Get Connected: People
Discerning vocation takes reflection, patience, courage, practice...and community!
The Concordia College community includes many people who can provide helpful accompaniment on your vocation journey.
Peers
If you're a student, your peers can be especially helpful...and, let's face it, they're the ones who are likely to be around when you want to talk. Along with your friends, consider talking with your RA or a peer mentor. They're even trained to be good listeners!
Advising Conversation Partners
At Concordia, we see advising as an ongoing process that includes both formal and informal conversation. Along with your faculty advisor, consider starting a conversation with a community mentor such as a coach, conductor or a fellow student. Work supervisors on and off campus can also be great conversation partners.
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You can also have a supportive and clarifying conversation with one of the campus pastors, counselors or someone who works in the Career Center!
On Starting a Conversation
If you know that there's a conversation that you want to start, consider setting it up in advance so that it happens. It's easy to let things slide! Another advantage of setting it up in advance is that your conversation is more likely to be intentional and focused. Managing your conversation partner's expectations can help you to have the conversation that you want to have. For example, "I'd like to talk to you some time soon about this decision I'm facing. Do you have a half hour some time in the next week? I'm looking for a sounding board to help me explore my options."
Not all conversations are focused on specific "problems" that need to be "solved." If you know you want to have a conversation but you're not quite sure where to start, consider coming up with a question that feels like a good starting point.
The Concordia College community includes many people who can provide helpful accompaniment on your vocation journey.
Peers
If you're a student, your peers can be especially helpful...and, let's face it, they're the ones who are likely to be around when you want to talk. Along with your friends, consider talking with your RA or a peer mentor. They're even trained to be good listeners!
Advising Conversation Partners
At Concordia, we see advising as an ongoing process that includes both formal and informal conversation. Along with your faculty advisor, consider starting a conversation with a community mentor such as a coach, conductor or a fellow student. Work supervisors on and off campus can also be great conversation partners.
More travel Companions!
You can also have a supportive and clarifying conversation with one of the campus pastors, counselors or someone who works in the Career Center!
On Starting a Conversation
If you know that there's a conversation that you want to start, consider setting it up in advance so that it happens. It's easy to let things slide! Another advantage of setting it up in advance is that your conversation is more likely to be intentional and focused. Managing your conversation partner's expectations can help you to have the conversation that you want to have. For example, "I'd like to talk to you some time soon about this decision I'm facing. Do you have a half hour some time in the next week? I'm looking for a sounding board to help me explore my options."
Not all conversations are focused on specific "problems" that need to be "solved." If you know you want to have a conversation but you're not quite sure where to start, consider coming up with a question that feels like a good starting point.