Never Again On a sunny spring day, my mother and I stood staring at each other, in front of the closing garage door. “We can never go...

I was burned out It was 2007, year 14 of my tenure at Living Faith Community Church, and I was burned out. Always tired, frustrated,...

What is the most significant challenge facing us at work? It’s not inflation or the Great Resignation. It is not working from home or...

Why Talk About Dilemmas? Most of us are on some sort of quest for better work. We may want a better job, a new job, or just a job. We may...

Editor’s Note: Dr. Chip Roper, Founder and President of the VOCA Center, was featured as a guest writer for the Winter edition of...

Are you on a quest for the perfect job? Every week at VOCA, we are talking to people about their career options and work realities. Some...

You get a call, an email, or a text. “Guess what? I’ve got a new job.” Out of the blue, with no prior warning a good friend, a family...

All of us face the tension of dealing with people in our orbit who are responding differently to vaccine and mask mandates. The pitch is...

Editor’s Note: Dr. Chip Roper, Founder and President of the VOCA Center, was featured as a guest writer for the Nashville Institute for...

True confession: I do believe there is such a thing as a dumb question. “Have you googled it?” is my default comeback to anyone asking...

There’s always angst about career choice floating in the ether. Over half of us workers would change jobs if we could and 50% of...

Have you ever sat down on the edge of a bench, only to realize that the seat wasn’t fastened? Without a counterweight, it quickly turns...

Editor’s Note: Dr. Chip Roper, Founder and President of the VOCA Center, was featured as a guest writer for the Nashville Institute for...

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final article of a series about “What’s at Stake When Looking for Work?” We know job searching is...

Editor’s Note: This is the third article of a series about “What’s at Stake When Looking for Work?” We know job searching is hard and it...