Faith in the Workplace
By
Rick Reed, Senior Pastor, Metropolitan Bible Church, Ottawa
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Bringing faith into the workspace is good for business. According to research done by Merrill Oster, a former Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur Of The Year, executives who intentionally applied religious teachings at work scored higher on almost all leadership measurements. Leaders who took their faith to work also ranked higher in personal job satisfaction and net worth. Bringing faith to work pays off.
But just how should faith be brought into the workplace? Let me highlight three ways Christians are to take their faith to work.
First, Christians are to be industrious on the job. The Bible instructs Christians to work hard. “Whatever you do, work with all of your heart, as working for the Lord, not men” (Colossians 3:23).
Second, Christians are to have integrity as they work. Jesus wants His followers to be exemplary in their ethics (1 Peter 2:11-12).I know a Christian man who refused to lie for his boss. When his boss got irate, he said "Look, I won't lie for you, but I won't lie to you, either." His faith bolstered his honesty.
Finally, Christians are to be interested in others at work. Employees often carry heavy concerns with them when they show up at the office. At appropriate times--during a break over lunch--Christians can offer them the encouragement and hope that springs from their faith in Jesus.
Trying to keep faith out of the workplace is simply bad business. Companies and co-workers benefit when faith goes to work.
Rick Reed is the senior pastor of the Metropolitan Bible Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Rick is a graduate of Biola University (B.A), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (DMin). This article appears in Rick's book "That's a Good Question". Used with permission of the author.
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