Gabe & Rebekah Lyons
Two Callings Under One Roof
“Your calling is where your talents and burdens collide.” –Rebekah Lyons
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Talents: birthright gifts that God establishes in the womb. You can identify those birthright gifts by identifying what made you come alive when you were 8, 9, and 10
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Burdens: The things that break your heart and make you weak
“So much of calling is surrendering to the trajectory of the life that God has you on, and sitting in the center of it and going ‘God, what is it that you want me to learn and discover about You?’” –Rebekah Lyons
“God wants to use what’s been broken in you and that He’s redeemed in you to help others find freedom and to find redemption.” –Gabe Lyons
Two Callings Under One Roof:
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Have rules – Decide as a couple what is the most important thing that’s the tip of the arrow. If you say yes to everything, it will actually diminish the main thing that God has put on your life
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Build rhythms into your life, where you daily work together to stay mentally healthy
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Rest, restore, create, connect
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“God is inviting us to stop to remind us of who we are, whose we are, what’s important, where we’re going to find ultimate meaning and purpose, and it’s going to be in our identity, pursuing what Christ has in mind for us.” –Gabe Lyons
Watch Gabe & Rebekah’s Keynote
About Gabe
Gabe Lyons founded Q in 2007, a media and events platform that educates and mobilizes Christians to advance the common good in society. Gabe is the co-author of Good Faith: Being a Christian When Society Thinks You’re Irrelevant and Extreme (2016) and unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity… And Why It Matters (2007). Gabe has also authored The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Christian America (2010). Prior to launching Q, Gabe served on the team that co-founded Catalyst while serving as Vice President for leadership expert, John Maxwell’s corporation. Described as “sophisticated and orthodox” by The New York Times, Gabe’s work represents the perspectives of a new generation of Christians and has been featured by CNN, The New York Times, Fox News and USA Today. He and his wife have four children and live in Franklin, TN.
About Rebekah
Rebekah Lyons is a national speaker and bestselling author of Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose, You Are Free: Be Who You Already Are and Freefall to Fly: A Breathtaking Journey Toward a Life of Meaning. An old soul with a contemporary, honest voice, Rebekah reveals her own battles to overcome anxiety and depression—and invites others to discover and boldly pursue their God-given purpose. Alongside her husband, Gabe, Rebekah finds joy in raising four children, two of whom have Down syndrome. She wears her heart on her sleeve, a benefit to friends and readers alike. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN, Huffington Post, The Tennessean, Publisher’s Weekly, and more.