Every member of the body of Christ has the same primary calling. But God gives us different gifts (Romans 12:4-8) and invites us into a diversity of second callings. We can think of second callings as personal response to the primary calling of Christ. Then, our God-given gifts, our passions, our experiences, our contexts, become elements that shape our second callings. The local church offers a Christ-centered, Spirit-led community. Within this community, we can discern what God is doing in our lives—his gifts, callings, invitations to us.
