How is our work a way to love God, serve our neighbours, and demonstrate the gospel? How do we engage our daily work as part of how God made all things new?
Brent talks with Ross Chapman and Ryan Tafilowski about their new IVP book ‘Faithful Work: In the Daily Grind with God and for Others’.
Ross is the CEO of Denver Institute for Faith and Work. He previously founded and served as president and executive director of For Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. He holds a doctor of ministry in faith, work, economics, and vocation from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Ryan is assistant professor at Denver Seminary and lead pastor of Foothills Fellowship Church in Denver. He holds a PhD in systematic theology from the University of Edinburgh and has served as theologian-in-residence for Denver Institute for Faith and Work.
- (1:10) Why is daily work our greatest opportunity?
- (1:50) Why do we have such ‘low’ views of work?
- (3:00) The Bible’s view of work;
- (6:30) Does our work ‘add’ to God’s work?
- (7:40) Work in the Enlightenment period;
- (9:45) How do we demonstrate a love of neighbour with our work?
- (12:00) Broken structures;
- (13:30) God’s work for us;
- (16:30) Why work and rest are interrelated.
Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/Faithful-Work-Daily-Grind-Others/dp/1514007916
www.denverinstitute.org/difw-names-ross-chapman-as-incoming-ceo/
denverseminary.edu/directory/tafilowski-ryan/
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