Keeping Christ in the Workplace
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Summary
In this episode of the Men After God podcast, Dustin interviews Tom Peterson about keeping Christ in the workplace. Tom shares his personal journey of faith and how he discovered the importance of integrating his faith into his career. He discusses the challenges of living out one's faith in the workplace and offers practical advice for men at different stages of their careers. Tom emphasizes the need to make room for faith at work, to build on one's strengths, and to give oneself grace. He also provides resources and organizations that can support men in their journey of integrating faith and work.
Tom's book-https://a.co/d/2rpgIuL
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
04:41 Tom's Career in Communications and Marketing
07:40 Challenges of Living Out Faith in the Workplace
12:03 Identity and Finding Purpose in Work
18:44 Practical Ways to Show the Light of Christ in the Workplace
24:34 Tom's Book and Future Plans
31:42 Conclusion and Call to Action
On this episode of Men After God, I had a great conversation with
my guest Tom C. Petersen about the challenges of living out our
faith at work, ensuring that we bring our whole selves to work. We
talked about how to shine the light of Jesus in the workplace. To
help you dig deeper, Tom provided a few questions to help you
think through this topic. I pray that as you think through these, they
help spotlight how you think about being an effective Man After
God.
· What kind of expectations do you have about your work? Do you tend to have high
expectations, or low expectations? Do these expectations tend to be met, or do
they fall short? How do you react to that?
· How do you see your work through the lens of your faith? How do your work and
your faith align? How do they differ?
· Do you tend to compartmentalize your faith from your work, or other parts of your
life? How do you help ensure your faith and work are integrated?
· Are there particular elements of your job that you feel are especially challenging to
your faith? How do you reconcile the two?
· Living our faith at work is more than trying to baptize people at the water cooler.
How do you live out your faith at work?
· Do you think other people think of you as a Christian? What do you think shapes
their perception of your faith? Are there things you do, or say, or items in your
workspace that point to your faith?
· How do you think about sharing your faith with others at work? What comes to
mind? What discourages you from sharing your faith? What encourages you to
share with others?
· How hard is it to give yourself grace when you don’t meet your own expectations?
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