Why doesn't CFI talk about other important aspects of Christian life?

There are many important parts of living a Christian life that we Christians for Impact doesn’t write about, like worship, marriage and family, friendship, etc. Why is this?

It’s not because we would think these things are not important. Rather, it’s for the same reason that a marriage counselor doesn’t give you advice on buying a car or an investment advisor doesn’t tell you how to raise your children—it’s not our specialty and there are other people who are far better positioned to give such advice. CFI doesn’t strive to be a spiritual authority in the way churches or pastors are considered to be. We don’t want to overstep into areas of life where we have no special knowledge or expertise.

Another reason is that there is also already an abundance of material available on worship, prayer, family, etc., but not so much for choosing the most impactful career as a Christian. We want to fill this particular gap, but we don’t intend to be the go-to stop for all things related to the various vocations and callings in the lives of Christians. 

However, we do recognise that many of these other important aspects of Christian life do touch on career decisions. For example, decisions related to family may greatly influence your career, and vice versa. We are aware that career decisions don’t happen in a vacuum. Yet we think it’s beyond our capacity to incorporate all areas of life equally in our advising. This means you will need to practice discernment and apply our advice thoughtfully to your personal situation. It is not possible to give general advice that takes into account all the various situations in life. In our one-on-one career advising, we are happy to work within the limits set by other important commitments in the life of the advisee, such as family or responsibilities in the church community.

We want to be clear that even though we talk less about other callings than careers, we don’t think these other aspects of Christian life are less important. We recognise their value and affirm that choosing a high-impact career is not the path for all Christians. Many people will live out their calling as Christians with parenthood as their primary work, for example.

It’s worth saying a few more things regarding worship, prayer, and church specifically. First, there’s again a wealth of resources on prayer, worship, etc. available elsewhere. Second, we are aware that Christians have different views on many issues relating to worship and the church. The CFI team and community consist of people from many different denominations and church backgrounds. Absolute theological neutrality is not possible, but we think our ideas about career choice are built on a basis that is broadly acceptable to most Christians.