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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

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  • Work as Worship. On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to a question based on “I’ve been reflecting on a few verses in Ecclesiastes lately, particularly Ecclesiastes 2:24, 3:13, 3:22, and 5:19. Those texts repeatedly speak about enjoying the fruit of our labor as a gift from God to be enjoyed. But I struggle a bit to know exactly what that looks like in real life.”
  • Does God Really Care About My Job? In this video, Bryan Chapell tells us that our jobs are important because they are a primary place that we are reflecting our God in what we do and how we do it.
  • “Our Secular Vocation” Interview. This conversation is part of an interview between  J. Daryl Charles, senior fellow at the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy, and CRCD’s executive director, Dr. Jordan Ballor.

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • Retirement Mentor: A New Type of Mentor. Hilda R. Davis writes “Consider the idea of connecting to a “retirement mentor” who could influence your next steps and encourage you to flourish and bear fruit as you age.”
  • A Leader Worth Following. My new book A Leader Work Following: 40 Key Leadership Attributes and Applications to Masteris available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions. Read a sample of the book (found under the book cover in the above link).
  • A Reflection on Job Security. Russ Gehrlein writes “Work is always going to be harder than we expect. Major job changes can cause us to be anxious about our loss of income or make us afraid of the unknown. The only thing we can do is to remember that God is with us and has promised to provide for our need to support our family.”
  • What We Need to Learn and Unlearn About Work. Renita Reed-Thomson writes “After teaching about the theology of work for twenty years and struggling to truly convey to people the importance of what they do every day, I have found it immensely helpful to compare their work to the understanding of common and saving grace.”

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • The Power of Your Words at Work. Russ Gehrlein writes “The Bible is full of commandments and observations about how we use words. Since this topic is highly relevant for Christians who want to work in such a way that they abide in God’s presence and work for His glory, let me address this from a biblical perspective. I think all of us can use some reminders of how we can use carefully chosen words to convey respect, caring, and truth.”
  • Business and the Local Church. Joshua Nangle writes “Effective leadership and business practices should be incorporated in local churches, but not at the expense of robust, biblical ecclesiology. The church as a whole has a God-given design and purpose, and any human attempt, no matter how well-intended, that alters its core characteristics and practices will ultimately hurt it.”

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

    • Investing Billions for the Common Good: A Conversation with Robin John, CEO of Eventide. How far can our impact investing go? What if we evaluated the impacts of companies and products by examining supply chains, employment practices, and second-order effects on customers, communities, and the world? Meet Robin John, co-founder and CEO of Eventide, a Boston-based investment firm. Robin joins Dan on this episode of Working with Dan Doriani, to talk about why our investment decisions matter, and how they might change our different corners of the world.
    • Work Hard, Be Humble. Paul Tripp writes “Christians ought to be the hardest workers on earth.”

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • Key Ways to Increase Our Awareness of God’s Presence at Work. Joshua Nangle writes “Proverbs 3:5-10provides timeless truths for raising our awareness of the presence of God in all of life, including in our work. Several principles can be gleaned from this passage, but there are three that call for attention here. When applied, these principles will help us work with God rather than only working for God. He is Lord, but he desires to work with us in our careers.”
  • A Leader Worth Following. My new book A Leader Work Following: 40 Key Leadership Attributes and Applications to Masteris available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions. Read a sample of the book (found under the book cover in the above link).
  • Your Work Is an Apologetic. Jacqueline Isaacs shares the third installment in a series on work as an apologetic.

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  • The Top 10 Faith and Work Quotes of the Week
  • Faith and Work Book Review ~ Why Your Work Matters: How God Uses Our Everyday Vocations to Transform Us, Our Neighbors, and the World by Tom Nelson
  • Quotes from the book Creation Regained: Biblical Basis for a Reformational Worldview by Albert Wolters

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • 3 Ways Jesus Reshapes Our Thinking about the Sabbath. In this video, Guy Waters walks through how Jesus changes the way we view the sabbath.
  • What Makes Work Redemptive. Steven Graves asks “How does the gospel shape and inform my work?”
  • A Leader Worth Following. My new book A Leader Work Following: 40 Key Leadership Attributes and Applications to Masteris available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions. Read a sample of the book (found under the book cover in the above link).
  • How Does God Lead Us to Our Calling? In this article, which contains excerpts from his excellent book Immanuel Labor – God’s Presence in our Profession, Russ Gehrlein writes “In my current position as a Department of the Army civilian, I know without a doubt that I am serving exactly where God wants me to be.”

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • Work Matters. Here is Bryan Chapell’s sermon from Ephesians 6:5-9.
  • A Leader Worth Following. My new book A Leader Work Following: 40 Key Leadership Attributes and Applications to Masteris available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions. Read a sample of the book (found under the book cover in the above link).
  • Beware Toxic Servant Leadership. Jacob Crouch writes “A view of servant leadership that strips the actual authority of the one leading removes the truest service of the leader.”

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FAITH AND WORK: Connecting Sunday to Monday

Faith and Work News ~ Links to Interesting Articles

  • Writing Music for God’s People: A Conversation with Matt Papa, Songwriter. On this episode of the Working with Dan Doriani podcast, Dan and Matt Papa discuss the reasoning behind writing hymns for worship, the inspiration for writing “His Mercy is More,” and the ability that songs like “I Set My Hope (Hymn for a Deconstructing Friend)” have to connect with us emotionally.
  • Work Well with All Types of People. In this podcast, Melissa Kruger and Courtney Doctor talk with their colleague Ann Westrate about how understanding each other’s gifts has enhanced their work as a team. They discuss how much the Working Genius assessment helped them understand why what might be easy for one of them is hard for someone else. Understanding what different gifts are represented in a team can enhance morale and strengthen relationships. We all have gifts, but none of us has all the gifts.
  • Loving God the Most: Working for God Instead of Work as God. Wes White writes “One of the greatest blessings that humans can enjoy in this world is to be able to do work that blesses oneself and others and glorifies God.”
  • 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

  • When the Paychecks Stop: Spiritual Care for the Unemployed. Joe Carter writes “The church that responds to unemployment with theological depth and practical compassion bears witness to a different kingdom, where worth isn’t earned through production but freely given through grace.”
  • What To Do When You Are Passed Over. Glenn Brooke writes “You want to lead, to serve in a specific area, to use your skills and abilities, to be recognized. Being passed over doesn’t feel good. We hear the sincere and polite words and feel insulted. It’s easy to become discouraged, resentful, angry. So, what’s the godly approach to this situation?”
  • When Work Hurts: Building Resilience When You’re Beat Up or Burnt Out with Meryl Herr. What do you do when work isn’t just difficult—it’s downright painful? In this episode of the Faith and Work Podcast, Jeff Hoffmeyer sits down with author Meryl Herr to tackle the raw realities of workplace hurt. From crushing disappointment to full-blown devastation, Meryl unpacks why work wounds us so deeply—and how we can find a way forward.

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