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Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work, edited by Courtney Moore

Women & Work: Bearing God’s Image and Joining in His Mission through our Work, edited by Courtney Moore. B&H Books. 208 pages. 2023
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I have a passion for helping others to understand that their work has value and how to integrate their faith with their work. This is a book which was written for women, but I also found to be helpful. The book, edited by Courtney Moore, includes contributions from eleven writers, two of whom I’ve read books from – Courtney Reissig’s Glory in the Ordinary: Why Your Work in the Home Matters to God, and Joanna Meyer’s Women, Work, and Calling: Step into Your Place in God’s World.
Each of the chapters feature helpful reflection questions to help you go deeper into what that chapter discussed. Courtney Moore states in the “Conclusion”: “May your work and your life be an offering to God as worship, and may you leverage your unique potential for His glory.”
This would be a good book for women to read and discuss together.

Here are a few helpful quotes from each of the contributors:
Introduction: Courtney Moore

  • Whatever vocation God has called you to is now sacred work, carried out in a body that is meant to be offered to Him every moment of every day.
  • You, as a woman, have been given unique skills, talents, passions, and influence that God requires you to steward well, even through your work.

The Creation Mandate, Great Commission, and Your Work: Elyse Fitzpatrick

  • When done for the right reasons, work is virtuous and praiseworthy.
  • The work we’re doing today will somehow bring God’s glorious kingdom to this earth and we’ll rejoice in it forever.

Image-Bearing and Your Good Works: Missie Branch

  • We have been crafted for work. Good work. His work.
  • As God’s image-bearers, the good work we do every day becomes a beautiful display of God’s artistry.

Am I Called?: Courtney Powell

  • All work done unto the glory of God is kingdom work and is valuable in His sight.
  • There is not an indicator in all of Scripture that a paid ministry position is of higher value than a faithful believer whose work is outside of the church.

You Are What You Do. Or Are You?: Jen Oshman

  • We are to work in such a way that people see our Father in heaven in all that we do.
  • Let us work in such a way that we bring Him glory, not ourselves.

Bodies of Work: Hannah Anderson

  • Whatever work God calls us to do will happen in and through our bodies.
  • Our bodies are part of how God reveals our callings in His kingdom.

Don’t Waste Your Gifts: Portia Collins

  • How determined are you to faithfully complete the work He has placed in front of you with excellence, working as unto Him even when you don’t feel like it?
  • From the garden to the grave, God has purposed our work over His creation, and humility is a necessary vehicle for the excellent steward.

Motherhood and the Mission of God: Courtney Reissig

  • Whether you’re in the home or outside the home, work with everything you’ve got, like God is sitting right next to you cheering you on. That’s the call for moms in their work.
  • He made you in His image to work for His glory. You work for Him alone and for His pleasure.

The Grief and Grace of an Unexpected Career: Joanna Meyer

  • At some point in each of our lives, we will experience grief in our professional or relational roles. Knowing how to navigate these seasons won’t eliminate the pain, but will help you trust God through your suffering.
  • Christ, the carpenter and Savior, understands the circumstances you face and will use your work to shape you into the woman He wants you to be.

Healthy Relationships between Men and Women in the Workplace: Faith Whatley

  • Make it a daily habit to lift up your coworkers and know them well enough that you know how to pray specifically for them.
  • Healthy working relationships between men and women are not only possible, but they are a beautiful picture of God’s command to subdue the earth, honoring God together.

Developing and Growing Your Gifts: Amy Whitfield

  • Our gifts and talents, our desires and loves, are all for something bigger than ourselves—specifically, His kingdom purposes.
  • All work is kingdom work, and when He develops us, it is ultimately for His purposes.