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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • Katherine Alsdorf, Author, Former Executive Director of Redeemer’s Center for Faith and Work. Katherine Alsdorf has been at the forefront of the Faith and Work movement since she joined Redeemer’s Center for Faith and Work in 2002. Prior to her work for Redeemer, she spent years leading various firms in tech and entrepreneurial spaces in Silicon Valley and New York City. She co-authored Every Good Endeavor with Tim Keller in 2012. On this episode of the Working with Dan Doriani podcast, Katherine joins Dan to discuss her career in hi-tech, her perspective on Faith and Work, and some of the unique challenges women face in the workplace.
  • More Biblical Guidelines About You and Your Boss (Part 2). Russ Gehrlein shares Part 2 of a two-part article which was developed from an excerpt from his excellent book, Immanuel Labor – God’s Presence in our Profession.
  • Mere Christians: Kathy Keller. On this episode of the Mere Christians podcast, Jordan Raynor visits with Kathy Keller. Among the topics they discuss is how to die wishing you had spent more time at the office.

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Living Out Our Faith at Work, Part 2

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak to a wonderful group at Truth in Love Counseling on living out our faith at work. This is part 2 of a five-part series inspired by that talk.
The workplace changed significantly from the time I first joined it, primarily due to technology. There was no email or smartphones, and there were standard beginning and endings to the workday when I began my career at State Farm. In the building I worked at they had chimes to start and end the workday and for lunch breaks. But today, workers are always connected. And many believers use Sunday to catch up on work that has built up from the previous week.
The Westminster Shorter Catechism states that the Sabbath is to be sanctified by a holy resting from unnecessary labors. The concept of rest, in our always connected world, is a subject that would also be a good one for us to teach about in our families and churches.  My longtime pastor, Bob Smart, tells us that until we learn to deeply rest and separate ourselves from our work, we won’t work effectively. If you want to know more about intentionally setting Sunday apart for God and His work, see my article, “Ceasing and Feasting”. Continue reading →