About The 21st Century Calling of the Christian Engineer
| Authors | Jordan, William |
|---|---|
| Date | 2015 |
| Proceedings | Proceedings of the 2015 Christian Engineering Conference |
| Place | Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA |
| Vol / Pages | pp. 57u201371 |
| URL | https://drive.google.com/file/d/11k9zlyvaVh2XJeuoxg-btM7RZlgRQ-PN/view |
Type: Conference Paper
Tags: Christian Engineering
Abstract
The concept of vocation has been largely lost in our modern culture. Many people think it only means a career in full time Christian ministry or an education obtained at a vocational/technical school. However, vocation for the Christian engineer should mean much more. In his excellent paper in Christian Scholars Review, Dr. Byron Newberry writes that vocation refers to a “divine call or summons to live a life of transcendent purpose-to use one’s distinct gifts in the service of God’s people and for the stewardship of Gods creation.”1 Dr. Newberry’s paper discusses the difficulties in trying to install this concept of vocation in contemporary engineering education. This paper expands upon Newberry’s work by discussing some specific things God may be calling the 21st century engineer to do. It also expands upon an earlier paper by the author that describes the narrower topic of calling and motivation for Christian engineers to work on international projects.