Colin Creel’s first book, Perspectives: A Life Guide for Twentysomethings helped younger people make decisions about life. Now, he’s written a sequel entitled Crossroads: Navigating Your Calling and Career, a book that delves into the specifics of identifying your vocational calling. Creel, the dean of junior boys at a school in Georgia, has first-hand experience with this process both in his own life and those of the students he serves. The book blurbs by Ken Boa, Thelma Wells, Shaunti Feldhahn and Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz all recommend the book to those seeking direction in life.
If you’re a college student reading this, you probably are working through the muddled waters of choosing a career and corresponding major. Or maybe you’re in high school trying to decide where to go to school. Or, maybe you’re a middle-ager who had no idea what you’d want to do with your life when you went through college and you wonder where you went wrong. This book is for you.
Creel divides the book into two parts. In the first half of the book, he tackles the topic of work as God intended it to be before delving into the how-to’s of discerning God’s call. In the second half Creel focuses on the career aspect, taking a look at a number of critical characteristics that one must have in one’s life through which God will lead them. Throughout the book Creel posts brief stories from various leaders in ministry and business—some you have heard of, some you haven’t–describing their journey to their present station in life. This “seasoned advice” from people like Steve Arterburn, Louie Giglio, Josh McDowell, Max Lucado, Mark Price, Michael Youssef, Joey Elwood (Gotee Records) and others helps reinforce the topics tackled in the book and gives the reader a unique opportunity to hear firsthand of the surprising routes others have taken in their quest to confirm their vocational callings.
It’s graduation time across America. Consider giving this book to the high school or college student of your choice in honor of the occasion.
We were able to contact Colin and get some additional insight into the book. Look for that interview to be posted shortly.