Career vs Calling: What's the Difference?
A career is a person's professional journey. A calling is a deeper sense of purpose, responsibility or meaningful direction that may influence how someone chooses to use their life and abilities.
A calling does not necessarily equal a job title.
Someone may experience a calling toward teaching but express it through formal education, mentoring, writing, ministry or training.
A deeper perspective on work
Likewise, someone can have a career that provides income and development without considering it a calling.
The important distinction is that career answers more of the question:
"What path of work am I pursuing?"
while calling may address:
"What do I feel deeply responsible or compelled to contribute?"
For people who approach work from a Christian worldview, calling can also carry a distinctly spiritual meaning and should not be reduced simply to career preference.
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