Making It Work: God and Your Work

If you can't bear the thought of going to work one day longer, it may be time to re-examine the unique factors that make you you, and determine whether your current work makes space for all of your God-given parts to flourish. Our guest today, Clarissa Joan Middleton, found a way to embrace all her different parts, and integrate them into a life that is truly fulfilling.

• Philippians 4:6-8 (NRSV)
• Jeremiah 1:5 (NRSV)
• 2 Corinthians 13:5 (NRSV)
• Proverbs 18:16 (NRSV)
• 2 Corinthians 1:8 (NRSV)
• Hebrews 10:16 (NRSV)
• Romans 8:28 (NRSV)

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Transcript at https://www.theologyofwork.org/makingitwork/episode/make-room-for-your-whole-self-clarissa-middleton-podcast-episode-16/

In the midst of a global pandemic, the last place anyone wants to be is in a hospital emergency room amidst sick people, and yet that's where our guest goes to work each and every day. Dr. Mike Sunu is an emergency room physician in Southern California. He's joining us today to talk about how he has experienced God in the ER during COVID-19.

Soul food scholar Adrian Miller discusses reconciliation and bridging differences through food. Adrian is a lawyer turned political advisor, turned soul food scholar and author. He writes about food history and the intersection of faith and food. He is the author of The President's Kitchen Cabinet and Soul Food.

Find Adrian's work here: https://adrianemiller.com/

Guest Sue Warnke discusses practical ways to share your faith and work. Sue Warnke is the Senior Director of Content and Communications Experience at Salesforce and the president of Faithforce San Francisco. She speaks to groups around the country about leadership, diversity and how to foster healthy conversations about faith at work.

Sue writes at: https://www.leanership.org/

How can you navigate the tension between people and profit, and what does the Bible have to say about it? Our guest today, Al Erisman, is the author of a new book, The ServiceMaster Story, about a group of managers who did just that.

How to work when WFH and tips for managing remote teams effectively. A special episode with Ian Jackson, Building Bridges Leadership.

You've worked hard, you've landed the job that you thought you wanted but for whatever reason you're unhappy. How do you know what the right career is for you?

You know that time is running out to do that thing you're supposed to do. You should have started it yesterday. You should start it now! But you just can't bring yourself to do it. Guest Cate Nelson shares how relationship with God has helped in her struggle with procrastination.

If you've left your job, lost your job or been ousted out of a job, now what? Connecting with God can help you get the most out of life in the in-between, transition times. With guest Vernée Wilkinson.

What if you could experience God's presence in the midst of your ordinary, everyday work? Guests Denise Daniels and Shannon Vandewarker are the authors of Working in the Presence of God: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Work.