Calling Congregations

The whole church has a stake in raising questions of vocation in the hearts and minds of young people. Congregations renew the church and change the world when they actively nurture young men and women with the potential to become excellent pastoral leaders. FTE offers you a broad array of vocation care resources through its Calling Congregations initiative. Will you join us?

	Read our Congregations Blog and other print resources including Greenhouses of Hope: Congregations Growing Young Leaders Who Will Change the World. Watch a video about the benefits to congregations in nurturing young leaders. Listen to stories and speakers from past conferences and events, and learn about congregations that are taking part in the cause!
The first step in our journey is to simply read, watch, and listen to the stories of those who are committed to congregational practices that notice, name and nurture future leaders for the church.
	Get information about our 2011 Calling Congregations Conference in Atlanta, GA Read more about our cause Learn about our VocationCARE Practices Find out about our VocationCARE Trainings
We hope you'll take the next step in this journey and join our growing community of calling congregations. You will find companions who care for vocation, helpful resources and practices for nurturing leaders and a renewed hope for God's church and the next generation of leaders who will lead it into the future.
	Become a practitioner of the VocationCARE Approach Explore VocationCARE Practice Grants Explore Grants for Pastoral Internships Call others to action in support of future leaders for the church
Church communities that care for vocation practice nurturing leaders who pursue Christian vocations, especially the call to ordained ministry, as faithful ways for living a meaningful life. We believe that you and your institution are positioned to shape and form future church leaders. So let's share in this work together of leading generations to hear, respond and serve God's call in their lives and to change the world.