VOCATION - Finding Your Voice

Each of us as a vocation - several actually. We may or may not be able to make a living through them. This conversation will be about how we discover, develop, and live out our vocations, and how they may change and grow over time. We will also explore how we harmonize them with one another so that we live a synchronous life.

Fredrick Buechner defined vocation as “the place where your deep gladness meets the world’s great need.” Vocation is rooted in the Latin word vox, which means voice.

My definition? Our vocation is, quite literally: "The voice with which our lives speak things into existence in the world."

Our vocations are the ways we manifest good and life-giving energy that creates tangible (though not always physical) results. They are expressed through our relationships, our hobbies and interests, and yes, sometimes even our careers and occupations.

This meet up is open to people of any faith or no faith at all. All are welcome. All have a voice that is seeking expression in the world. To find and live your vocations is among the most important pursuits in life.

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Rev. Dr. Ken G. Crawford works as a leadership and life coach, a spiritual director and a pastoral counselor. These disciplines combine to provide a holistic view of work and how it intersects our personal, private and public lives. Ken's favorite work task is helping people hear the possibilities in their own stories and see how they are already living the seeds of their potential.

Rev. Justin Hancock is a pastor and theologian working in the area of disability, faith and vocation. Justin celebrates human embodiment and the potential for each of us to find our voice and create something good in the world with our lives. Justin understands his cerebral palsy as an expression of God's creativity and love of diversity, not as a defect to be overcome.

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LOCATION 501 Elm Street, Suite 450 Dallas, TX 75202 We are located in the 501 Elm Place building, on the NE corner of Houston & Elm. Look for the historic brick building directly across from the 6th Floor Museum/ Book Depository. Our entrance faces Elm Street. The Grove is on the 4th floor, suite 450. MAP: http://bit.ly/grovedallasmap

DART RAIL (Our preferred transportation option.) Take any DART Rail line to the West End Station. Walk west on Pacific (rail line) to Record St. South on Record to Elm. West on Elm. The doors to 501 Elm Place will be on your right, after the Subway entrance, shortly before you reach Houston Street. MAP: http://bit.ly/westendgrove

METERED PARKING There is metered parking on Record, Ross & Houston. You can pay by coin, or using the "Pay By Phone" app. https://paybyphone.com/mobile-apps/ Parking on Elm St is prohibited between 7am-9am and 4pm-6pm.

LOT PARKING You can park at one of the paid lots in the Ross & Houston area which are $4 to $9. There is also a city lot under the Woodall Rogers overpass at Houston & McKinney which costs $2 flat up til 5pm.

INTERACTIVE PARKING MAP
http://dallas.bestparking.com/neighborhoods/west-end-historic-district-parking When you get to the building, take the elevator to 4th floor. Look for Suite 450 with the big glass doors on the right.
Feel free to call 214-530-9145 for help.