Work That Makes A Difference
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Whether you’re teaching children in a preschool, operating a cash register at a fast-food restaurant, or performing complex surgeries in emergency situations―you have the power to change the world. God knows the good you do when you serve him faithfully at work, even if you don’t see it yourself. The product of twenty years of thought, Work ennobles and motivates men and women in their labors. Providing historical background and inspiring stories of God-honoring workers, Daniel Doriani explains the Bible’s teaching on the nature, glory, misery, and eventual restoration of work. You will learn what it means to be faithful at work, even in risky places, and what steps you can take to transform your workplace and the world through the reformation of work.
What does it mean to be faithful at work? How do we know if we are called to a certain kind of work? When should we seek different employment? What makes our work good work? In a format ideal for small group use, Dan Doriani answers these questions and more in a brief and thoughtful overview of the Bible’s teaching on the nature, challenges, and opportunities of work for men and women who labor in any field.
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Whether you're considering your first internship, just beginning your career, or wondering what God has to say about how and why we work, this accessible guide helps you see that every field, whether arts, business, or education, is a place where we can glorify God and love our neighbors. It's an essential resource for any college student or young professional wanting to prepare to make a difference in their corner of the world.
This companion guide to Dan Doriani's Work that Makes a Difference is designed to help individuals and groups go deeper with the principles of following Jesus in our vocation. This workbook provides structured discussion questions for each chapter, space for personal reflection, and additional articles for those wanting to dig deeper. The Work that Makes a Difference curriculum has blessed business leaders all over the globe, and now Dr. Doriani and the Center for Faith and Work STL have worked tirelessly to make this workbook, complete with guidance for running their time-tested cohorts for working professionals and additional articles for those who want to go deeper, available for believers everywhere.
Endorsements
“For the last year, Dan Doriani and I have empowered multicultural leaders with weekly meetings using Work That Makes a Difference. I highly recommend Dan’s book and invite you to join the team of multicultural faith-and-work disciple makers who live out the love of Jesus daily in the marketplace.”
PRAISE FOR DAN DORIANI'S First BOOK ON WORK
“Dan is an academic who wears his considerable scholarship lightly as he writes a theologically rich but accessible book on the Christian and work.”
— Timothy Keller, Author, Every Good Endeavor
“[Doriani] doesn’t write only about the jobs we do, but the deeper yearnings we have to bring about reform in areas of passion or vocation. He aptly shows how the sometimes cutthroat practices of business in a capitalist context may not be fully compatible with a biblical view of love and justice. He calls for hard work, but also deliberate rest from that work. He calls for us to be generally satisfied in the stations to which God has called us, but also to be willing and perhaps even eager to take opportunities to bring reform. He shows how there is dignity in all legitimate work, but also shows how some forms of work genuinely matter more than others.”
— Tim Challies, book reviewer and co-founder of Cruciform Press
“Dan was teaching on the relationship between faith, work, and culture long before this topic became popular. With a great love for the gospel and the hope of Christ’s kingdom stirring in his heart, Dan has given us a wonderful introduction to a biblical theology of work.”
— Scotty Smith, Teacher in Residence, West End Community Church, Nashville
“We do a fair amount of translation on the theology of work, and this is most definitely the best title I have seen on the topic to date.”
— Jeff Stevenson, Founder and President, Proyecto Nehemías
“A concise yet comprehensive must-read for the thoughtful and committed Christian embedded in the ‘secular’ workplace. Dan Doriani has masterfully captured the nuances of the twenty-first century workaday world… Whether answering God’s calling on the shop floor, in the corporate office, or in the home, the reader will find practical and theologically sound answers here.”
— Franz. J. Wippold II, Emeritus Professor of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis.
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