Resourcing Christians to connect faith and work
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Ministry in Daily Life
William Diehl, New York: Alban Institute, 1996 A helpful practical guide for congregations from a businessperson and pioneer of the marketplace movement. This practical guide for churches and pastors includes suggestions about ways of recognizing workplace ministry and issues in services, ways of equipping and supporting people for life in their workplaces, a chapter on the pastor's role and an appendix that includes a helpfully annotated list of useful resources. Back to "Resources for Churches"
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Hearts to God, Hands to Work
Steve Jacobsen, New York: Alban Institute, 1997 The story of one pastor's creative attempts to integrate faith and daily life, spirituality and work, Sunday and Monday in the life of the church. Includes chapters on spirituality and work, preaching, pastoral care
and spiritual direction, christian education and leadership. Also a brief
appendix listing 25 practical ways to serve people who work.
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Work in Worship
Cameron Butland, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1985. A British anthology of prayers and readings, hymns and litanies relating to the world of work. An extensive collection of prayers, biblical and non-biblical readings,
hymns and litanies relating to the world of work and unemployment. With
some useful indexes and cross-referencing and ideas for creating church
services around work-related themes.
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More Books & Videos
The Empowering Church by Davida Foy Crabtree. 1989. New York:
Alban Institute.
The story of how one American congregation began to change to support
lay people's ministry in the world. Written by the pastor.
The Once and Future Church by Loren B. Mead. 1991. New
York: Alban Institute.
A strong argument for church reinvented to equip, mobilize and support
the laity for their everyday ministry in the world. Also includes some
interesting historical perspectives.
Set My People Free by Ruth Etchells. 1995. London: Fount Paperbacks.
A British Anglican call for greater recognition of the important
Christian role of lay people in their life in the world.
The Equippers Guide to Every-Member Ministry by R. Paul Stevens.
1992. Downers Grove: IVP.
The church as an equipping place with recognition that much of the
ministry its members will engage in will be beyond the congregation.
Liberating the Laity by R. Paul Stevens. 1985. Downers Grove:
IVP.
A picture of the church functioning in a way that takes seriously its
role of equipping all its members for ministry in the world as well as
in the congregation.
Christian Life and Work
A very useful series of 6 British video based studies for small groups,
including study guide and outlines of photocopying and background reading.
Some of this material could be used in services. To order see Phil Groom
at London Bible College phil.groom@londonbiblecollege.ac.uk
God @ Work
A British video containing two 20 minute films fronted by Mark Greene
and David Prior looking at ‘An Introduction to Workplace Theology’ and
‘Ministry and Evangelism in the Workplace’. Useful as discussion starters,
with a bit of humour attached. Could also be used in services. To order
see Phil Groom at London Bible College phil.groom@londonbiblecollege.ac.uk
Updated: 30 August 2001