When you come back from vacation and it's time to get back to work, how do you feel? The answer often reveals a lot about our jobs — what’s working and what isn’t. 

Dr. Chip Roper, Ken Kinard, and Sarah Evers discuss the question, "What does my vacation say about my work?"

If you have the post-vacation work blues, how can you identify the causes of your discontent, and what are your options for action?

In this episode, the VOCA team will shed some biblical wisdom on how to interpret your back-to-work experience and what to do about it.

For more information on this topic, see our article What Your Vacation is Telling You About Your Job on our website VOCACenter.org.

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This episode begins as Chip discusses job transition for pastors with Dave Wiedis. Dave is the Director of Counseling at Providence Church in West Chester, Pennsylvania and Founder & Executive Director of ServingLeaders Ministries. After this discussion they open up the conversation to a panel of pastors who talk about their personal journeys of job transition.

Pastors Panel

• Chip Roper, VOCA Center and Made to Flourish
• Dave Wiedis, ServingLeaders 
• John Welborn, Salem Church
• John Young, Affinity Search Partners 
• Mark Snyder, Pleasant View Church
• Tracy Troxel, Stone Hill Church

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Chip, Sarah, and Ken welcome Bill Hendricks to the podcast to explain how we can tap into our “giftedness” to feel the joy of work. Bill Hendricks is President of The Giftedness Center, Executive Director for Christian Leadership at The Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary, and co-host of The Table Podcast on issues of God and culture. He is the author of Your Work Matters to God and The Person Called YOU: Why You’re Here, Why You Matter & What You Should Do With Your Life. Learn how we are designed for work and what it looks like when you tap into your God-given strengths.

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• Your Work Matters to God
• The Person Called YOU: Why You’re Here, Why You Matter & What You Should Do With Your Life
• The Table Podcast

VOCA invites John McCarthy to talk about navigating the deep issues of identity and purpose work can bring. As the Founder of AGI management and author of The Purpose Promise, John is an entrepreneur out to disrupt the way people look at success. Listen to learn how to work and job search with purpose.

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The Purpose Promise: www.purposepromise.org/books

Dr. Bryan Dik joins the VOCA team to discuss God’s calling for your life. Dr. Dik has done research to prove that a deep clarity of vocation is a real thing with real benefits. You will hear practical takeaways like creating a personal board of directors, finding your calling, and the 4 C’s of adaptability. Hear how your sense of calling will impact the way you work.

Handle the challenges of job search and career change with the Career Navigator: vocacenter.org/career-navigator

The team invites Scott Nevins join the podcast to talk about a career requirement - networking. Scott is a serial entrepreneur, CEO, and Principal Wealth Advisor at Bernstein Global Wealth Management. Networking is core to Scott’s business and he’s passionate about helping people do it well. You will hear some of Scott’s best practices and answers to career navigation’s toughest questions.

Scott's Notes (PDF)

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Join Dr. Chip Roper, President of the VOCA Center, and co-hosts Sarah Evers and Ken Kinard, career coaches and job search experts, with the VOCA Center, as they share best practices of job searching and invite guest speakers to do the same. You will hear stories and tips from executives, authors, church leaders, and more. Discover your next step to work with purpose.

Handle the challenges of job search and career change with the Career Navigator: vocacenter.org/career-navigator