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Faith & Work
By: Christianity Today InternationaleBook Publisher: HarperCollins
Imprint: Thomas Nelson
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The Christian Today Study Series delves into today's vital cultural issues to get to the heart of what these topics mean to you.
Each 8-week study is based on articles written by some of today's leading Christian authors and published by the Christianity Today magazines. These remarkable studies will foster deep, authentic, and relevant discussion that will challenge and grow any small group.
Faith & Work will take on a variety of topics, such as:
Work-Drudgery or Delight? Ambition and Achievement A Witness at the Workplace Work & Sabbath RestBased on articles by a variety of authors, such as:
Chuck Colson Christine Gardner Marshall ShelleySee more like this in our Religion eBooks section
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| Title of Religion eBook: Faith & Work | |
| Release Date: 10-07-2008 | |
| Publisher: Thomas Nelson |
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Faith & Work
Chapter One
SESSION 1WORK-DRUDGERY OR DELIGHT?
For some people, work is a source of great personal satisfaction-perhaps they're in their "dream job" or maybe they feel they're making a difference in the world. For others, work is a means to an end: the paycheck. For them, work is the daily grind and TGIF! is their mantra. Real life starts not when work begins but when it ends.
So is work a blessing or a curse? As followers of Christ, how should we feel about our work, and what should characterize the work we do? Is there an inherent value to work (besides economic necessity)? While most of us will spend a significant portion of our lives on the job, it seems only a few of us find meaning and fulfillment in what we do. Is the secret a new job, or a new attitude toward the one we have? We'll explore these questions and many others using Bruce Shelley's Christianity Today article "Why Work?"
* Before You Meet
Read "Why Work?" by Bruce Shelley from Christianity Today magazine.
* Open Up
Select one of these activities to launch your discussion time.
Option 1
Discuss one of these icebreaker questions:
What's the first image that comes to mind when you think of the word work?
What feelings does the word work evoke in you? Why?
What do you think are the common attitudes or mind-sets people have about work in our world? Brainstorm several together as a group.
Option 2
Identify two opposite walls in your meeting room as Wall #1 and Wall #2, then stan
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