Episode #78 | The Gospel Goes To Work | Featuring Steve Graves

#78 – The Gospel Goes To Work 

Guest:  Steve Graves

Act Like Men- Men’s Leadership Podcast

Podcast Show Notes 

Men’s Ministry Catalyst (MMC) is honored to have Dr. Steve Graves with us today.  He was also here on Episode 64, where he focused on making 41 Deposits into his son as a young man.  I loved what he did for him as a good model for all of us as dads.

Today we are focused on making an impact for Christ in the Workplace.   Steve outlines some great processes for our responsibility and privilege as a man of God to utilize the calling we have from Christ to make an impact on our workplace.   

He talks about our baseline also called the foundation, which is where we start: 

1. Evidence of Your Calling – proof in your life that you are a man of God.  
2. Display Character – Your character needs to stand out so your words match your behavior.   
3. Deliver Skill – Develop your craft and do your work with excellence. 
4. Model Serving – Serving is surrendering to another's agenda.  Most of us do not do this naturally, however, we can have an impact in our workplace when we are willing to do this. 

When we hear what God has called us to in Luke 3, we may think for some reason we are disqualified for any number of reasons.  Steve helps us remove our “disqualifications”:  

No Exceptions for the Gospel Going to Work 

1. It is never too early, and it is never too late to take the gospel to work. 
2. You are never too young, and you are never too old to take the gospel to work.
3. Your work is never too simple, and never too complicated to take the gospel to work.  
4. Your organization is never too small, or never too big to take the gospel to work. 
5. Your work setting is never too religious, and never too secular to take the gospel to work.  

Chuck Coleson said Christians are called to redeem entire cultures, not just individuals.  This is a Biblical premise – a humbling honor – a challenge to bring your best every day – and to realize your workplace is a missionary setting.  While you are there to make money to provide for your family, to bring a profit to the company, to find and release your God-given gifts, the higher calling is to create a relational environment where you have earned the right to share your God-given story and invite them to take the journey with you.  

Questions: 

1. It is Sunday evening.  How are you feeling – dread, excitement, already looking for Friday? How do your feelings line up with God’s calling on you to impact your workplace for Christ?
2. What one thing can you do today to begin to see your workplace as a place of making an impact for Christ?   Who can help hold you accountable to learn to approach your workplace in this manner?  

For a FREE download of Steve’s book:  The Gospel Goes to Work, go to:  https://www.stephenrgraves.com/gotowork

You can reach Dr. Steve Graves at https://www.Stephenrgraves.com    Enjoy a lot of free resources and of course a listing of all of his books.  

To reach his consulting business:  https://www.connerstoneco.com    Steve consults business leaders from CEOs of major corporations to business owners from around the globe.  Sign up for his monthly Blog.  

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