The Joseph Calling: 6 Stages to Discover, Navigate, and Fulfill Your Purpose

by Os Hillman

Overview

What is your God-sized assignment? God has an assignment for you—a God-sized destiny for you to fulfill. How can you know what it is, and what is the process to walk in that calling?
 
The Joseph Calling presents six unique stages that many people pass through to fulfill their destiny. Such was the case for Joseph in the Bible—he was a dreamer with a calling. After being the favored son, his brothers betrayed him, which led to a thirteen-year journey of hardship, humble circumstances, accusations, and pain. But God used Joseph’s adversities to fulfill a larger story—to be a spiritual and physical provider for others. “Josephs” today are men and women, old and young, who are set apart by God for his divine purposes.
 
In The Joseph Calling Os Hillman will help you:

• Embrace God’s activity in your life.
• Navigate through adversity.
• Discover your calling.
• Fulfill God’s purpose for your life.

God has a plan for you at every stage of life. He wants you to know his assignment for you—and only you—so you can live an intentional and purpose-filled life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781424554720
Publisher:	BroadStreet Publishing Group, LLC
Publication date:	05/16/2017
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

OS HILLMAN is founder and president of Marketplace Leaders and author of more than two-dozen books including Change Agent and TGIF Today God Is First daily devotional that is read in 104 countries. Os has spoken in more than 25 countries and is a leading voice in issues related to faith and work. 

Table of Contents

Foreword J. Gunnar Olson 15

A God-Sized Assignment 17

Section 1 Discovering The Joseph Calling

1 "Yon Have a Joseph Calling on Your Life" 21

2 Discovering Your Purpose 26

3 Do You Know Why God Made You? 35

4 Discovering the Joseph Calling 48

5 The Purpose of the Joseph Process 59

6 Living Successfully through Your Joseph Calling 68

7 The Journey of a "Josephine" 83

Section 2 Navigating The Six Stages of Your Purpose

8 Stage 1: Recruitment-God Often Recruits His Servants through a Crisis 93

9 Stage 2: Character Development-God Develops His Servants through a Series of Character Tests 104

10 Stage 3: Isolation-God Isolates His Leaders to Turn Messes into Messages 115

11 Stage 4: The Cross-Every Leader Must Experience the Cross through Betrayal 132

12 Stage 5: Problem Solving-You Are Called to Solve a Problem 144

13 Stage 6: Networks-God Works through Unified Networks to Build His Kingdom 156

Section 3 Fulfilling God's Call in Your Life

14 Jacob From Family Schemer to National Patriarch 171

15 Moses: From Orphan to World Changer 180

16 Paul: From Radical Religious Terrorist to Disciple of Jesus 195

17 Experiencing Your Larger Story 203

18 The Trumpet Call: Knowing Is Not Enough-Experience Required 216

Appendix 1 Identifying Your Six Stages of the Joseph Calling 225

Appendix 2 A Summary of Key Truths 227

Notes 231

About the Author 235

Other Books Os Hillman 237

Editorial Reviews

In his powerful new book The Joseph Calling, Os Hillman illustrates that we are not designed without a purpose, that we have a larger story. Our purpose is not just what we do. Calling and anointing go together. Adversity builds Christlikeness. What will others say when your life is over? Os beautifully and intentionally shows that God develops character in his messengers through waiting, testing, and failure. Humility is the most important characteristic. From light to darkness, abuse to praise, isolation to temptation, pain to betrayal, all can lead to maturity as we learn to respond as Jesus did by maximizing our leadership as his creation. I heartily endorse this book.
—Tom Phillips, vice president, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association; executive director, Billy Graham Library
 
Os Hillman has a unique command of the revelation surrounding Joseph and his life. His mastery is the byproduct of a lifetime of research and personal experience combined with a special anointing to put it all together. Os can help you get accurate on fulfilling the call in your life. I love The Joseph Calling and heartily recommend it to you!
—Dr. Lance Wallnau, Lance Learning Group
 


Os Hillman has produced another excellent book, The Joseph Calling. I found the practical tools and personal anecdotes so encouraging and faith-building. What could be more important than discovering the reason God put us on this earth and how he equips us to fulfill it? This is a must-read for anyone who desires to be an instrument of transformation!
—Dr. Ed Silvoso, founder of Harvest Evangelism and author of Transform Our World
 
The Joseph Calling is a rare jewel amidst a mountain of books on leadership. Within these pages, Os Hillman gives us an in-depth look at leadership from an angle of Scripture like we’ve never seen before. Eye-opening and right on target, this book is a must-read for any leader who not only needs a reminder of their purpose within God’s bigger picture but also needs a map on how to get there.
—David and Jason Benham, authors, Whatever the Cost and Living Among Lions
 


The Joseph Calling takes so many amazing principles that Os has taught over the years and puts the six stages into a concise reading with stories and insights that readers will be able to relate to their personal lives. Thank you, Os. What an encouragement you are to the people in the Kingdom of God!
—Ford Taylor, founder and president, Transformational Leadership and FSH Consulting Group
 
Os Hillman has done it again with his informative new book The Joseph Calling. It is one of the most interesting and well written books I’ve been blessed to read in quite some time. He combines personal experience, which in some cases was devastating, Holy Scripture, the biblical history of mighty men and women called by God, and his own spiritual insight to help teach others about the significance of determining one’s purpose and answering the question of why we were born. He also explains in detail how trials and tribulation build character and prepare us for accomplishing the purpose for which God created us. I highly recommend this book and am confident you will learn from it and hopefully be transformed by it.
—Bob Williamson, founder, chairman, and CEO of the Jesus Alliance
 


I read in Os Hillman’s The Joseph Calling that the core reason God created him was “to articulate and shepherd foundational ideas that lead to transformation.” Well, Os has succeeded to do that here. Anyone desiring to live out the purpose God created you for and to understand how your disappointments, hurts, and pain fit into that purpose should read this book. It’s rich with foundational biblical truths that will lead to transformation!
—Karen Covell, producer and founding director, Hollywood Prayer Network
 
Os Hillman’s extraordinary book is a treasure that will be a catalyst to anyone who desires to live an intentional and purposeful life. The six stages brilliantly weave personal, biblical, and practical experiences around a life-changing process that will fuel your passion to fulfill your destiny.
—Steve Fedyski, COO, Pure Flix Entertainment
 


Though leadership books abound in numbers, Os Hillman’s new book The Joseph Calling stands out with clarity. Os explains that the true leader is really God. And God takes people through stages that develop and transform them, not just for leadership, but for a life of deepest meaning.
—Dr. David Butts, president, Harvest Prayer Ministries
 
Os has once again found deep insight from Scripture on that seminal issue we each face: What is my purpose? What did God design me for when he brought me onto this earth? The closer we can take ourselves to this calling, the more vibrant and Spirit-led a life we will have. Join Os on that journey.
—Pat Gelsinger, CEO, VMware
 


In my journey, it seems to have always been life’s challenges that have been used to shape my life. Now Os Hillman brings light to our struggles and their purposes in his new book The Joseph Calling. You will be encouraged as you read of fellow biblical sufferers.
—Johnny Hunt, senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Woodstock, Georgia
 
The Joseph Calling offers a bright ray of hope for those in the midst of adversity as well as a biblical blueprint of what God may be doing in the midst of your difficulty.
—Jim Lange, author of Calming the Storm Within: How to Find Peace in This Chaotic World
 


Os Hillman brings great insight, depth, and understanding to the stages of preparation that God takes individuals through in order to maximize their potential and fulfill their greater purpose. Examples from leaders in the Bible as well as modern-day leaders will help anyone who reads The Joseph Calling to trust God’s ways and processes, even through the dark times. A larger story is being written for each of us!
—Nancy Alcorn, founder and president, Mercy Multiplied
 
In The Joseph Calling, Os Hillman gives us a solid biblical understanding of our process with the Lord. The fact that God has to work in us before we can manifest his Kingdom and fruit is a manifestation of his wisdom and his mark of quality assurance. Read the book, be inspired, and be a part of God’s plan for restoration as a wonderful foretaste of a coming future.
—Jan Sturesson, international strategy advisor and chairman of International Christian Chamber of Commerce International Board
 

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