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Title: The Gospel & Work
Subtitle: Gospel for Life
Author: Russell Moore, Andrew T. Walker
Narrator: George W. Sarris
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-01-17
Publisher: christianaudio.com
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
Publisher's Summary:
You are not what you do.
So often in America, we define who we are by what we do. We introduce ourselves by our job titles. We ask, "What do you do?" to be polite in small talk. We define others by their occupations.
But there are good reasons to connect what you do with your time, whether that is 9-to-5 work or managing a household full of children. God created us to work, not as judgment but in cooperation with a mandate given to humanity long before the fall. Your work isn't who you are, but it is central to why you are here. When we get that confused, our work can be the most frustrating aspect of our lives.
So, what now? Editors Russell Moore and Andrew T. Walker of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) assemble leading voices to frame the issue with a Gospel-centered perspective. The Gospel for Life series gives every believer a biblically saturated understanding of the most urgent issues facing our culture today, because the Gospel is for all of life.
Members Reviews:
Helpful Introductory Volume for Pastors and Church Leaders reviewed by Bill Pence of CoramDeotheBlog.com
The Gospel for Life series is meant to assist pastors and church leaders to answer urgent questions that people are asking, questions that the church isnât always immediately ready to answer. Each book in the series is structured the same: What are we for? What does the gospel say? How should the Christian live? How should the church engage? What does the culture say? This book is intended to be an introductory look at how Christians should understand work and vocation from every angle of the Christianâs lifeâtheir place in culture, their engagement as everyday Christians, and their role in the body of Christ, the church. The book includes the following chapters:
What Are We For? Bethany L. Jenkins
How Should the Christian Live? Greg Forster
What Does the Gospel Say? Bruce Ashford and Benjamin T. Quinn
How Should the Church Engage? Tom Nelson
What Does the Culture Say? Daniel Darling
Helpful discussion questions are included at the end of each chapter.
Here are a few of my takeaways for each chapter:
What Are We For? Bethany L. Jenkins
This was my favorite chapter, and was worth the price of the book for me. Jenkins looks at the Bibleâs narrative arcâcreation, fall, redemption, and restorationâto discover the proper place of our work in light of Godâs larger work of redemption. Our work is a vocational assignment if God calls us to do it and if we do it for the sake of others, not ourselves. Christians can do almost any kind of workâfrom data-entry to education to medicine to so much moreâas an offering of worship to God. She states that since all assignments are from God for the common good, then all work is âministryâ work.
What Does the Gospel Say? Bruce Ashford and Benjamin T. Quinn
The Gospel makes demands on our livesâbeginning with the humble recognition that everything we have in life is a gift from God. A second demand that the gospel makes on our vocations is the love for God and neighbor in all times and places. Third, the gospel demands that the redeemed of the Lord recognize their vocations as ministry. When we consciously recognize our role as conduits of Godâs love and provision, our work takes on new dimensions.