I led a four-week class at our church addressing calling, vocation and integrating our faith and work. Using the Center for Faith and Work at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City as our model, we aimed to:
- Equip men and women of all backgrounds to develop and apply a worldview for work that better serves their profession and industry.
- Connect men and women within a field and across industries to inspire and challenge thinking and behavior with an aim towards personal and cultural flourishing.
- Mobilize men and women at large to become agents of change for the common good through existing and new institutions. Find the gift that work presents us: a place with the ability to renew hearts, communities and the world.
Each week, I would teach for half of the class, including reviewing a resource list handout (books, blogs, organizations and conferences on integrating faith and work). I shared my faith and work journey, what the Bible says about work and how I integrated my faith and work as a leader in a Fortune 50 IT department. The second half of the class was devoted to a panel discussion with representatives from the following groups: Continue reading