Outputs (2)

Surprise, Hope and Gift: A Pneumatological Account of the Unexpected Nature of Vocation (2022)
Journal Article
Lovell, C. F. (2022). Surprise, Hope and Gift: A Pneumatological Account of the Unexpected Nature of Vocation. International Journal of Systematic Theology, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijst.12629

God's call can be surprising and unexpected. This article evaluates theologies of vocation in light of this potential for surprise. Contemporary Protestant theological interpretations of vocation are critiqued as incomplete due to their tendency to p... Read More about Surprise, Hope and Gift: A Pneumatological Account of the Unexpected Nature of Vocation.

Ordained Ministry: Divine Calling or Career Choice? Is there Anything Distinctive About a Vocation to Ordained Ministry? (2022)
Journal Article
Lovell, C. (2022). Ordained Ministry: Divine Calling or Career Choice? Is there Anything Distinctive About a Vocation to Ordained Ministry?. Ecclesiology: The Journal for Ministry, Mission and Unity, 18(3), 319-340. https://doi.org/10.1163/17455316-18030005

This article addresses current ambiguities and potential confusion around the language and nature of vocation to ordination, focusing specifically on the process by which that vocation is discerned by the individual and by the church. It suggests tha... Read More about Ordained Ministry: Divine Calling or Career Choice? Is there Anything Distinctive About a Vocation to Ordained Ministry?.