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Interview | Author and pastor James Emery White on vocation, Christian influence, and the church's chief priority | Marvin Olasky

With so many worthwhile time-users pulling at the sleeves of Christian students —career preparation, politics, compassionate volunteer activities, church functions, and so on—it’s not surprising that the question they most frequently throw at Christian professors involves use of time both immediately and long-range; in essence, how can I make my activities matter? Older Christians report that such decision making doesn’t get any easier, and it’s the question of not just success but significance that James Emery White, senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte, N.C., deals with in Serious Times (InterVarsity, 2004).

WORLD: How can we help move current fascination with “finding your spiritual gift” to an understanding of the biblical idea of calling, or “finding your vocation”?

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