5 Things Non-Christian Coworkers Wish
After years of asking direct questions, and years of dialogue with online readers, here are the five things non-Christian workers tell us they wish were true about their Christian coworkers:
“I wish my Christian coworkers…
...knew more about their faith; why they believe what they believe.”
...had more hope in hard times.”
...were more curious about the hard questions of life, so that when asked those questions, they would already have answers.”
...behaved more honorably.”
...were more compassionate.”
Somewhere in Africa, a single mother makes a long and tiring trek over parched ground; her children slow her journey as they stop to throw stones or explore new terrain. Determined to accomplish the only thing in her control in the endless battle to protect her children from malaria, she clutches precious coins en route to the area's village drugstore. If only someone in China...
Most people spend a major portion of their lives working. Since God is Lord of all that is, visible and invisible, then God must be surely also be the Lord of work. Therefore, Christian workers urgently need to know precisely how God is present and active in their work, or how God could be present and active in their work. In recent years hundreds of books, papers, curricula, magazines, courses, seminars and other materials have been produced to meet this need. Regrettably, there seems to be little common theological perspective among these materials.
Here are seven things every worker should do to prepare ahead of time for the spiritual impact of job loss.