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The Parable of the Talents – Greg Gilbert from The Gospel at Work

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

Vocation is integral – Steve Garber

In this address, Steve Garber from the Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation and Culture addresses the issue of vocation in a challenging yet nurturing way.

Many people today see their job as nothing more than a paycheck. But is one’s calling more than that? Steven Garber says yes. He says there is an intimate connection between one’s faith, vocation, and culture. “Vocation is integral,” he says, “not incidental to the missio Dei.” Steven explains how most of what God is doing in the world happens in and through the vocations of his people.

 

 

The Gift of Work

Short article focussing on the themes of the purpose of work and vocation. ?

Lane Severson provides a helpful acronym for G.I.F.T.:

G is for “give.”?The first step in creating something beautiful is that we give something of ourselves to our work. This doesn’t mean that we have to be artists. I’ve seen people create excel spreadsheets that showed creativity and passion …

I is for “imagine.”?Your work today is probably not a beautiful garden. At best it is an empty field. And there is probably some garbage that needs to be cleared out before you can even get started with the hard work of creating something beautiful in your work. This is why imagination is so important. You have to have a vision for what your work could look like. I have a couple hints for doing this effectively. [Read more…] about The Gift of Work