We are beginning a new 6-part series called Knowing God in Work & Rest.

In a world saturated in consumerism that is always looking to extract something from us, we have a God who longs to be with us and wants us to enjoy being in his presence. Strahan Coleman shares a vision for beholding prayer that leads to a life saturated in the presence of God. He shares from his new book, Beholding, about his journey into a life of beholding and how it can powerfully reshape how we work and rest.

Resources related to this episode:

Strahan’s book: Beholding https://a.co/d/43HNEje

Strahan’s website: Commoner’s Communion https://www.commonerscommunion.com/

Strahan's podcast: Commoner's Communion Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commoners-communion-podcast/id1320670549

Learn more about The Global Faith and Work Initiative here: https://www.globalfaithandwork.com/

Learn more about the Surge Network here: https://www.surgenetwork.com/

Timestamps:

Introduction to Knowing God in Work and Rest and Strahan Coleman 0:00

How has consumerism shaped our relationship with God? 8:36

God's invitation to closeness with Him 14:02

How beholding God transforms the way we love others in our daily life 19:59

How did a prolonged season of suffering shape how you relate to God? 23:19

How small disciplines of love can make us more like Christ in our daily work 27:43

How the mystery of the Eucharist reshapes how we engage the mundane 36:18

Tell us about someone whose work is often overlooked that reflects Christ to you? 42:17

This episode was produced by Abby Drachenberg and hosted by Teena Dare.

In this episode, Teena talks with Charity Maurer, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Pursue Whole, about her passion for business and living in the tension of pursuing this calling alongside motherhood. She shares her story of stumbling upon her passion for business through her pursuit of art and how letting go of one dream opened her up to what came next.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

https://pursuewhole.com/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, Teena talks with Erik Averill, co-founder of AWM Capital, about a fuller vision for stewarding the resources that God has entrusted us with to pursue flourishing in the world.

Websites mentioned in this podcast:

https://awmcap.com/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, Teena talks with Steve Teng about serving the Church at work through supporting workplace fellowships and empowering underserved entrepreneurs.

Quote 1: Business owner: We had never heard that what we do Monday to Friday matters to God. And then we heard, and such a weight was lifted.

Quote 2: The emphasis is really to get a broader set of Christians to step into the truth that God is already with them in their work. We want them to do excellent work, meet with other believers and pray and love each other. And then discern together what God is already doing at their work.

Websites mentioned:

https://www.kingdomcapitalnetwork.org/

https://www.pivotleadership.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Teena Dare and Michael Ly about the challenge of being an entrepreneur in today's context.

Michael Ly is an entrepreneur, speaker, father, husband and follower of Jesus. He is CEO & Founder of Reconciled, an online accounting firm for entrepreneurs and small business owners, as well as co-founder of Humnly & PunchPay. Launched in 2015, Reconciled has been recognized in the accounting industry by industry leaders like Intuit as a “Firm of the Future” in both 2016 & 2018, 2019 Minority Business of the Year by the Vermont SBA, and made both the Inc. 5000 list and Sun Devil 100 in 2022. Michael has spoken at Intuit’s Quickbooks Connect conference multiple times, as well as other accounting and small business conferences.

https://michaelly.co/

Page for the entrepreneurs group: https://www.surgenetwork.com/entrepreneurs

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

How do we know what God has called us to do? What cultural blinders do we have that may prevent us from being faithful to our calling? In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Teena Dare and Dr. Susan Maros about the importance of considering our cultural context when trying to discern our calling.

Dr. Maros is a professor of Christian Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary and author of the book "Context and Calling."

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Teena Dare and Kristina & Sean Barr about avoiding the pull of the busyness of life in order to treasure that thing you can't buy more of -- time.

89: Big Table - Serving Hope

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Teena Dare and Jen Seger and Kevin Finch from Big Table as they discuss their work of caring for those who serve the rest of us through the hospitality industry. We hear about their calling to care for those in crisis, build relationships and invite the overlooked to the table to experience the abundant grace of God through food and drink.

https://big-table.com/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, we listen to a second conversation between Teena Dare and Satyan Devadoss as they continue to explore the unseen ways in which math and technology affect and shape both us and our world.

satyandevadoss.org/

Welcome to Surge’s Faith, Work, and Rest podcast. Our goal is to help God’s people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbors and the glory of God.

In this episode, we listen to a conversation between Teena Dare and Dan and Danae Lemoine, co-founders of re:vitalize Weight Loss and Wellness Center, about their life, journey, and ministry in starting and building their business.

Here's a link to Dan's book "Fear No Food" https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fear-no-food-dan-lemoine/1140237410