze (Ph.D., University of Illinois) is professor of communication arts and sciences at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A nationally known communications expert, Schultze is the author or coauthor of several books, including High-Tech Worship?, Habits of the High-Tech Heart, Internet for Christians, Communicating for Life, and Dancing in the Dark: Youth, Popular Culture, and the Electronic Media.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	7	(2)
Introduction	9	(2)
1. Listening to God	11	(12)
Knowing That God Calls
Identifying Our Vocation and Stations
Responding in Faith
Declaring Our Availability
2. Participating in Renewal	23	(12)
Joining God's Symphony
Renewing "All Things"
Preparing for the New Heaven and New Earth
Recognizing God in Our Weakness
Admitting Our God-Given Strengths
Identifying Our Root Gifts
3. Succeeding Wholeheartedly	35	(10)
Opening Our Hearts
Putting Our Hearts into Our Stations
Avoiding Riches and Prestige
Monitoring Our Hearts
4. Caring Responsibly	45	(12)
Caring in All Stations
Being Responsible Owners under God
Caring with Excellence and Compassion
Caring for Self
Tasting Heaven on Earth
5. Celebrating Leisure	57	(12)
Contemplating God's Love
Resting in Peace
Worshipping in Spirit and Truth
Living Prayerfully
6. Flourishing in Communities	69	(12)
Thinking Cosmically
Identifying and Addressing Needs
Fostering Work Reciprocity
Listening to Mentors and Mentoring Others
Respecting Work, Family, and Church
7. Loving for Good	81	(10)
Friendship-Sacrificing for Those We Know
Hospitality-Making Room for Strangers
Neighborliness-Helping All in Need
8. Offering a Legacy	91	(10)
Living Gratefully
Giving Generously
Reflecting the Face of Christ
Suggested Reading	101	(6)
Notes	107