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News and Views October 2023

News and Views October 2023

20 YEARS OF CITYWIDE WORKPLACE MINISTRY

For 20 years, God has been cultivating a citywide model for workplace ministry through At Work on Purpose. There are workplace ministries in every city, but it is rare to find a citywide community of working Christians.  Watch as Chuck Proudfit shares the “origin story” of At Work on Purpose, and the promising future for citywide workplace ministry worldwide.

  

When it comes to discipleship, outputs are activities but outcomes are life change. For over 10 years, Charlie Self, Jamé Bolds and Johan Mostert have been pioneering a powerful framework for a healthy disciple. Captured in their book Life in 5D, this discipleship approach develops spiritual formation, healthy relationships, personal wholeness, vocational clarity and work/economics. Learn more at www.discipleshipdynamics.com, and watch as these “three amigos” share their inspiring discipleship story.

With co-host Laura Jackson and production director Stacy Doose, At Work on Purpose founder Chuck Proudfit is celebrating ordinary working Christians making extraordinary contributions to the places and spaces where we work and live. Buckle up for some podcast stories that will forever change the spiritual significance you see in work. ­ Listen Here ­

SPIRITUAL FAMILY

As the years have passed, our At Work on Purpose membership has grown increasingly close-knit. I’ve treasured the experience, and recognized that it’s a sign of cultural health for the ministry.  I’ve used the word “community” to describe us, but our emerging Gen Z contingent has pushed further. These young professionals call us a “spiritual family”, and view the older generations as spiritual parents. Reflecting on all this, I see three qualities that have forged our connectedness: (1) trusting relationships – we treat each other honorably, so that people feel “safe” to be themselves; (2) shared commitment – we see the workplace as one of the most important places for all of us to serve; and (3) catalytic experiences – we journey together, and we grow together, through the “ups and downs” of life at work. Our contemporary society is more connected than ever through technology, and yet more isolated and lonely than ever.  By cultivating “spiritual families on mission at work” we restore one of the most precious qualities that made the Early Church so dynamic.

Cultivating Work Life Ministry in and  through the Local Church Customized Service:  At Work on Purpose assists in the development of work life ministries that best meet the needs of each congregation.

Diversified Prototypes showcase the range of opportunities available to local churches for work life ministry: Explore Work Life Ministry Prototypes Specialized Support for activating and contextualizing work life ministry within unique local church environments. Available through www.biola.edu/talbot/about/resources/cfwe.      Learning Communities connect local church leaders to best practices and ministry resources. For more information or to get involved, call 800-513-9580, or send an email to [e-mail].   Assessment Insights guiding local churches to better equip working Christians for faith, work and money are available through theChurch Integration Inventory™. To learn more, or for your local church to take the Church Integration Inventory™, contact Helen Mitchell at [e-mail].   Made to Flourish is a national partner with At Work on Purpose, empowering a growing network of pastors and their churches, to integrate faith, work and economic wisdom for the flourishing of their communities. For more information, visit www.madetoflourish.org.