Exploring Your Vocation

Vocation is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet.
~Frederik Buechner

As baptized Christians, we promise to live a life committed in word and action to following the path of Jesus. Discernment is at the heart of our baptismal call. For some, that call is manifest in pursuing ordained ministry, a call to religious life, or licensed lay ministry.

As the Episcopal Church in Colorado embraces discernment as a way of life and ministry, we offer Exploring your Vocation Discernment Days. Members of the Diaconate, the Priesthood, Vowed Religious Life, and Licensed Lay Ministry will lead conversations with Bishop Kym about their ministry. Seekers are invited to register.

2026 Exploring Your Vocation Event

May 16, 2026, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Location:
Grace & St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
601 N. Tejon St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Lunch will be provided.

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Please direct your questions about Exploring Your Vocation events to Missioner Tracy Methe, tracy@episcopalcolorado.org or 720-677-9016.

Engaging in the Discernment Process

Discernment for ministry is the work of the church, a communal affair. Therefore, if you have been thinking and praying about how God is calling you to serve, begin your discernment process by following these steps:

  1. Take time to explore the Discerning God's Call Pages found on the diocesan website, including the suggested reading and videos. You will find information about the various paths of discernment, including lay ministries, vowed religious life, and ordained ministries.
  2. Become an active participant in an Episcopal worshiping community within the Episcopal Church in Colorado (to enter into formal discernment seekers must be confirmed or received into The Episcopal Church).
  3. Meet with a priest in your worshiping community to start a journey of prayerful exploration of a possible call.
  4. In addition, connect with a Spiritual Director and  begin meeting with your Spiritual Director on a regular basis.
  5. Attend the Annual Exploring Your Vocation event to learn more about ministry in the Episcopal Church in Colorado.
  6. If a continued sense of call is present, your priest may recommend you begin meeting with a Congregational Discernment Team and complete a Request for Discernment Team Orientation.