iWork4Him Podcast

Where do you go looking for Christ? Jon Dengler, bike enthusiast, bike shop owner and now bike minister, shares his story of finding Christ through LSD, and on the streets with the homeless.  Another bike brother and fellow minister, Pat Simmons shares Bikes for Christ.

Featured Guests: Patrick Simmons & Jon Dengler
Workplace / Ministry: Bikes4Christ - Well Built Bikes

Could owning a franchise change your life? Quite possibly, it could be your calling. Greg Carr, left his job, left his state (sounds like an Abraham assignment) and started a business with a lot of faith and little else.

Featured Guest: Greg Carr
Workplace / Ministry: Office Pride

Is your life filled with tombstones or stepping stones? Meet Dr. Dan Middlebrooks of Chaplaincy Care, Inc and his soul-saving organization that is bringing hope, healing and salvation to first responders.

Featured Guest:  Dr. Dan Middlebrooks, Susan Bradford, Jim Wilson, Larry Rodgers
Workplace / Ministry:  Chaplaincy Care, Inc

Ever wonder if you’re living your calling? Dr. Chip Roper and friends are living in their calling, thanks to the work of the Voca Center in the City that Never Sleeps - New York! Hear about their work and nuggets of wisdom on how to live your calling.

“Too many people are going to work every day, without a sense of calling.” ~ Dr. Chip Roper

Enter the Voca (short for vocation) Center in New York City.  Let’s go ahead and define vocation from a biblical perspective: a strong impulse or inclination to follow a particular activity or career. A divine call to God's service or to the Christian life. A function or station in life to which one is called by God. 

The VOCA Center provides faith-based training, coaching, and connections to make people’s work all that God designed it to be.   Assessing your skillsets for your job today or your next work calling. What roles have you been in and how is God using you?

Dr. Chip Roper, the President and Chair of the board of directors shares several stories of what happened with two specific folks that went through the program at The VOCA Center and are NOW living their calling!

“Vocation points to two areas: it’s about your next day at work. And it’s about your next career move.” ~ Dr. Chip Roper

When was the last time you stopped and thought about your job? Is it your VOCATION?  The word is derived from the Latin word vocare, meaning to name or to call.  That means your vocation is actually your calling.

Most of us work, and are often working hard, and perhaps even working diligently for the Lord…. but are we working in our chosen calling? Dorothy Sayers, in her 19 century essay WHY WORK, said this: “Work is not, primarily, a thing one does to live, but the thing one lives to do. It is, or it should be, the full expression of the worker’s faculties, the thing in which he finds spiritual, mental and bodily satisfaction, and the medium in which he offers himself to God.”

So, how about YOU? If you’re not working your CALLING, we challenge you to listen to this podcast. And then go on a journey to find it.

Featured Guest:  Dr. Chip Roper, Marci Miller, Edwin Depner
Workplace / Ministry:  The Voca Center

Forget normal, let’s live a SUPER-normal life! Dr. Jim Harris joins us for a high-octane conversation that just may turn your perspective inside-out! Learn how to live super-naturally in your work. It’s a gift!

Featured Guest:  Dr. Jim Harris
Workplace / Ministry:  Dynatos Global

A construction company built with wisdom. John DeAngelis shares about his biblically-based business practices and how he built a successful commercial construction company – and how Giant Worldwide helped!

Featured Guest: John DeAngelis & Mike Oppedahl
Workplace/Ministry: DeAngelis Diamond Construction & GIANT Worldwide

Emails–they are useful, but can get us in trouble... don’t we all know it! We interviewed noted relationship expert, Emerson Eggerichs, to talk about his recent book and get us into some new, better emailing habits.

Featured Guest: Emerson Eggerichs, PhD
Workplace/Ministry: Love & Respect Ministries

Undercover Boss made her famous. Christ makes her an excellent leader. Hear the story of the Dwyer Group with Dina Dwyer-Owens, her views on the dog-eat-dog world for women as executives, and the environment for women who lead with faith.

Featured Guest: Dina Dwyer-Owens
Ministry/Workplace: Neighborly Brands & Dina Dwyer-Owens

What is a Kingdom calling? Do you have one? ‘Kingdom Calling’ is one of the top 5 Faith and Work books ever written. Her perspective on our work is life- and work-changing.

Featured Guest: Dr. Amy ShermanMinistry/Workplace: Vocational Stewardship

What is a Kingdom calling? Do you have one? ‘Kingdom Calling’ is one of the top 5 Faith and Work books ever written. Her perspective on our work is life- and work-changing.

Featured Guest: Dr. Amy Sherman
Ministry/Workplace: Vocational Stewardship