As followers of Jesus, how can we resist replicating brokenness and instead act as a restorative presence in our workplaces and industries?
Guests Sue Warnke (Salesforce, Faithforce) and Mimi Chan (Amazon, Christians at Amazon) discuss how Christians can build...
Theme: Hopeful Expectations Beneath the Public Rancor Key Truths/Outline 1. The negative public face of the Christian...
II Corinthians 5:14-20 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all...
Text: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 1 If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but...
Denise Daniels provides a theological framework for work, as well as tips for when work feels like toil.
1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 (NIV) “So when we could stand it no longer, we thought it best to be left by ourselves in...
Multitasking. It’s the word of the age. We can balance the budget, set up the employee training sessions, schedule a dentist appointment...
Will there be technology in heaven? If so, what technology will we take to heaven? And what is technology, anyway? God placed...
Remembering the life, work, and ministry of Howard E. Butt, Jr., who died Saturday, September 11, 2016.
From Sheryl Sandberg to Simone Biles, women with strong work ethics have been in the news lately. Surprisingly — or maybe not...
As the creator of Peanuts reminds us, the hours we spend at work are so much more than just “work” hours. Many...
Forced repeatedly to choose between his father and his friend, Jonathan chose his friend.
We have plenty of opportunities to treat personal interactions as either transactions...or as opportunities, however brief, for relationships. Which has more to...
I do not think that our faith at work necessarily has to be exclusively about evangelizing or kind of shouting the name...
The most important decisions I make as a leader are how I treat people.
Noah Riner, MBA Student at Stanford University, talks about the strength of learning from mentors who have already experienced much of the...
The head of a large technology company felt nervous and stressed, but afraid to talk about it. If customers knew, he’d lose face. Employees must see his confidence, he thought. His peers couldn’t.....
Celebrities don't make the biggest impact on our lives—the people close to us do.
Are there other ways to deal with negativity in the workforce?
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Romans 12:1 urged us to present our bodies to God as a living sacrifice. As Christians, we honor God by living for him each day, devoting our bodies to his purposes. Romans 12:2 begins with a...
The greatest communication success story in history is how the gospel spread across the Mediterranean world.
In the years before World War I, England and France had been bitter adversaries. But a voracious learner, an energetic Englishman named Henry Wilson, became head of the British War College. ...
Dr. Paul Brand was a medical student in London during the devastating air blitz of World War II. Many young English pilots were badly injured as they bravely defended their homeland. ...
Paul’s greeting to Philemon sets the stage for the delicate social negotiation he is about to undertake.
Paul’s way into his request will sacrifice his position of leadership as an example of what he is about to ask.
How does faith change work and leadership? Lessons on leadership beyond rank and power from Philemon.
Since God made us inherently relational, relationships are not just incidental to work; they are essential.
What Paul’s approach shows is that leaders need to be able to learn.
Although we are focusing on God’s call to work, work is only one element of life. God calls us to belong to Christ in every element of our lives. Colossians 3:17 Whatever you...
Adam's and Eve’s decisions stretch all the way to the modern workplace.
The story of Abraham and Sarah’s generous hospitality to three visitors who came to them by the oaks of Mamre is told...
In the book of Exodus, God is the essential worker. The nature and intent of that divine work set the agenda for...
Judges 1-2 picks up where Joshua 13-22 left off, with the failure of Israel to drive out the Canaanite nations in the...
The new emphases in Job’s second lament (Job 29-42) are nostalgia and self-justification. Job “longs for the days when God watched over...
Understanding the fourth beatitude turns on understanding what Jesus meant by righteousness. In ancient Judaism, righteousness meant...
The Parable of the Shrewd Manager (Luke 16:1-13) The key to security about the things we need is not anxious earning and...
Given that our judgment is false and hypocritical, how can we ever find righteousness and justice? This...
The transformation of the mind “so that you may discern what is the will of God” (Rom. 12:2) comes hand in hand...
The more we walk in newness of life, the more we depend on one another's work.
“Welcome those who are weak in faith, but not for the purpose of quarreling over opinions,” begins Paul (Rom. 14:1). The “weak...
Another means to healthy interactions at work is simply taking the time and effort to develop and invest in relationships. Having left...
First Timothy 4:6–16 is full of specific directives Paul gives to Timothy. It would be helpful for...
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 series, piloted by Reservoir Church in...
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