From Tom Nelson, author of Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work.
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Many Christians have a dualistic approach to life. We have our church life and then our work life, which are pretty separate. [Read more…] about Gospel Shaped Work – a DVD Curriculum
This is Our City is a project developed by Christianity Today.? [Read more…] about “This is our City” – a 3 year Christianity Today story telling project
Work, in one form or another, takes up a large chunk of our lives. Does Christian faith have anything to say to our experiences of success and fulfilment – or of boredom and failure – at work?
Mark Bilton has been a CEO and director of several multinational companies, and has won awards for his work as a ?change catalyst?.?He is also the founder of Called to Business, an organisation that helps people think about the role of faith in the workplace, and the author of Monday Matters: Finding God in Your Workplace
Click here to see his interview with the Centre for Public Christianity. [Read more…] about Monday Matters – Interview with Mark Bilton by CPX
Neat, simple exploration of the?definition of vocation in an animation (2:42) developed and produced by The Fund for Theological Education. ?
In this honest, and at times amusing video (16:37), Associate Professor of Economics Catherine de Fontenay reflects on being a Christian and ambition in the workplace.
ReFrame? is an outstanding new resource from the Regent College Marketplace Institute, Vancouver. Over 10,x 40 minutes episodes, ReFrame paints a picture of the big story of the Bible, our place in that story and how that impacts every aspect of our daily lives. [Read more…] about Reframe – a new resource from Regent College
In this address?(50:17), Greg Gilbert, co-author of The Gospel at Work explores the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30)
He takes the view that the talents referred to in the parable are the opportunities and responsibilities rather than some special capacity that we might have. ?The opportunities and responsibilities are not restricted to what we do when the church is gathered but what we do when the church is scattered.
“While you wait for Jesus, work! ?And do that with energy and faithfulness and love for you King” (12:30) [Read more…] about The Parable of the Talents – Greg Gilbert from The Gospel at Work
The Gospel at Work – How working for King Jesus gives meaning and purpose to our jobs?is the latest in a series of books (For example, Work Matters – Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday work by Tom Nelson and?Every Good Endeavour – connecting your work to God’s plan for the world by Tim Keller) designed to outline a clear theology work before discussing the implications of this for a range of issues facing Christians in the workplace.
?My plan is to blog my way through this book as, even a quick scan, indicates it as a highly valuable resource. ?
So here’s some basic information before we get into a chapter-by chapter look at what authors Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert have to say:
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