The book opens with a story about a teacher who presented the Gospel story to a group of bible college students. The presenter left out any mention of Jesus. Nobody noticed. Even when he told them something was missing and asked them to identify what was left out the students could not do it.

The purpose of the illustration was to demonstrate how we often are so wrapped up in our doctrines and facts about the Bible that we can leave Jesus out of the conversation and still think we have covered all the important teaching. The problem is we are just presenting information and not the person of Jesus.

Medearis summarizes, “I was so busy trying to convert people to Christianity that Jesus never had a chance.” Continue reading →

When presenting the tentmaking model we are often challenged that tentmakers can’t be effective in sharing the gospel because their time is taken up with their work. This book was not written with the tentmaker in mind, but it is a great guide to help tentmakers learn how to integrate work and their faith in the course of everyday activities.

If you are like many people, the idea of sharing your faith in the workplace, or other everyday settings is scary. This book addresses those fears and provides very simple, and practical advice.

The book presents biblical principles to ease the fear of sharing Jesus in these places, and with the people, who most need to know him.

Reid exhorts us to not over complicate it. Too often we create elaborate plans and programs to share our faith. It should be less about delivering a practiced presentation and more like having a personal conversation. Continue reading →

Startling statistics show:

Almost four out of five church-goers doubt that the work they do is equal in importance to the work of a pastor or priest.

That was just one of the findings from a recent study by Barna Research and the LeTourneau University’s Center for Faith & Work on the church and the workplace.

They also found:

More than two-thirds of Christians cannot envision how the work they do serves God.

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The Lausanne Global Workplace Forum (GWF) meets in June 2019 in Manila. This is the Lausanne Movement’s next major gathering.

The GWF will bring together a diverse range of influencers to mobilize the whole church. Workers representing every corner of the workplace will gather there. Their purpose to mobilize the workforce as bearers of the gospel. Continue reading →