It is God who calls: there can be no question of that. But experience shows that while some church communities have a culture of vocation, others do not.

The Great Vocations Conversation seeks to encourage vocations across the whole of the Church of England. It challenges lay and ordained ministers to have one conversation a month with another person that will help them think about their vocation.

This guide offers 12 monthly encouragements to anyone who wants to take the challenge, covering topics such as seeing as God sees, passing on the baton, taking risks, and getting it wrong. Each month contains a biblical reflection, a vocational story, questions to consider, prayer resources and space for notes.