Supporting your congregation in the workplace – how we can help

In your congregation, you might have teachers, cleaners, doctors, homemakers, shop assistants, bricklayers… However people spend their working hours, they can work with a passion, knowing that they’re working for God – and knowing they’re where God wants them to be!

When people believe this, it can transform their whole attitude to work – and their whole attitude to life, too! And then it will transform their work colleagues, their boss, their friends … and look, they’re engaging!

People in your congregation need to know they don’t have to be in full-time Christian work to make a difference to God. They can make that difference wherever they are and whatever they do! Through their work they can provide positive links to the whole community.

If members of your congregation feel they’re working for God in their job, and they’re happy in what they do – celebrate with them! It’s great for those who see no distinction between their life in church and their life at work.

There will be others who feel strongly they’re in the wrong job; or who aren’t sure what they want to do as a career; or for reasons of disability or family commitments can’t do the job they long to do.

Care for the Family has resources that might help you as you support your congregation in the area of work.

Love Work, Live Life!

Love Work, Live Life! aims to make a real difference to people in their workplace.

Wherever people spend their working day, this book will help them address all the key issues. In ‘Love Work, Live Life!’, David Oliver draws on years of experience, as an employee, an employer and a church leader, to produce a thought-provoking, insightful and inspiring look at what it means to live out the Christian faith at work.

The book

• Explodes the myth that God is only interested in ‘full-time’ Christian service
• Helps people find assurance that they’re in the right job
• Demonstrates the power of working as a Christian all the time
• Equips churches to pray for, and practically support, working men and women.

The Heart of Success

This book is a vital resource for those who are concerned about the balance in their work and family life. Rob Parsons writes from his own experiences and also shares the experiences of others, relating successes and failures, laughter and tears. It’s available as a must-read book for those who want to be the best in their chosen career without sacrificing the relationships they value the most.

The Heart of Success

Also available as a DVD presentation with accompanying workbook, this identifies keys which will help people feel valued, motivated and committed to the jobs they do.

Issues covered include:

• Knowing that the job you do makes a difference
• Discovering your 'Factor X' – finding and playing to your strengths
• Balancing your work and home life
• Taking time to dream – for you and your company.

Beating Burnout

This life-changing seminar from Rob Parsons gets to the heart of the issues surrounding stress, and balancing work and home life - showing how it can be beaten so that people can live life to the full.

The DVD presentation includes:

• Why we sometimes feel we can't cope
• Financial worries
• Dealing with difficult people
• Sometimes it's OK to say NO.

Stress Survival Kit

Stress can affect health, relationships and long-term happiness. The Stress Survival Kit gives offers many practical ways to prevent stress from affecting a person’s whole life. It contains:

• Beating Burnout DVD
• A workbook to accompany the DVD - to help you get the most out of Beating Burnout
• The Heart of Success - how to balance work with your family life

Visit Care for the Family’s online shop to find out more about these resources and to place an order.

Last Updated 06 December 2010