Updated 5/2/12

Have you ever stopped to wonder what you might be doing if you weren’t doing college ministry?

For some of us, maybe we find ourselves thinking about this often… even too often.

But is the grass really greener on the other side of the fence?

Sure, sometimes a change of career – because of a new vocational understanding – requires us to move on from where we are.

But sometimes I think some of our mental wanderings simply serve to distract us from the ministry we have been called to.

And yet, I do think, that there’s a third possibility for us to consider here…

Is it possible, that in considering some of the “other things” in life that:

• bring us joy
• use our gifts
• expose us to new things
• cause us to consider a career change

that God might be wanting to grow our current ministry context?

Is it possible that God might want to better utilize some of our gifts/talents/passions in our current ministry context that we’re not currently making good use of?

Is it possible that the day-to-day approach to ministry we’ve grown comfortable with is no longer sufficient, and that God is trying to stir within us some new ways of engaging in our daily work?

What do you think?

How would you know if God was calling you to something new OR simply calling you to broaden your approach to ministry in your current context?

What are some of the gifts/talents/passions that you possess, that you don’t currently make good use of in you ministry setting?

Please take a moment to share your thoughts in the comment section below.