The Deeper Meaning of Work and Vocation
WORK AND VOCATION
DEEPER LEARNING TRACK
“FAITH AT WORK: MADE TO FLOURISH”
AS PRESENTED AT EFCA ONE 2015
REV. TOM NELSON
A Story Of Pastoral Malpractice
The Sunday to Monday Gap
The Majority/Minority Disparity
Can We Narrow the
Sunday to Monday Gap?
“The significance and
ultimately the quality of work
we do, is determined by our
understanding of the story in
which we are taking part.”
-Wendell Berry
“The significance and
ultimately the quality of work
we do, is determined by our
understanding of the story in
which we are taking part.”
-Wendell Berry
Reframing Work:
Seeing Our Work Through
The Lens of God’s Story
A Robust Theology That
Informs Work
A Helper For What?
Redefining Work
Work is first and
foremost contribution,
not remuneration.
“Work is not primarily a thing
one does to live, but the
thing one lives to do.”
-Dorothy Sayers
A Liturgical Regularity That
Affirms Work
A Relational Investment
That Applauds Work
“If it falls to your lot to be a street
sweeper, sweep the streets like
Michelangelo painted pictures,
like Shakespeare wrote poetry, like
Beethoven composed music. Sweep streets
so well that all the host of heaven and earth
will have to pause and say, ‘Here lived a great
sweeper, who swept his job well.’”
-Martin Luther King Jr.
Delve into the profound aspects of work and vocation with insights on the gap between Sundays and Mondays, the significance of our work in God's story, and the redefinition of work as a contribution before remuneration. Discover how a robust theology shapes our understanding of work and learn from stories of pastoral malpractice.
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WORK AND VOCATION DEEPER LEARNING TRACK FAITH AT WORK: MADE TO FLOURISH AS PRESENTED AT EFCA ONE 2015 REV. TOM NELSON
Can We Narrow the Sunday to Monday Gap?
The significance and ultimately the quality of work we do, is determined by our understanding of the story in which we are taking part. -Wendell Berry
The significance and ultimately the quality of work we do, is determined by our understanding of the story in which we are taking part. -Wendell Berry
Reframing Work: Seeing Our Work Through The Lens of God s Story
A Robust Theology That Informs Work
Work is first and foremost contribution, not remuneration.
Work is not primarily a thing one does to live, but the thing one lives to do. -Dorothy Sayers
A Liturgical Regularity That Affirms Work
A Relational Investment That Applauds Work
If it falls to your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep the streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, like Shakespeare wrote poetry, like Beethoven composed music. Sweep streets so well that all the host of heaven and earth will have to pause and say, Here lived a great sweeper, who swept his job well. -Martin Luther King Jr.
