Workplace and Faith

Warren Linton turns our attention to the idea of the "Protestant Work Ethic" as it was first described by Max Weber and later adapted and understood by those in predominantly protestant influenced cultures. In what ways does the protestant work ethic help us to understand the place of work in our lives? And in what ways does it lead us to misplace our attention and affections on work and so contribute to our struggles to find assurance in God. Warren guides us through these questions in a rich and interesting discussion on the place of work in our lives. A note that this will be the last episode for this year. The "Workplace & Faith Workshops" are taking a break over Christmas and the (Australian) Summer holidays. When the Zoom based Workshops recommence this podcast will also restart. In the meantime, have a blessed and wonderful Christmas and New Year. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Warren Linton at https://www.linkedin.com/in/warren-linton-60a9aa112/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

Warren Linton joins us and tells a very personal story of a career that never worked out the way he hoped it would. He tells of the dreams and ambitions of his youth, his diligence and hard work to achieve these goals, even his sense of God calling him into this work, and yet life bringing unexpected challenges and leading him down unlooked for paths. He shares with us how he found assurance in God, and how he found meaning through still living a life of obeying, loving, and serving God. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Warren Linton at https://www.linkedin.com/in/warren-linton-60a9aa112/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

Kara Martin and Peter Cumming return to discuss their recent article: "Precarious Work Environments." Now the focus is on rhythms and routines that help us be centred on our calling from God in our work. Too often our work becomes about the tasks we need to complete and we have no way of connecting to the presence of God with us in our workplaces. But people in the Bible were often called to a particular contexts and to a particular people, not simply to a job or a task. Peter and Kara offer practical applications on how we can find our feet with God even in work situations that are uncertain and precarious. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Kara Martin at https://www.workship.com.au/about Contact Peter Cumming on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-de-fontenay-8a69836/ Read Kara and Peter's article "Precarious Work Environment" and their previous article "Who Am I? Christian Identity in the Workplace." You can also read the article that inspired Kara and Peter's work, "Agony and Ecstasy in the Gig Economy." Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

For the first time we have two guests! Kara Martin and Peter Cumming join us to discuss their recent article: "Precarious Work Environments." With the rise of the gig economy and the casualisation of the workforce, people's employment status and pay is increasing precarious. But even those with secure jobs and steady incomes can still experience precariousness often through the lack of opportunity to truly express themselves and their gifts. Peter and Kara unpack the different ways our precarious work environments can both challenge us and give us opportunity. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Kara Martin at https://www.workship.com.au/about Contact Peter Cumming on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-de-fontenay-8a69836/ Read Kara and Peter's article "Precarious Work Environment" and their previous article "Who Am I? Christian Identity in the Workplace." You can also read the article that inspired Kara and Peter's work, "Agony and Ecstasy in the Gig Economy." Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Catherine de Fontenay tells us how she discovered her interest in examining the intersection between economics and crime and how that lead her to consider wider themes of economics and justice. She then narrows this theme down into a deep reflection on the impact – both positive and negative – of some people being able to work from home more often, and others not. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Catherine de Fontenay on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-de-fontenay-8a69836/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Catherine de Fontenay guides us through research that shows both the overall decline in poverty around the world while also identifying the greater levels of inequality in developed nations and the increased difficulty of people to move from a lower economic status to a higher one. Catherine then leads us to consider how we respond to this increasing divide and she challenges us to consider how we see and interact with the people around us. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Catherine de Fontenay on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-de-fontenay-8a69836/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Graham Hooper concludes by leading us to reflect on the impact of failure in our lives. He helps us to reflect on the emotional toll it can take on us, how it challenges our expectations and ideas of ourself, and also how God uses seasons of failure to shape us and form us in surprising and important ways. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Graham Hooper at gjhooper1@outlook.com or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-hooper-0a119261 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Graham Hooper leads us to consider the value and importance of success in our lives. He discusses how our Christian definition of success can be agree with and be different from the definition of success in our working lives. He outlines both the rewards and pitfalls of success. Finally, he challenges us to see that success is not permanent, but we can see the hand of God in our seasons of success shaping us and preparing us for what God has planned for us Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Graham Hooper at gjhooper1@outlook.com or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-hooper-0a119261 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Wendy Simpson reflects on 2 Corinthians 5:20 with the call to be an “ambassador for Christ.” She takes us through what it means to be an ambassador and the kinds of things an ambassador would and wouldn’t do. She gives us practical insights into what it means to represent the culture of Christ in our workplaces. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Wendy Simpson on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-simpson-oam-b628a3 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Wendy Simpson guides us to consider ways in which we experience some of the brokenness and sorrows of life in our workplaces. But then she moves us to reflect on those things that delight us and that bring us hope. Wendy helps us to consider ways we can flourish and participate in the Call of God in our workplaces. Wendy brings much experience and many practical insights into her reflections with us. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Wendy Simpson on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-simpson-oam-b628a3 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Lindsay McMillan reflects on work as a place God uses to shape us spiritually through the challenges we face. He considers what it means to bring “your whole self” to work. And he lays out 6 practical ways we can live our faith in our workplaces, ways that are appropriate to our modern work context and cultures. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Lindsay McMillan at http://www.afuturethatworks.org.au or lindsaymcmillan@reventure.com.au Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Lindsay McMillan reflects on the changing nature of work and the emerging challenges that come as our personal lives and work lives are blurred together. He considers the emerging challenges of trust and loneliness in our workplaces. And he leads us to consider what is it that we truly value in our workplaces and power of being a “person of purpose.” Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Lindsay McMillan at http://www.afuturethatworks.org.au or lindsaymcmillan@reventure.com.au Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Kara Martin guides us through the last of four distortions that impact on our understanding of how our faith links with our work. The fourth distortion is that God only values our paid work. Kara examines the hierarchy of value we live within and how we choose to ascribe value to different kinds of work. She challenges us to redefine work as “anything we do with intent and purpose,” and she reflects on the many different ways we contribute through all areas of our life. She also considers the relationship between volunteering and the Church and how her status in the Church changed when she went from being a person with a full-time paid job to becoming a mother as her primary role. How do we choose to affirm people and what judgements do we make of them based on their income and employed position? Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Kara Martin at https://www.workship.com.au/about Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Kara Martin guides us through the third of four distortions that impact on our understanding of how our faith links with our work. The third distortion is that we can expect God to make our work comfortable and fulfilling. Kara discusses the wounds and scar we carry because of our work, disappointments we have with God when our career and life do not go the way we had prayed they would, and considers whether God gives us good jobs and keep us from bad jobs. Finally, she reflect on how social justice working helps us to keep our eyes on God even in difficult workplaces. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Kara Martin at https://www.workship.com.au/about Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Kara Martin guides us through the second of four distortions that impact on our understanding of how our faith links with our work. The second distortion is that our work is more important than Church and our connection to Christian community. Kara explores how the workplace has replaced the Church for many people but how that has also impacted our identity. She unpacks some of the challenges and blessings of living a life where the values of our workplace are not our highest priority or ideal. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Kara Martin at https://www.workship.com.au/about Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Kara Martin guides us through the first of four distortions that impact on our understanding of how our faith links with our work. The first distortion is that God is primarily interested in the work of the Church and not in our work outside of Church. Kara challenges this idea and presents some practical thoughts on how living free from this distortion helps us to live a life of deeper faith and connection with God. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Kara Martin at https://www.workship.com.au/about Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Steve Meredith guides us to consider how we can give our work colleagues reason to respect and follow us, and how we can go about influencing our workplace. Again, Steve leads us through a practical and lively discussion. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Steve Meredith at steve.meredith@live.com.au Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Steve Meredith leads us through the challenge of living our Christian values in the workplace. He reflects on different ways he has done this in his work history. He helps us to consider how we can influence our workplaces for good. This is a practical and lively discussion on an important topic. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Steve Meredith at steve.meredith@live.com.au Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode, Peter Cumming leads us to consider ways we craft our identity through our work and how we can respond when that identity is threatened. He reflect on how finding confidence in our identity in God gives us the power to be curious, playful, and creative. Finally, he discusses how we have divided ourselves into our ‘worshipping self’ and our ‘workplace self’ and helps us to consider ways we can bring our ‘worshipping self’ everywhere. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Peter Cumming through his LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cumming777 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114

In today’s episode Peter Cumming opens up for us the various identities we carry with us in our workplace. He explores the difference between our ascribed identity and our crafted identity and the impact this can have on us. Contact Stephen Field at office@worshipontheway.live Contact Peter Cumming through his LinkedIn account: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cumming777 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/560210465336318/ LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12650531/ To show your appreciation for what you’ve received and to offer your support you can give at these details: — By Card or through PayPal click here. — By Direct Bank Deposit: BSB: 013345; Acc No.: 008615819; Name: Canterbury Baptist Church; Swift: ANZBAU3M — By BPay: Biller Code: 970384; Ref:11114