Your Present Purpose: Four Steps to Unlocking Your Calling with Danielle Coke

Hello, Created For family! I am so excited to be in the room today. Wow, thank you for having me. And I’m so, so excited to share a little bit about my story, and hopefully align with the overarching theme of “Being While Becoming,” focusing specifically on becoming — my process of becoming and how […]

When God Doesn’t Show Up: Living Out Your Purpose in the Midst of Broken Dreams with Emma Tautolo

I’m thinking of John the Baptist today. And I’m thinking of a specific moment from Luke chapter seven. And this is right after Jesus had healed someone from sickness, and He had raised a man from the dead. And John the Baptist is actually in prison. And he’s hearing about everything going on. And he […]

To Be Seen and Noticed: The Longing We All Have to Truly Be Loved Just As We Are with Drew Hyun

Hi, my name is Drew. I’m a pastor here in Midtown Manhattan. But I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. And since I was a kid, there’s a longing that has stayed with me. And it’s really a longing to be noticed, to be someone who’s seen. And so growing up, I had […]

To Belong to One Another: How We Can Remain Calm and Curious with Others in Times of High Anxiety with Rich Villodas

Hi, friends. My name is Rich Villodas. I’m the lead pastor of New Life Fellowship Church in Queens, New York City. And I am just thrilled to be with you at this gathering.  I love the title of this gathering, “Being While Becoming,” and I am thrilled to talk about a significant aspect of that […]

Being Present to the Presence of God: Solitude as a Practice to Distinguish the Voice of God with Drew Jackson

Hey, everyone. It’s an honor to be with you and to be joining you for Created For. And today, I have the privilege of speaking to you about the topic “Being While Becoming” and asking the question: who gets to tell me who I should become? And how do I listen when there are so […]

The Uniqueness of You: The Real Truth to Finding Your Calling with Tracey Gee

How do you define calling? One of my favorite quotes on this is by the 14th century mystic and activist named Catherine of Siena, who said, “Be who God meant you to be, and you will set the world on fire.” To me, this is such a more meaningful way to talk about calling than […]

Being Who Creator Made Us To Be: A First Nations Look at the Beauty and Diversity of Humanity with Terry Wildman

Boozhoo niijii, bimaadizig. That was Ojibwe for “Hello, my friends who share this life together with me.” My name is Terry Wildman. My wife, Darlene, and I live in Maricopa, Arizona, on the traditional lands of the Pima and the Tohono O’Odham. My native ancestry is Ojibwe, from the Great Lakes region, and Yaqui, from […]

To Whom Do I Belong: Remembering Your Anchor When You Are Wondering Where You Belong with Milton Massie

Greetings. My name is Milton Massie, and I serve with Cru Inner City. And that ministry is a field division of Campus Crusade for Christ, formerly called that, now Cru. We’ve been around for 30+ years. And our whole purpose has been to work with inner city churches, pastors, and leaders, to join them in […]

The Pursuit of Your Dreams: How Your Hardest Moments Are Not the Breaking of You with Tiffany Bluhm