It has become increasingly difficult for believers to see a connection between their work and Christian faith. Not only has our economy become secularized, but church is often seen as a refuge from stressful and competitive jobs. Given this, many Christians today experience a disconnection between faith and work and even loneliness in their workplace.
But what if we could discover deeper meaning for our work?
Your Work and the Kingdom is an on-demand study that will guide you through a comprehensive biblical and theological understanding of work. It will take the truths of Scripture and help apply them to wherever you spend your days. And we are not just talking about paid work but work in the home as well as places where you volunteer.
The course includes streamed lectures (10-12 min) and a study guide with scriptural reading, discussions, and practical take-aways. The study is suitable for both groups and individuals. A group could work through each session in about 60 min, or individuals can study at their own pace.
Topics covered in the study include:
The cost is $55 for individuals and $200 for groups. After registering, you will receive an email providing access to the videos and the study guide in Google Classroom.
Complete details and information on how to register will soon be available.
Most members of congregations participate in the mission of God primarily through their everyday work. But there's a challenge for all of us because we continue to live with these odd dualisms:
Science // Religion
Secular // Sacred
Facts // Values
Public // Private
Work // Worship
This means that work and worship are relegated to different parts of our lives—as if they don't have much to do with each other. But we know that these dualisms don'
t work any more; as if they ever did. We have to find ways to bring everyday work into worship. Another way to put it: Workers should feel like they can bring their work to worship.
The College has prepared resources for the integration of work and worship: Prayers, Sermon Ideas, Creative Activities, Children's Times, Litanies. There are enough resources here to lead four services on the theme of work. Or you can distribute these resources through many services.
We hope you and those alongside whom you worship will be blessed by this resource.
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In partnership with the Montreal School of Theology, McGill University, and the Institut de Théologie pour la Francophonie.
The Leadership Centre of the college was established in 2015, in response to a need to support young and newly ordained pastoral leaders—the Mentoring Program was its beginning. Since that time we have worked to support the life and leadership of congregations and individuals through programs in the area of discernment, of faith and work, and of congregational vitality.
Mentoring Program Faith and Work Cong. Vitality“Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.” — Francis Chan
“This is our time on the history line of God. This is it. What will we do with the one deep exhale of God on this earth? For we are but a vapor and we have to make it count. We’re on. Direct us, Lord, and get us on our feet.” — Beth Moore