Resilient Faith at Work

Dilemmas are a part of life–monthly, weekly, sometimes daily. In the last quarter of 2021, we completed the Dilemmas Project, an in-depth study of the biggest challenges people are facing at work now. This study reveals the opportunities for God to be intimately involved in our work. So how do we faithfully approach these dilemmas?

In this episode, we unpack the results of our survey and the top dilemmas workers face around the world. Dr. Chip will do an analysis of the situation and discuss the implications with Ken Kinard and Sarah Evers.

Bob Doll, Chief Investment Officer at Crossmark Global Investments, joined Dr Chip Roper, Sarah Evers, and Ken Kinard for our year-end VOCA Reception. Bob shared his insights on the future of work on how we might deploy resilient leadership in 2022. Also, Chip Roper shared an update on VOCA and a preview of our plans for the coming year.

We are experiencing the largest vocational migration in recent history, but what does Scripture say? What biblical wisdom should we apply to our personal vocational discernment?

Dr. Chip Roper will deliver a formal analysis of the Great Resignation and he will be joined by VOCA Center coaches, Sarah Evers and Ken Kinard, to talk through the ways the gospel says we can faithfully navigate our careers.

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Also, for anyone who is transitioning into a new job, we offer the Ascent Coaching Program. There is a lot riding on your first 90 days at the new job. Most company onboarding processes focus on logistics, not organizational dynamics. Get up to speed quickly and start moving up, with Ascend Coaching Program.

Work stress is not going away! The ambiguity of reopening, the background noise of office politics, post-COVID team dynamics—all of it feeds anxiety, and anxiety equals stress. Learn how to manage it with author, counselor and talk show host, Dr. Jada Jackson. She works with athletes in Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association. Jada gives us the secrets to managing stress for peak performance.

Facing a crisis is not just about weathering the storm. We must find our way forward after the shock. We'll learn how to do both as we welcome David Dill, CEO of Lifepoint Health, to the Resilient Faith at Work Podcast.

Lifepoint boasts almost 90 hospitals in 30 different states. We look forward to hearing how wise leadership practice and faith carried David and his team through the greatest health challenge of our times. We'll also hear how the lessons learned are shaping his vision for the future. 

Vaccine mandates are making work complicated for everyone. How should Christ-followers respond?

The return to the office is bringing new tensions with it–between those vaccinated and those who aren’t. As workplaces are mandating vaccines to come back to work, those who aren’t vaccinated are left with the choice to either get vaccinated or lose their job. Those who are vaccinated are left to hold things together as questions about who is in and who is out churn in the background.

How do Jesus-followers avoid getting sucked into the "us vs. them" mindset? How do we find and share God’s wisdom and grace?  

Dr. Chip delivers an analysis of the situation and is joined by VOCA Coaches, Sarah Evers and Ken Kinard, to process the implications for your work.

Ken, Sarah, and Chip invite Catherine Flax to share her experience of leading while wearing many hats. Catherine is a Managing Director at CRA Incorporated. She has been named “Most Influential Woman in European Investment Banking and was named one of the “100 Most Influential Women in European Financial Markets.” Catherine has decades of expertise having been CEO of Pefin, Managing Director and Head of Commodity Sales and Trading for the Americas at BNP Paribas, and Chief Marketing Marketing Officer at J.P. Morgan. A long-time champion of diversity, she served on the Inclusive Leadership Council and Diversity Council for J.P. Morgan.

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The VOCA team is pleased to welcome Mark Whitacre as he shares his compelling story. The movie The Informant! (featuring Matt Damon) was inspired by his life. As a young executive, Mark got caught up in a price-fixing scheme that changed his life forever. He became an FBI informant and the highest-level executive to ever turn whistleblower in FBI history. Listen to Mark’s story of how resilient faith can help you bounce back after hitting rock bottom.

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The VOCA Center team welcomes Greg Brenneman, Executive Chairman of CCMP Capital. Greg is also Lead Director of The Home Depot, on the Board at Baylor College, and author of Right Away & All At Once: Five Steps to Transform Your Business and Enrich Your Life. From his position at the intersection of business and healthcare, Greg gives a unique perspective on the nation’s response to COVID, the vaccine, and its effect on the economy.

To join an Executive Circle or get professional coaching, visit vocacenter.org/coaching.

Sarah, Ken, and Chip welcome Wanji Walcott, Executive VP, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Discover. Wanji has been named one of Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America in 2020. In this episode, Wanji outlines the difference between resilience as crisis recovery, and resilience as endurance. She also shares her story about how she helped Discover build an inclusive culture as racial injustice rose to the national stage in 2020.

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