Most of us will agree that 2020 has been hard.  There’s no guarantee that when the calendar flips to January 1, 2021 that things will magically get better.  But 2021 could be the year that you seize your great opportunity. 

We may consider our work just a job or a means to a paycheck but have you ever thought about how what you do is rooted in who God is? If you work in construction, God is the master builder.  If you’re an artist, God the Creator has put his artistry on display.  If you work in business, God is the master who expects a return on his investment. If you take care of children, God is our teacher and wants to be our Abba father.  If you work in technology, God is the ultimate, instant processor. If you care about the environment, remember He gave us the job of stewarding his creation. Thinking about our work through this lens helps us see how our work shapes our character and how God can work in and through us. 

It’s Election Day and everyone is talking about who will lead our country on the national, state and local levels.  Instead of talking about Christians and voting, Christians and political parties, and how the Church is viewed by the world, let’s talk about how to be and develop godly leaders.  Our guest Heather Zempel, discipleship pastor at National Community Church in Washington, D.C., talks about what is going right in the world of faith and politics and what she says to Christians who are struggling to be in relationship with fellow believers who are “on the other side.”

If you call someone salty these days, it means they’re irritated or angry.  But that’s not what Jesus meant when he called us to be salt and light.  This episode, we dig into what that looks like on the job and why it’s a wise way to show God’s way of doing things.  For more on a godly perspective on work, go to Lionshare.org for three free e-books.

We have enough on our plates.  Working hard, caring for family, developing friendships, making ends meet, saving money, exercising, eating healthy, finding a spouse, cultivating our relationship with God, and a whole host of other responsibilities. On top of all that, we are supposed to make disciples? Dave Buehring tackles how we can’t look at disciple making as another item we check off on our “to do” list. And, how it’s different from mentoring and coaching.