Malyon Workplace

Your Work Matters to God, But Does It Matter to the Church?

Gaye Clarke, a nurse, asks the tough question!? She concludes her article with this comment:

“What if the church came alongside the factory worker or teacher at a secular school and said, ?What can we do to help you offer your company a better product or help your students achieve better grades? In other words, how can we?the local church?help you make Christ?s blessings known far as the curse is found??

Read the full article here from the Gospel Coalition.

Resources to go!

Click this link and download a copy of the handout that Kara Martin (Ridley Marketplace Institute) and Murray Wright (Malyon Workplace) developed for their workshop at the 2015 Transforming Work Conference.

We took the opportunity to feature our favourite resources in the following categories:

  • Books
  • Whole Church, Whole-Life Discipleship Programs
  • Small group studies with a workplace focus
  • Websites
  • Video clips
  • Sermons
  • Songs

Taking your pastor to lunch – conversation starters

Taking your pastor to lunch is a great way to begin a conversation about the intersection of your faith and your work.?

The folk at the Celebrate Your Work have put together these conversation starters (and they even have a sample invitation) for such a situation.

Conversation Starters | Take Your Pastor to Lunch

?Use these questions as a guide for your conversation.

?Suggestions to begin:

  • Tell your pastor how much you appreciate the ministry of the church.
  • Comment on a recent sermon that touched you in some way.
  • Show your pastor around and introduce co-workers as it?s appropriate and doesn?t disturb their work.
  • As you visit, explain what you do on a daily basis.
  • Mention any specific struggles that people in your line of work deal with. [Read more…] about Taking your pastor to lunch – conversation starters