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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • Six Ways to Practice Sabbath. Tim Keller writes “I suggest that you should be sure to get six kinds of Sabbath rest. All of these represent different kinds of breaks from ordinary work that can refresh and enrich.”
  • Mentoring in the Third Third of Life. Mark D. Roberts writes “Mentoring isn’t the same as training, teaching, or supervising. It’s not just passing on skills, knowledge, or even wisdom. Rather, mentoring involves a deep relationship, one in which shared experience and mutual learning are key.”
  • Women & Work Podcast: Courtney Doctor. On this episode of the Women & Work Podcast, Courtney Doctor, Director of Women’s Initiatives for The Gospel Coalition, answers questions from Courtney Moore and Missie Branch.

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • Golfing for Jesus: A Conversation with Webb Simpson, U.S. Open Champion. On this episode of the Working with Dan Doriani podcast, Dan is joined by professional golfer Webb Simpson to talk about the pressures of playing golf on the PGA tour–playing in adverse conditions, facing intense pressure in the public eye, and being on the road, away from his family. Being a follower of Jesus influences every part of Webb’s game, from the longest drives to the shortest putts. On the course and off, Webb is looking to use his talents to influence his sphere of the world for God’s Kingdom.
  • On Following Mediocre Leaders. Tim Challies writes “We must see and understand that it is not the skill of the leaders that gives them the right to call us to follow them. It’s not their ability. Not their track record. It’s their position.”

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • 7 Biblical Principles for Resolving Conflict at Work. In this short video, Jordan Raynor shares the seventh and final biblical principle for resolving conflict at work.
  • Matthew Kaemingk: Worship for Workers. Should we leave our everyday lives at the door when we come to worship? Is there a way for us to worship in a way that’s unique to our work? On this episode of the Working with Dan Doriani podcast, Matthew Kaemingk, Associate Professor at Fuller Theological Seminary and founder of Worship for Workers, joins Dan to talk about how God’s people in the past have connected their work to their worship, and how we might do the same.
  • Busyness, the Thief Who Steals Our Joy. Jimmy R. Lewis writes “Whether you’re a soccer mom with a full-time job or a day trader on Wall Street, I know that busyness can easily steal your joy, ifyou aren’t vigilantly fighting for joy in Christ and striving to glorify him in all that you do.”

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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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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • Faithful Presence in the Public Sphere. On this episode of the How to Reach The West Again podcast, Tim Keller explains why Christians living out their faith in vocations and other public spaces is crucial for a missionary encounter. Missy Wallace casts a vision for viewing our jobs as one of the primary venues for putting our faith into practice. Artist Makoto Fujimura invites us to see artists as bridgebuilders between the church and the world.
  • Skills to Explore Your Calling. In this message from the Center for Faith & Work Los Angeles Annual Conference, Joanna Meyer discusses “Skills to Explore Your Calling”. Meyer is the Founder & Executive Director, for Women, Work, & Calling and the Director of Public Engagement at the Denver Institute for Faith & Work. She is also the author of the book Women, Work, & Calling: Step into Your Place in God’s World.

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

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  • Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread. Joshua Nangle writes “In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus is teaching us to trust in God not just for long life, a future spouse, or that dream job. Rather, he wants us to depend upon God for his provision during every day of our lives and for everything.”
  • Mere Christians: Jena Viviano Dunay. On this episode of the Mere Christians podcast, Jordan Raynor visits with Jena Viviano Dunay, founder of Recruit the Employer, about how Christians can think redemptively about layoffs.
  • Called to Lead. My book Called to Lead: Living and Leading for Jesus in the Workplace is available in both a paperback and Kindle edition. Read a free sample (Introduction through Chapter 2).
  • Assuming It’s Legal, Your Work Is a Calling from God. Confex Makhalira highlights three important implications that the doctrine of vocation has for every Christian.

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  • The Top 10 Faith and Work Quotes of the Week
  • Faith and Work Book Review ~ The Leadership Lessons of Jesus: A Timeless Model for Today’s Leaders by Bob Briner and Ray Pritchard
  • Quotes from the book Working in the Presence of God: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Work by Denise Daniels and Shannon Vandewarker

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • Moses Doubted His Leadership Abilities – Can You Relate? Russ Gehrlein shares part two of an article that explores the long conversation Moses had with God at the burning bush. Moses expressed five doubts about his qualifications to fulfill his calling as God’s co-deliverer of the Israelites in Egypt.
  • “I Feel Guilty When I’m Not Overworking.” Reagan Rose writes “We often focus on vocation as one area God has given us to steward. While it’s important to do our work well and treat it with care, problems arise when relationships, recreation, rest, or our spiritual lives are pushed aside because we’re working too much.”
  • Called to Lead. My book Called to Lead: Living and Leading for Jesus in the Workplace is available in both a paperback and Kindle edition. Read a free sample (Introduction through Chapter 2).

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • Moses Questioned His Calling – What About You? Russ Gehrlein shares part one of a two-part article that will explore the long conversation Moses had with God at the burning bush.
  • Mere Christians: Mike Sharrow. On this episode of the Mere Christians podcast, Jordan Raynor visits with Mike Sharrow about how to create “mini–Bema Seat moments” to judge your work before God does.
  • Called to Lead. My book Called to Lead: Living and Leading for Jesus in the Workplace is available in both a paperback and Kindle edition. Read a free sample (Introduction through Chapter 2).
  • Carry Your Faith Into All of Life. Terence Chatmon writes “Faith in the workplace is a non-negotiable. We are called to work and live a fully integrated and balanced life. There should be no sacred and secular divide or split in living out our faith in the workplace and life.

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  • The Top 10 Faith and Work Quotes of the Week
  • Faith and Work Book Review ~ Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work, edited by Courtney Moore
  • Quotes from the book Working in the Presence of God: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Work by Denise Daniels and Shannon Vandewarker

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • Calling and Burnout. Meryl Herr writes “Could having a calling be bad for you? It may seem like an odd question in an age where books, articles, and podcasts on finding and living your calling abound. But research suggests that having a calling could be harmful in some cases.”
  • The Calling of Motherhood. Bethany Belue writes “My calling is to love my children well in this season and to disciple their hearts to know Jesus.”
  • How Kids Find Their Calling. Luke Bobo and Sarah Haywood write “As parents we have a responsibility to study our kids and appropriately and wisely guide them to the vocations for which they have been divinely designed.”
  • Albert Mohler on a Popular Pastor Who Fell. Albert Mohler shares a word from the heart in chapel to Southern Seminary and Boyce College students about a popular pastor who recently fell.

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