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Third Calling
What are you doing the rest of your life? THIRD CALLING is a powerful book about finding purpose, passion and spiritual significance in a new season of life. Young adulthood offers opportunities to grow-up, pursue education, perhaps marry, start a family, and get established—the First Calling. Before long, it’s time to develop careers, establish reputations, raise children, and care for elder parents—the Second Calling. Then, something transformational happens; maybe the nest empties, turning a certain age is celebrated or a career ends. It is a new season—the Third Calling. It is a fresh period filled with possibilities and opportunities. And while God has had a plan all along, He has great things in store for the future. He uniquely designed each individual, packed lives with exceptional experiences and placed within every heart a passion for his world and his mission. Richard and Leona Bergstrom share thoughtful insights drawn from their own experiences, as well as from the lives of others. The book will inspire and encourage you and the practical steps presented will guide you through a process to re-ignite dreams and unleash new possibilities.
183 pages, Paperback
Published August 3, 2016
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March 2, 2020
Purpose and impact give life meaning. Many people wait until the "end of their days" to pursue a life of meaning, self-actualization. What if one's calling is that of contribution? Karen Briscoe, author and podcast host 5 Minute Success
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December 31, 2016 ***...the perfect gift for anyone in or nearing retirement...***
Gerontologist Amy Hanson describes Baby Boomers born between 1946 and 1964 as "independent, cause oriented and well-educated" in the foreword to Richard and Leona Bergstrom's new release, "Third Calling". Where the author's believe retirement is a time to consider the question, "What will I do with the rest of my life?" Will this new season mean potlucks and rocking chairs or will I find new direction, meaning and purpose in a life free of alarm clocks, schedules and work responsibilities?
The book's premise, "long life is a gift from God," offers options for using rich, diverse and unique life experiences for "the next chapter" to complete what the Bergstrom's call their "Third Calling."
They believe this calling is designed by God even though retirees often struggle with stresses of adult children, grandchildren and health issues while also caring for aging parents. The Bergstrom's, leading edge Baby Boomers themselves, founded Re-Ignite, an organization that equips Baby Boomers ages 55-70, to search for and discover new meaning and purpose in retirement. Their quest also led them to write "Third Calling."
The book defines first, second and third callings as three stages of life. The first segment includes family responsibilities and young adulthood, the second, midlife responsibilities and the third offers "a full range of opportunities in maturity." The third is like a blank canvas ready to be filled in by engaged, involved and often passionate retirees.
Part one invites readers to "step into their story...pursue their passion and awake their dreams." while part two clarifies what values are, how values determine new directions and how to "hear the One who calls."
Part three considers risks, explores new worlds and new possibilities that focus on how to live a memorable, "values-based" life. Chapters include quotes, Scriptures, tools, insights and personal examples that equip readers for their third calling and make a difference in the world.
Written from a Christian perspective and filled with practical, doable suggestions, "Third Calling" is the perfect gift for anyone nearing or in retirement as they consider what to do with the rest of their life.
'Third Calling: What are you doing the rest of your life?' by Richard & Leona Bergstrom, Church Health, 2016, 182 Pages, 978-0970555212, $14.99
Midwest Book Reviews: "Gail's Bookshelf" November 2016
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Gerontologist Amy Hanson describes Baby Boomers born between 1946 and 1964 as "independent, cause oriented and well-educated" in the foreword to Richard and Leona Bergstrom's new release, "Third Calling". Where the author's believe retirement is a time to consider the question, "What will I do with the rest of my life?" Will this new season mean potlucks and rocking chairs or will I find new direction, meaning and purpose in a life free of alarm clocks, schedules and work responsibilities?
The book's premise, "long life is a gift from God," offers options for using rich, diverse and unique life experiences for "the next chapter" to complete what the Bergstrom's call their "Third Calling."
They believe this calling is designed by God even though retirees often struggle with stresses of adult children, grandchildren and health issues while also caring for aging parents. The Bergstrom's, leading edge Baby Boomers themselves, founded Re-Ignite, an organization that equips Baby Boomers ages 55-70, to search for and discover new meaning and purpose in retirement. Their quest also led them to write "Third Calling."
The book defines first, second and third callings as three stages of life. The first segment includes family responsibilities and young adulthood, the second, midlife responsibilities and the third offers "a full range of opportunities in maturity." The third is like a blank canvas ready to be filled in by engaged, involved and often passionate retirees.
Part one invites readers to "step into their story...pursue their passion and awake their dreams." while part two clarifies what values are, how values determine new directions and how to "hear the One who calls."
Part three considers risks, explores new worlds and new possibilities that focus on how to live a memorable, "values-based" life. Chapters include quotes, Scriptures, tools, insights and personal examples that equip readers for their third calling and make a difference in the world.
Written from a Christian perspective and filled with practical, doable suggestions, "Third Calling" is the perfect gift for anyone nearing or in retirement as they consider what to do with the rest of their life.
'Third Calling: What are you doing the rest of your life?' by Richard & Leona Bergstrom, Church Health, 2016, 182 Pages, 978-0970555212, $14.99
Midwest Book Reviews: "Gail's Bookshelf" November 2016
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