Mike's Experience with Life-Work Discovery and Calling
Mike developed and has taught the PurposeLaunch life-work calling and discovery material in various forms for 15 years. He has taught in classroom settings, local churches, leadership seminars, as well as at state and regional conferences. His audience has expanded to hundreds of adults, teens, and college-aged people. He has individually counseled, coached and discipled hundreds of people in regard to life-work discovery and life calling.
He developed course curriculum for two college classes entitled Life-Work: Discovery and Life-Work: Deploy and instructed college faculty and staff in career counseling techniques. He has done extensive research on the theology of work, biblical calling and spiritual gifts. He has a master's degree in Counseling from Northland International University and is in the process of writing a book on life-work calling.
He is the founder of PurposeLaunch, a ministry that provides regional seminars for high-school and college-aged students on the topics of spiritual leadership and life-work discovery, calling, and career direction. He counsels and coaches individuals who are in the process of discovering their unique design.
He developed course curriculum for two college classes entitled Life-Work: Discovery and Life-Work: Deploy and instructed college faculty and staff in career counseling techniques. He has done extensive research on the theology of work, biblical calling and spiritual gifts. He has a master's degree in Counseling from Northland International University and is in the process of writing a book on life-work calling.
He is the founder of PurposeLaunch, a ministry that provides regional seminars for high-school and college-aged students on the topics of spiritual leadership and life-work discovery, calling, and career direction. He counsels and coaches individuals who are in the process of discovering their unique design.
Recommendations
These comments and recommendations are from anonymous surveys taken from clients and students of Mike's counseling and the PurposeLaunch curriculum.
Mr. Glanzer helped me with Personal Discovery and confidence in my current plan.
Mr. Glanzer helped me see ways I can practically work out what I would like to do. He showed me options that I did not even know about. I also felt that he picked up on who I am very quickly and perceptively.
Mike helped me in finding out what I am passionate about, and how to find a career that gets me there.
Mr. Glanzer helped me to think about my future wisely and not just be stuck on one idea. I needed to stay open to whatever God had for me and Mr. Glanzer helped me figure out which route to take in order to do this best.
My time with Mr. Glanzer and the PurposeLaunch teaching helped me to see that God has a purpose for me that I had not seen or planned for.
Mr. Glanzer’s teaching helped me secure what I thought but wasn't sure about.
Mike’s coaching and counsel helped me with getting a firmer grip on how I can package my skills and talents to use in the fields of Education and Ministry.
Mike’s counsel helped me to discover my talents. Also it helped me to think more realistically about how to prepare for the future by taking the right steps now.
Mr. Glanzer’s teaching helped me with examining myself
The PurposeLauch information helped me to target what I am good at. It helped me know what I’m really interested in and how I can use those things in what I do. I learned how even now I can make changes and start looking for opportunities to get connected with people that may be in the same field as I am in.
Mike’s coaching helped with recognizing better what my interests are and helping me narrow down my options for the future.
The PurposeLaunch material has really helped me with finding the next steps for me to take after college graduation. I already knew what I wanted to do, but these sessions have helped with getting to that goal. It has really helped me feel more confident about how to make myself look better to potential employers.
The sessions helped me in solidifying my future plans and what I wanted to do.
The PurposeLaunch material has helped me learn that I need to evaluate the talents God has given me so I can use them on the mission field (whether in the U.S. or abroad).
Mr. Glanzer helped me to consider some different ways to accomplish my goals.
I met with Mr. Glanzer because I needed to change my college direction so I visited him and talked with him about what I should do and it really help me to know what I should do.
My interaction with the PurposeLaunch Seminar and material helped me to realize how little I know myself or what I want to do. Mike brought up the point that God works through gifts and logic besides miraculous signs for the future. That was so helpful for me to understand at this point.
The PurposeLaunch Sessions helped me focus on the future.
With Mike’s counsel, I was able to get help with setting up my resume and talking through future plans.
Mr. Glanzer’s coaching helped with knowing how to transition from college into a job, or better guarantee that I can find a job in the future
The PurposeLaunch material and process has really helped me to think more about what I am good at doing and narrow my focus when considering places where I would like to work after college.
I thought this was a great thought provoker. I took many things away and believe that other people will appreciate it as well.
My time with Mr. Glanzer was helpful to just talk through the future and my goals, and have someone listen. It was also nice to be advised about what I should be able to do next and have the offer of help with resume and planning.
PurposeLaunch teaching and meeting with Mike helped me with my resume and getting it started. Also it gave me a clarification of my future and how my life-work can still be used as a ministry even though I won’t be a pastor or with a team of believers.
Mr. Glanzer helped me see ways I can practically work out what I would like to do. He showed me options that I did not even know about. I also felt that he picked up on who I am very quickly and perceptively.
Mike helped me in finding out what I am passionate about, and how to find a career that gets me there.
Mr. Glanzer helped me to think about my future wisely and not just be stuck on one idea. I needed to stay open to whatever God had for me and Mr. Glanzer helped me figure out which route to take in order to do this best.
My time with Mr. Glanzer and the PurposeLaunch teaching helped me to see that God has a purpose for me that I had not seen or planned for.
Mr. Glanzer’s teaching helped me secure what I thought but wasn't sure about.
Mike’s coaching and counsel helped me with getting a firmer grip on how I can package my skills and talents to use in the fields of Education and Ministry.
Mike’s counsel helped me to discover my talents. Also it helped me to think more realistically about how to prepare for the future by taking the right steps now.
Mr. Glanzer’s teaching helped me with examining myself
The PurposeLauch information helped me to target what I am good at. It helped me know what I’m really interested in and how I can use those things in what I do. I learned how even now I can make changes and start looking for opportunities to get connected with people that may be in the same field as I am in.
Mike’s coaching helped with recognizing better what my interests are and helping me narrow down my options for the future.
The PurposeLaunch material has really helped me with finding the next steps for me to take after college graduation. I already knew what I wanted to do, but these sessions have helped with getting to that goal. It has really helped me feel more confident about how to make myself look better to potential employers.
The sessions helped me in solidifying my future plans and what I wanted to do.
The PurposeLaunch material has helped me learn that I need to evaluate the talents God has given me so I can use them on the mission field (whether in the U.S. or abroad).
Mr. Glanzer helped me to consider some different ways to accomplish my goals.
I met with Mr. Glanzer because I needed to change my college direction so I visited him and talked with him about what I should do and it really help me to know what I should do.
My interaction with the PurposeLaunch Seminar and material helped me to realize how little I know myself or what I want to do. Mike brought up the point that God works through gifts and logic besides miraculous signs for the future. That was so helpful for me to understand at this point.
The PurposeLaunch Sessions helped me focus on the future.
With Mike’s counsel, I was able to get help with setting up my resume and talking through future plans.
Mr. Glanzer’s coaching helped with knowing how to transition from college into a job, or better guarantee that I can find a job in the future
The PurposeLaunch material and process has really helped me to think more about what I am good at doing and narrow my focus when considering places where I would like to work after college.
I thought this was a great thought provoker. I took many things away and believe that other people will appreciate it as well.
My time with Mr. Glanzer was helpful to just talk through the future and my goals, and have someone listen. It was also nice to be advised about what I should be able to do next and have the offer of help with resume and planning.
PurposeLaunch teaching and meeting with Mike helped me with my resume and getting it started. Also it gave me a clarification of my future and how my life-work can still be used as a ministry even though I won’t be a pastor or with a team of believers.