Welcome to the Faithfully Working podcast from Christ Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This podcast is designed to help God's people walk in God's world faithfully.

We believe that work matters. Our labor—day in and day out—is all a part of God's plan. Yet at the same time we believe that work is broken. It's fraught with disorder, disfunction, distraction and difficulty that entices our hearts to idolatry.

We use the word work often. What do we mean by that? The book of Genesis says that we are image-bearers, created to "be fruitful and multiply, and to fill the earth and subdue it and dominion over [it]" (Gen. 1:28). Therefore, work as defined by the creation account is the God-ordained movement that takes a subject from one state to another, for the flourishing of all. Work makes order out of chaos—a lot like what God did in the creation narrative.This means "work" is broad. It is not only the jobs we are employed at. Tending to relationships with family, friends, neighbors, etc., tilling the ground, involvement in politics, raising children, being a spouse, so on and so forth—these are all a part our work.

Over the course of the next 18-months we will explore God’s design for work and how He calls us to attend to it faithfully. Welcome to the journey, we are glad you joined us. Stay tuned for our first episode, and many more to come.

For more information you can check out http://www.christchurchgr.org/ (www.christchurchgr.org). We will have more resources, links to upcoming events, and more available.