iWork4Him PowerThought

Do you want to see your workplace transformed and have God unlock His purpose for you in your work? I thought so. Step one of the iWork4Him Nation Covenant is the most powerful step you can take at work to transform your workplace and your heart. Prayer - Start praying for those you work alongside every day. Pray for your co-workers, bosses, and employees by name. You can even pray for their spous...

There is a revolution at hand.  It's the faith and work revolution. The Lord is moving powerfully through the marketplace to bring people to Him. Are you a part of it?  .... How about your pastor?  Your church? How can you bring your pastor into the faith and work movement?  .... Ask them to come and pray with you in your work, in your workplace , vs. at church or in a restaurant. Invite them into...

One of the best questions I've heard in a long time that's making me really stop and think about my personal and professional leadership is: Am I a leader worth following?   .... That type of introspective question is foundational to the health of not only a leader, but a Christian, and then doubly as "a Christian leader". That question forces us to look objectively at WHO we are being as we lead....

We all have a calling, have you heard this before? Some of us get called to the pulpit and some to the foreign mission field but most of us get called to our cubicles, construction sites, care facilities or whatever your job site may be. Your Workplace, It's your mission field and in that mission field, you and me, we may be the only Jesus our co-workers, employees and bosses may ever meet. That J...

The power of two or more. Isn't it amazing how working alone to change something, like culture, seems daunting, and then we partner with another person, and soon the work is moving forward?  James Davidson Hunter said in his book To Change The World," Whether it be for good or bad, cultures change when small groups of leaders work together for common causes to influence the culture from the top do...

What's keeping you from living completely in the spirit at work today? It all starts in the heart.  Here are two roadblocks that keep our heart from being set in the spirit. One, our pride , which puts our priorities ahead of God. Versus what is required of us: humbleness . Submitting our will to Christ. The second roadblock is Fear . FEAR has been described as False Evidence Appearing Real . Scri...

In the workplace, we often think that the leaders are the ones that have a management title. But is that really true? I have worked with and for many people with a title, who were not leaders. Leaders are people that positively influence and impact the people around them. And a Christian Leader is one who exhorts, empowers and impacts other's lives, as a Christ follower should, to glorify God. If...

It's lonely at the top. That's the old adage. But does it have to be ?  God built us to be in community . That doesn't stop when we're put in a position of authority (meaning we have the power to influence the thoughts, opinions, and behaviors of others). The world says when we are in "authority" we have "arrived" to a place where we have no need of additional voices, learning or growth.  If anyth...

Heard a great quote about leadership recently: That the first step in being a good leader is being a good follower .  I don't know about you, but being a follower is NOT one of my top strengths. That sounds like, in order to be a good leader, we must be willing to be led.   That in order to be a good leader, we must be willing, and actually have people speaking into our lives and leadership. Not w...

It used to be that absenteeism was a problem in the workplace. Today it's the opposite: It's called "Presentee-ism".  Employees are showing up, but not mentally present and focused on their work. Their worries about children, aging parents, marriage, or finances, are limiting their ability to concentrate. Per a Forbes 2018 study, it's costing U.S. companies $150 billion a year. A company's leaders...

Do you want to see your workplace as a place to live out your faith? Your work is a place where you finally get that chance to be involved in fulltime ministry. Then do these things. 1st Start praying for those you work around, by name every day. 2nd look for ways to serve those same people over and above what your job requires you to do. 3rd look for ways to build a friendship with those you work...

There is a great deal we do not, and will not understand about our Triune God, until we go to heaven. For now, we have the greatest partner in our work, we could ever imagine. The Holy Spirit.  He is our counselor, He is our helper, the spirit of truth and wisdom.  What if we invited him into our work every day? .... What if every time we walked in our workplace, we asked "Holy Spirit, What do you...

How hard is it for most of us to evangelize at work? How and when is it OK? We make it so much harder than it has to be, though. For years now, I have been using a tool called the pocket testament. It's a small pamphlet of the gospel of John. What I love about this tool is, it is so easy to share. You store them in your desk at work, in your car, in your pocket or purse. And then pray every day fo...

I recently interviewed an air conditioning company that employs two previous "pastors" that are now professionals in the company.  Interesting shift in vocation…Someone once cleverly said of us working Christians " I am a minister, disguised as : a plumber, a professor, an executive, a teacher "….fill in the blank with your title .  We are ALL in ministry. We are ALL pastors whether we want to be...

One of the things I enjoy most as I watch the next generation is how equality-minded they are. Seems like the younger generations have less gender-bias. We asked an owner of a Christian commercial cleaning company "What was the biggest adjustment you and your husband had to make when you bought the business?" She said " well my husband is the leader at home, but I am the leader in the business." W...

Our mouth. It can be a weapon or a blessing.  .... As a Christ follower, we know that our mouths speak what is in our heart. But I think sometimes as Christians we might keep our mouth shut TOO MUCH. In other words, when we hear something that doesn't line up with our faith, we think the best thing to do is keep the peace, by keeping quiet. Discernment from the Holy Spirit will enable us to know,...

It's a fact that love is spelled T.I.M.E. .... In today's workplace, we can get so caught up in the fast pace that we forget that as Christ followers, we're to be mindful and intentional with every task, and every person. How DO you slow down during the workday?  One good way is to STOP multitasking and focus your FULL attention on each task and conversation at a time. Another great way is to use...

I heard an outrageous comment from a partner of a Christian farm equipment company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  He said "Common sense has NO PLACE in the life of a spirit-led follower of Christ."  Here's what I think he meant. When we are attuned to the Holy Spirit, what He guides us to do in the moment often seems contrary to what we think of as "logical",  And that reminded me that Christ's acti...

You know, it's time. It's time for all of us Christ followers to take on another word to describe who we are. That word is MISSIONARY. WHAT? "I'm a lawyer, a receptionist, a plumber, a CPA."  So listen to the definition and see if it fits: a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.  You ARE a person on a mission, if you are a Christ foll...

James 4:17 says Remember, it is a sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it. This is so important, let's hear it again.   Remember, it is a sin to know WHAT you ought to do and then NOT DO IT.  When you are MOVED at work during the day, by hearing about or seeing an injustice, do you pray and ask the Lord what He would have you do? .... Or do you just shrug it off and ignore it?  The onl...

There's a new diversity in town: GENERATIONAL diversity.  .... While it's not "new", it's " new " because we are now shining a light on it, naming it, and weighing the pros and cons of it. Of what it means in our work relationships, and in our organizations. How DO we take this reality and use it to build the body of Christ where we work? .... By respecting each other's differences and seeing the...

Do you want God to unlock His purpose for you in your work? As you execute the first 4 steps of the iWork4Him Nation Covenant: Praying for, serving, befriending, and praying with others, remember your work behavior is important. The final step of the iWork4Him Nation Covenant is to be someone of excellence in your work. Be the best and brightest example of a worker in your workplace position.  Exc...

Does God care for the people you work with? Of course, He does. In step 4 of the iWork4Him Nation Covenant, look for opportunities to pray with others.  When you continually work alongside the same people, you know their typical manners and facial expressions. When you notice someone having an off day, ask them, "How are you doing?" when they say "I'm Fine," keep asking, " No really, how are you d...

Does God care for the people you work with? Of course, He does. In step 4 of the iWork4Him Nation Covenant, look for opportunities to pray with others.  When you continually work alongside the same people, you know their typical manners and facial expressions. When you notice someone having an off day, ask them, "How are you doing?" when they say "I'm Fine," keep asking, " No really, how are you d...

Do you want to see your workplace as a mission field? In step 3 of the iWork4Him Nation Covenant, we encourage you to befriend your co-workers or employees outside of the office. Why? Our work relationships are work focused and can be shallow. When you build friendships on your own turf, outside of work, real relationships develop. When you let someone into your world, it breaks down walls. Breaki...