What is The CALL?
The CALL Vocational & Life Purpose Guide is the first comprehensive assessment to measure the seven motivational spiritual gifts to help you make wiser choices about your education, your career and your life purpose. For $79 you'll receive a comprehensive report full of valuable insights into your God-given talents, abilities, interests, gifts and strengths. Your personalized report provides a mountain of useful information, measuring 9 major personality and behavior traits, 6 major occupational interest groups and 5 dynamics of your thinking style. It also shows your closest matches with jobs in 22 different industry categories. Plus, the report provides you with ministry-specific careers not available with many other popular career assessments.
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- It helps you identify your life purpose. Since we are created by God, and given gifts for accomplishing His purposes, it follows that our purpose is then to use those gifts for Him during our lives.
- It's based on the 7 Motivational Gifts (as identified in Romans 12:6-8). Most other career assessments use a 4-factor theory which lacks both statistical validity and a Biblical worldview. This information is essential to helping you understand how God has "wired" you for your career and your life purpose.
- It was designed for the Christian marketplace. Your report provides you with common career descriptions, but it also identifies ministry-specific job titles that are not available on US government job databases. With this information, you can identify the ideal career in business; full-time or part-time ministry; or an appropriate role in which to volunteer in your church or community.
- It's a "whole-person" comprehensive tool which gives you a more complete and accurate picture. The US Department of Labor guidelines on assessments warn us to never rely on a single assessment. The CALL is really four tools in one covering 27 dimensions, including 7 measurements of your motivational gifts; 9 measurements of your personality and behavior; 6 measurements of your career interests; and 5 measurements of your cognitive ability.
- It uses state-of-the-art technology to give you accurate and valuable guidance and insights to help you identify the vocation that's right for you, showing your matches in both common careers and ministry-related positions. And, you can review your CALL report online anytime you'd like and print a hard copy.
- It identifies your job fit compatibility with hundreds of common careers in 22 different industry categories from O*NET, the free online jobs database of the US Department of Labor, to help you find and explore your career options.
- The CALL is a credible and trusted source of information to help you find your ideal career and life purpose. This assessment has been developed through a partnership with Profiles International (www.profilesinternational.com), an industry leader in providing design, validation and delivery of online assessments; Focus on the Family (www.family.org), an international ministry helping to preserve traditional values and the institution of the family; and Follow Your Calling (www.followyourcalling.com), exclusive provider of The CALL.
- It's a better value. Most people who purchase The CALL rate their overall satisfaction as "satisfied" or "very satisfied." Here's why. Unlike other career assessments, The CALL is based on a "whole-person" approach. We use the best technology and job success predictors to help you find the best job matches for you, in both secular careers and ministry.
- It's guaranteed*. The CALL is $79 If you're not satisfied within 30 days of taking your assessment, we'll refund your full purchase price.
About Spiritual/Motivational Gifts
The seven spiritual gifts described in Romans 12:6-8 are also referred to as Motivational Gifts. Motivational Gifts are strong inner-directed tendencies or special talents which are God-given and allow us to perform certain things with near-perfection. When we use our gifts to serve God and others, we get a deeper joy and satisfaction.
Who receives Motivational Gifts?
Both Scripture and practical experience suggest that these motivational gifts are resident in us at birth. For example, from our earliest childhood, we exhibit certain thinking, behavior and communication patterns – our personality – that remain fairly consistent throughout our life. When one is born again and filled with the Holy Spirit (John 3:3-8) a spiritual transformation occurs and our gifts are to be used for God‘s purposes. Because we are imperfect, with a sin nature and a free will, our gifts can be used in either mature or immature ways, for good or evil. When gifts are used to do God's will, we work in concert with our Creator and spiritual blessings result.
How many Motivational Gifts does each person have?
Jesus Christ was perfect, possessing and perfectly functioning in all seven Motivational Gifts. As frail humans, we will not function in all seven as Christ did. However, as believers, each Christian has at least one dominant Motivational Gift that will be expressed through his or her unique personality.
At the same time, we are told to have an accurate perception of ourselves and to neither over- nor under-estimate ourselves (Romans 12:3). As we mature spiritually, we will tend to function in more of the seven. In almost all circumstances, however, our dominant gift will color our perception and behavior.
How are "Motivational Gifts" different from other "Spiritual Gifts"?
There are many resources, opinions, controversies and positions on the topic of spiritual gifts. Generally speaking, the Bible says that "Spiritual Gifts" (beyond Motivational Gifts) are given to believers on a situational basis by the Holy Spirit, and are used by God to "edify" (instruct, build up, strengthen, grow, enlighten) believers, in the Church, the Body of Christ. We recommend that you explore the topic thoroughly for yourself, considering the Bible as the final authority.
Before You Purchase An Assessment, Choose Wisely Based On
"The 9 Key Criteria"
There are thousands of career assessments available today, ranging in price from free to hundreds or thousands of dollars. The quality, usefulness and price of these assessments also vary widely. So how do you choose the one that's right for you? Before you invest in any assessment or depend upon it to guide you in making important career or life choices, consider:
1. Does it conform to Biblical truth and Scripture?
The CALL was developed with a Scriptural worldview (see #2 below) specifically for the Christian or faith-based community. Most other assessments are based on a non-Biblical four-factor model.2. Does it identify your motivational gifts
(as listed in Romans 12:6-8)?
The CALL identifies these seven spiritual or "motivational" gifts which correlate closely to personality type. They are also useful in understanding your life purpose. When making use of these motivational gifts in a career and other activities, most people will achieve a greater level of satisfaction and success.3. Does it identify the best area of ministry for you based on your gifts, personality traits and abilities?
The CALL provides you with a variety of career options in ministry, faith-based occupations and volunteer activities, listed by job-fit percentage. Other popular career assessments offer only common secular career options and provide little or no information related to ministry occupations.
4. Is it highly reliable?The CALL's reliability score is well above most other popular assessment tools. The higher the reliability score, the more confidence you can have that the score is accurate. Reliable assessments provide accurate and consistent scores, even if a person takes the assessment again. Many other popular assessments can vary widely, which can decrease the likelihood of your success in making important career or educational choices that will be right for you well into the future.
5. Is it valid for your intended purpose?
Validity is the most important issue in selecting an assessment. A valid assessment will 1) measure what it is actually intended to measure (i.e. cognitive abilities or interests), and 2) be appropriate for its intended purpose (a test intended for measuring "job knowledge" may not be appropriate for predicting someone's leadership ability). The CALL measures 27 different dynamics in 6 categories and provides you with an in-depth personalized report.
6. Does it identify the best career options for you based on your gifts, personality traits, interests and abilities, with your job fit percentages shown in a variety of industries?The CALL report lists your highest job-fit percentage matches with common careers in 22 different industry categories. You can then use your CALL report as a guide to explore your career options in-depth on O*NET, the free online US Department of Labor's extensive jobs database.
7. Does it conform to the US Department of Labor guidelines for career assessments?
The US Department of Labor has established guidelines and best practices for using career assessments properly.
The CALL uses the most current technology available to conform as closely as possible to these guidelines, assuring you of a high-quality, accurate assessment.
The Department of Labor also suggests that you never rely on a single assessment as 100% reliable. The CALL is actually 4 assessments in one tool, which provides you more and better information for making important choices about your career and life purpose decisions.8. Does it give you reports that are comprehensive, understandable and easy-to-use?
The CALL report is personalized for you, easy to understand and very comprehensive (see #6). You can review your CALL report online anytime you'd like and print a hard-copy.
Many popular assessments provide only incomplete "summary" reports, use undefined or vague terminology or require a coach or "interpreter" to administer the assessment or understand your scores. As a result, your scores may be incorrectly interpreted by a coach or counselor who is untrained or inexperienced in the use of the specific assessment.Special note: even professionals use coaches to improve their skills and stay at the top of their game. Your personalized CALL report will be very helpful to a coach, pastor or counselor in helping you make better decisions about your career, volunteer opportunities or educational choices.
9. Does it measure your cognitive abilities?
The CALL measures your cognitive abilities in 5 different ways, including numerical, verbal and thinking style. Research shows that cognitive abilities are the best predictor of job success and satisfaction. When you are in a career that is a good match for your cognitive abilities, you will tend to be happier and more successful.
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For $79 you'll receive a comprehensive report full of valuable insights into your God-given talents, abilities, gifts and strengths.
Choose wisely - with The CALL.
