Many of us have fallen into the habit of thinking that because our careers aren’t directly related to ministry, they don’t have...
Findlay debated with himself for some time, and then made a conscious decision to leave a Bible on his desk at work...
Stephen Colbert describes to guest Dua Lipa how his faith intersects with his humor.
The COVID-19 pandemic presented many organizations with levels of uncertainty that they had never seen before. How do you lead with faith...
This video is part of the Global Classroom episode on Workplace Ministry. View the episode page and access the full set of...
This video is part of the Lausanne Global Classroom episode on Workplace Ministry. View the episode page and access the full set of related resources on the Lausanne website.
Business starter counters worry with Matthew 6:26-34
When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, he said, ‘I tell you...
Philippians 3:4b-14 If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a...
In this video, New Testament scholar Sean McDonough gives an overview of how Christians should approach their...
Chuck Conniry, Vice President and Dean of George Fox Evangelical Seminary, discusses his work teaching business professionals in a course titled "Faith...
Learn more about faith and work from these resources: from introductary books to bibliographies for advanced study.
"Why do we work? If you don't know why, it doesn't matter what you do." In his keynote address at the Believers in Business (BiB) MBA Conference at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February...
Headquartered in Philadelphia with 5,000 employees worldwide, CARDONE Industries is a global leader in the automotive parts remanufacturing industry. Founder, Michael Cardone, talks about how faith is put into action everyday. He is...
Bob Sakata is one of America’s biggest vegetable growers. His farm in Brighton, Colorado, produces corn, onions, and sugarbeets. In 1999, he was inducted into the Agriculture Hall of Fame. This video was...
It’s not the size of the storm that matters. It’s not the impossibility of the job. It’s not the length of the invitation. What matters is the One who asks.
Al Erisman is the Former Director of Technology at Boeing. He currently serves as the Executive-in-Residence at Seattle Pacific University, Director, Executive...
Being a Christian is pretty straightforward on a Sunday morning, but what does it mean to be a believer in business, politics...
Jesus doesn’t take away our fears, but he can transform them.
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach was educated and later taught at the London School of Economics and then became dean of the City...
by David W. Gill Johnson & Johnson’s recent troubles are such a downer for those of us who have held the company...
Henry Kaestner is Chairman of Sovereign Capital, an investment firm he co-founded in 2011 that focuses on...
"We never had a CEO or somebody who was one man in charge. We were of one mind about the business." Jack McMillan began his career at Nordstrom as a women's shoe salesman...
More than ever before, humanity is in a crisis over work. People change jobs and careers ...
Every now and then while I’m channel surfing on TV, I pause to listen to a preacher. It’s not uncommon to hear televangelists talk about how faith is the key to being blessed...
I love to hike. Hiking is my favorite hobby, my favorite form of exercise, and my favorite...
Some Christians don’t pay attention to Jesus’ hyperbolic teaching style or broader biblical teaching on God’s nature, and we turn Mark 11:2...
Arthur Andersen, the auditing firm handling Enron, began to unravel as a result of the Enron scandal. Robert Wright was a senior...
Katherine Leary Alsdorf is co-author with Timothy Keller of Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work (Dutton, 2012). She came...
There are behaviors common to non-Christian folk that we should avoid. And, if we once practiced those...
When someone loses their job, they aren’t the only ones affected. Often a spouse feels the pain...
Hebrews chapter 13, verse 5, says “I’ll never leave you nor forsake you.” But when difficult circumstances...
Paul Abbott takes Matthew 6:33 to heart as he fulfills his calling to be a Christian businessman: “Seek ye first the kingdom...
Sometimes work can feel like a burden, but it’s beneficial because it provides for our daily needs...
“For me, my faith is I treat every lawn mower that I’m making like Christ is going...
What is the connection between faith and work? The Bible affirms the goodness of creation and therefore the goodness of work. In...
Mark 8 begins with another large crowd gathered around Jesus to hear his teaching.
In one of the parables of the kingdom of God in Mark 4, Jesus compares the kingdom to a mustard seed.
Dr. Neil Clark Warren is not the type of person you think of when you hear the word, entrepreneur. He has degrees from prestigious schools, he was a counselor, writer and academic for...
Ken Duncan is one of the world’s most important landscape photographers. He and his wife, Pam, founded what today includes three galleries and a profitable Web site that sell Ken’s amazing photography, as...
Texas Nameplate was founded in 1946 and nearly 50 years later it was in deep trouble with its largest customers. Dale Crownover had taken the position of President and soon was hit with...
Have you ever been really thirsty? I’m not thinking about ordinary thirst, the kind you can quench with a quick drink of water. Rather, I have in mind an aching, desperate thirst. Have...
Texas Nameplate is the smallest company to win the Malcolm Baldrige quality award. How did the company...
When our teenage daughter left home one night without our knowing it, it began one of the most difficult times of my...
Last fall on a particularly windy day, I was blowing leaves into an adjacent lot that I own when I realized something...
Ever been afraid to talk about your faith because you don’t know what your co-workers think, believe, or feel about Christianity? Head...
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Growing up in the church, I always heard the opening verses of Psalm 121 as an invitation to gaze upon the mountains...
Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last. Luke 23:46 Today...
The apostles said to the Lord, “Show us how to increase our faith.” The Lord answered, “If you had faith even as...
Transcript Tim McGuire was editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. When he retired, he overheard someone trying to explain what he intended to do next. A friend said, “Tim’s going to write about...
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!” Luke 7:9 This story...
Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside...
But the Pharisees and teachers of religious law said to themselves, "Who does he think he is? That’s blasphemy! Only God can...
Every now and then while I'm channel surfing on TV, I pause to listen to a preacher. And it's not uncommon to...
When I was in college, my roommates and I would sometimes play a game that involved tough imaginary choices.
This is the third of five legs in our Pilgrimage series. Today we’re led by international traveler and High Calling member, Kami Rice. ...
Psalm 55:22 was one of the first verses of Scripture I memorized as a child: “Cast your burden on the LORD, and...
We hear a lot about the “missional church” these days. New missional churches are springing up while established churches are now proclaiming a renewed missional consciousness. Is this just some...
Romans 10:9 makes it clear that salvation depends upon our relationship with Jesus Christ. We are not saved because of good works or good intentions. Rather, our salvation depends on trusting...
So far in Romans, Paul has argued that all people fall short of God’s standards, both Jews and Gentiles. In light of...
Christians understandably honor people of great faith.
Like most of us, Jesus' disciples wanted to be great. Once, they forthrightly asked Jesus, "Who gets the highest rank in God's Kingdom?"
The basement was dark, damp, musty—a forbidding place where my mother kept our canned fruits and vegetables. As a young boy I dreaded, "Gary, would you please go down to the basement . . .?" Was...
St. Matthew’s gospel tells of a middle-night incident for Jesus’ disciples. They are frightened, seasick, and confused by the behavior of crowds—first wanting Jesus to be their king, then angry...
A variety of attempts have been made to reduce the multitude of biblical commands to just a few overarching commands or principles. Some examples of this emphasize the importance of the Ten Commandments...
First of all, God’s mission is to inspire people to work with the materials he provides to bring forth new and good...
Equipping churches see their people’s daily work as part of the church’s ministry. These churches have begun to ask, ‘Where are our...
Leaders and people together are attempting to learn what they can from the examples of other churches engaged in this process elsewhere...
These churches are changing their approaches to worship. The connections between work and worship are explored in the songs they sing, the...
These churches are helping their people discover new ways of nourishing and living out their faith in...
Equipping churches encourage their people to build relationships with both Christians and non-Christians in the marketplace. They...
God holds truth and love together in a perfect marriage. When they are married, there is no conflict. When they are sundered...
We are meant to depend on God for provision, meaning that we should look to him to provide for us when our...
Sometimes surprising women are called to show up as ezers in unusual situations. Rahab was one of these examples. Here's the back-story...
Isaiah begins by insisting that religious rituals nauseate God when accompanied by sinful living: What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt-offerings of...
We see in Jeremiah 5 that the people did not acknowledge God’s provision. If the people did not acknowledge God as the...
In the previous section we looked at Romans 3:22–26 and highlighted the righteousness/justice that God gives us in salvation. Now let us...
As we have seen in Romans 1–3, the cross of Christ brings salvation to all people—Jews and Gentiles alike. In Christ, God...
Following Jesus is hard work, and only faith in the eventual fulfillment of his promises can keep us going. “Now faith is...
James applies both of his underlying principles as a warning against favoritism toward the rich and powerful...
Selfish Ambition Is the Impediment to Peacemaking (James 3:16–4:11) Selfish ambition is the opposite of serving the needs of others. The passage...
James concludes his letter with a variety of exhortations on patience, truthfulness, prayer, confession, and healing. As always, these appeal either to...
Every human being on this planet - currently 7.4 billion people - works every day. Work includes cleaning a house, studying for...
Explain to students that you are going to make cards to bless people with - reminders that God sees and loves them...
This week we learned that God seeks relationship with us. Rather than us working for him, he...
This is the eighth sermon in the series: “Inspired: The Whole of Life with God in the...
How can a church integrate workplace issues into a normal structure of weekly preaching and small groups? This integrated series can serve as a model. The Ruth & Parables series, piloted by Reservoir...
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