What makes business Christian?

Posted by on Nov 7, 2011 | Comments Off

Lately, I’ve started to notice that many Christians view their workplace as an obstacle to ministry.  ”If I didn’t have to work so much, I could do more ministry!”, they’re tempted to say.  Or they feel that there are “Christian jobs” (pastors, authors of Christian books, Christian music industry employees, Lifeway employees, etc) and then there are “secular jobs” (plumbers, CPA’s, engineers, etc) that really aren’t important in comparison.  In other words, in many Christian businessmen’s and businesswomen’s minds, it’s Gospel vs. Work in their minds.

In Scripture, we see a very different approach to work.  In Scripture…

  • There is no sacred/secular work divide because work itself is a God-given and God-glorifying gift (Genesis 2:15)
  • God uses people in the marketplace for some of his greatest redemptive work in the world (Joseph was the equivalent of an economist, Nehemiah was a high-ranking political official, Jesus’ disciples were tradesmen, etc)
  • Christians aren’t called to leave their “secular” realms, but to bring the gospel to bear on them for God’s glory (Matthew 5:13-16)
We have a lot of gifted, successful, and godly businesspeople in The Bridge that God has uniquely positioned in your workplaces to bring him glory THERE as a godly businessman or businesswoman.  To that end, here’s an incredible series of posts by JD Greear answering the question, “What makes business Christian?”‘

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