When we talk about glorifying God and serving him at work, it can all be a little nebulous and hard to grasp. It may be helpful to have a more concrete image, and the Bible actually gives us one. It says God has called us to be priests who declare his praises in every part of our lives. What does that look like, though, for someone who works in finance, education, or healthcare? How about a stay-at-home parent, a student, or a retiree? In this episode, we share Dr. Cory Willson's keynote talk at this year's Work & Worship Seminar, and we offer a practical next step you can take!

Do you ever struggle to leave work… at work? Do you find it hard to be truly present with your family and to find true, deep rest? If you have trouble stopping your work without feeling guilty, something deeper may be going on! The Bible’s answer is a healthy rhythm of work and rest that affirms God is the one holding everything together. In this episode, we consider why resting well is just as important as working well.

How can you bring glory to God in your daily work? Perhaps a good place to start is to focus on being salt and light. But what does that look like? In this podcast, we talk about how to avoid becoming a "diluted disciple." God wants us to stay salty! And he simultaneously is asking us to get out of the salt shaker. When we do that, we get the chance to tell the world a better story about the purpose of life, what has gone wrong with the world, and what salvation looks like!

Sometimes, it can feel like there's a chasm between Sunday and Monday. We don't bring the sorrows and joys of our work with us before the Lord in worship, and we don't bring the worship of God out of the sanctuary into the rest of the week either. This special bonus episode is all about how to bridge that gap. Pastor Bill interviews Noah Toly, Katie Roelofs, and Brittany Deyoung about the upcoming Work & Worship Seminar on Jan. 31 and shares how you can be a part of it!

Wouldn't it be wonderful if you worked for the Lord? In Colossians, Paul says we should work as if we're working for the Lord because ultimately, we are! It isn't just pastors and ministry leaders who have a calling from God. The Bible says that everyone has a calling! But how do you serve God as a plumber, barista, or architect? We break it down in this week's podcast!

Many people find work to be a place of anxiety, stress, burnout, and difficult people. Last week, on the podcast, we learned that God is a worker and gave work to humanity as a gift in paradise. But not many people perceive it as a gift today. Why is that? Sin has damaged God's good gift to us. Although work is not the curse, it is under the curse. In this week's podcast, we look at how to find meaning in the midst of this dynamic.

We spend half our waking hour at work -- 96,000 over the course of a lifetime! And yet a new study found that almost half of people in the US hate work so much they wouldn't wish it on their worst enemy. A full 33 percent are disengaged, and 19 percent are miserable!

We believe your work matters to God, and it has eternal significance! To help you see the connection, we're offering a seminar on Jan. 31. In this podcast, Pastor Bill interviews the keynote speaker, Dr. Cory Willson, author of the book Work and Worship. They talk about work from a biblical perspective and explain what the seminar is all about!

In the final part of our series on mission and vision, Pastor Bill sits down with Connections Director Julie Beezhold to talk about community outreach. In the previous episode, we talked about who our neighbors are. In this episode, we talk about how we might begin to reach the many, many people who need to know the love of Christ!