Work & Ministry

Emma shares some steps for how content creators can train themselves to stop dreading the work and actually enjoy it. Most of these tips apply to any job.

In this periodic series, we’ve been exploring the phases of man’s relationship to work through time—work in the sense of one's labor in general, job, or vocation. In this final installment, we will look at how this understanding of work throughout every phase of man&

Many people wonder what Heaven will be like. But work is probably the last thing you think of when you imagine Heaven. After all, doesn't the Bible describe Heaven, that eternal destination for all true believers in Jesus Christ, as a place of rest? How could there possibly

In the last post I wrote about an issue which has been termed "ministry burn-out," that point when a person involved in ministry becomes so overwhelmed that their motivation to continue in ministry is exhausted. I pointed out that ministry burn-out is really a problem for

The World Health Organization announced this week that it is updating its handbook, International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), to include an updated definition for "Burn-out." Burn-out will now be classified as a syndrome tied to "chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.

We've been exploring the different phases of man’s relationship to work—work in the sense of job, labor, or vocation. Man has had varying relationships to work from creation, to work after the fall, to work in light of the gospel of Jesus Christ. In the last

We've been talking about God's grand plan for man and work. Previously, I wrote about God's good design for work in Work is Not a Dirty Word. Then, in No TED Talks in Eden, we looked at how the curse affected work and how

In the last post, "Work is Not a Dirty Word", we noted the wrong-headedness of believers assuming that just because it is difficult that work is, therefore, a consequence of the Fall. Work was created by God as very good. Man worked with joy and pleasure before

When we talk about the subject of productivity, we need to recognize that what we are really talking about is work—how to get more work done better, faster, etc. But some Christians carry with them the mistaken assumption that work is a bad thing. They believe it is a

Productivity has to do with work—specifically being more effective and efficient in getting work done. What we may sometimes forget, however, is the ultimate reason for which Christians should try and be productive in our work. We should be productive in our work because we were made in the

No matter what each day holds, or how bad things might get, I have an overarching reason to always get out of bed in the morning. I have not just a purpose to my life, I have the purpose of life. Today, whatever I do, I get to glorify the Maker of heaven and earth.

Prayer is a vital component to a thriving Christian life. It is a means of our sanctification, fellowship with God, expression of love for our fellow believers, an opportunity for worship, and a conduit for God's blessings. But if that's not enough to get you to pray more, allow me to propose one mo