1. Ministry In The Work Place
By LifeQuality International
Course Overview
Developed by:
Joyce Beckett &
Charles Patricoff
Slide 1, December, 2003
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Course Theme Verse
“We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
-2 Corinthians 5:20 (NIV)
The idea of an ambassador: Webster “an official of the highest rank who represents his government in the capital of another country”. In the Greek, the word is “presbeuo” and means to act as a senior representative.
What implications do these definitions have for us as believers?
What appeal is God making through us?
What is the significance of the admonition to “be reconciled to God”?
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The Work Place…
“The workplace is God’s place, and his place is just as much there as in the church prayer meeting. The workplace is a place of opportunity-a place to express the compassion of the gospel in word and deed, to challenge non-biblical thinking and practice, to grow in faith and character and love.”
-- Mark Green
Thank God It’s Monday
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The Challenge…
“I long to see Christians go out expectantly to work and come home exhilarated—like Jesus at the well, so empowered and thrilled by his ministry to the Samaritan woman that though his disciples urged him to eat something, he responded by saying that ‘he had food to eat that you know nothing about’” Mark Greene
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The Opportunity…
Jesus goes on to say, “My food…is to do the will of him who sent me and finish his work. Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest?’ I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.”
For many Christians, the workplace is a harvest field. This class study will be about working there.
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The Approach
Twelve Minute Sessions
Power Point or Overheads
Use of Scripture in Each Session
Use of Quotes and Ideas from the book, Thank God It’s Monday by Mark Greene
Interactive Discussion and Group Work
Case Study Discussions
Goal: Become God’s Agent in the Workplace
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7. Adult Bible Fellowship Class Topics
Introduction and Overview
God’s Attitude Towards Work
Personal Style Survey
Understanding Yourself and Others
What About Your Co-Workers?
The Camomile Factor
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8. Adult Bible Fellowship Class Topics (cont.)
7. What About Your Boss?
8. Joseph in the Work Place
9. Daniel in the Work Place
10. God’s Agent in the Work Place
11. God’s Sovereignty in the Work Place
12. Work Place Ministry Plan
Slide 8, December, 2003
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9. Adult Bible Fellowship Session Topics/Summary
Introduction and Overview
Believers as Christ’s Ambassadors
Review of All Sessions
The Christian Hierarchy Myth
The Workplace Opportunity
What Holds Us Back?
Finding Common Ground
The Call of the Christian
Slide 9, December, 2003
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10. Adult Bible Fellowship Session Topics/Summary
2. God’s Attitude Towards Work
Definition of Work
Your Attitude Towards Work
The Value of Vocations
God’s Value on Work
God as a Worker
Work = Worship
Purposes for Work
Slide 10, December, 2003
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11. Adult Bible Fellowship Session Topics/Summary
Personal Style Survey
Building on Individual Strengths
Understanding the Importance of Relating
The Rabbit on the Swim Team
Taking a Personal Style Survey
Scoring the Survey
The Four Dimensions of Behavior
Slide 11, December, 2003
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12. Adult Bible Fellowship Session Topics/Summary
Understanding Yourself and Others
Overview of the Four Dimensions of Behavior
D=Dominance
I=Influence
C=Conscientious
S=Steadiness
Strengths, Weaknesses, Help from Others, Growth
Understanding and Appreciating the Differences
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13. Adult Bible Fellowship Session Topics/Summary
5. What About Your Co-Workers?
Understand the Similarities in Our Work Places.
Understand How Non-believers View Christians
Identify What We Really Think of Our Non-Christian Co-workers.
Identify the Barriers Your Co-workers May Have to Christianity.
Slide 13, December, 2003
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14. Adult Bible Fellowship Session Topics/Summary
The Camomile Factor
To review the perceptions of Christians in the workplace
To review how Christians perceive non-Christians in the workplace
To study the example of Christ and learn some principles of how he related with non-believers
To learn some practical applications as to how Christians can meet needs of non-Christians in the workplace
Slide 14, December, 2003
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15. Adult Bible Fellowship Session Topics/Summary
What About Your Boss?
Understand our responsibility towards our boss.
Understand how to create a “win-win” situation at work.
Identify our attitudes and understand areas that need improving.
Slide 15, December, 2003
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16. Adult Bible Fellowship Session Topics/Summary
What if I am The Boss? and Joseph in the Work Place
Characteristics of a Good Boss
Biblical Leadership Qualities
A Brief Study of the Life of Joseph
Principles We Can Learn from Joseph in the Workplace
Slide 16, December, 2003
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17. Adult Bible Fellowship Session Topics/Summary
Daniel in the Work Place
A Brief Study of the Life of Daniel
Principles We Can Learn from Daniel in the Workplace
Workplace Case Studies from Thank God It’s Monday by Mark Greene
Brief Review of Sessions 1-9
Slide 17, December, 2003
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18. Adult Bible Fellowship Session Topics/Summary
10. God’s Agent in the Work Place
Definition and Characteristics of agents.
Identify the three ways we are God’s agent in the workplace.
Understand what to do when we “fall down” in the workplace as a Christian.
Identify your barriers to the “great dread” of “coming out of the Christian closet” at work.
Understand what are realistic expectations of being God’s agent the workplace.
Looking at the “litmus” test.
Slide 18, December, 2003
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19. Adult Bible Fellowship Session Topics/Summary
God’s Sovereignty in the Work Place
To Review Our Own Conversion Experience
Lessons From a Case Study
Seeing God’s Sovereignty at Work
Lessons From Football!
Learning From the Early Church
God’s Sovereignty and My Role
Slide 19, December, 2003
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20. Adult Bible Fellowship Session Topics/Summary
Work Place Ministry Plan
Why Create a Ministry Plan?
Review a Six Step Workplace Ministry Plan
Involve Christians Outside the Workplace
Seek God to Seek Christian Co-Workers
Keys to Being God’s Agent in the Workplace
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21. God’s Agent In the Work Place keeps these things in mind.
Pray
Plan Development
Put the plan into practice
Preach: when God opens the door of opportunity.
Participates with Others.
Perseveres
Practices patience
Read
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Jacob’s Perspective
“When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, ‘Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.’”
--Gen 28:16 (NIV)
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Close
“What may we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31)
…Even in the Workplace!
Slide 23, December, 2003
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