Faith + Work Resources
New to faith and work theology?
Want to understand how God sees your work?
Looking for resources to a specific challenge you’re facing in the workplace?
This is a collection of resources from Christian leaders in the field of faith and work.
BOOKS:
Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work — Tim Keller and Katherine Alsdorf
Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good — Steve Garber
Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work — Tom Nelson
Work and Worship: Reconnecting our Labor and Liturgy — Matthew Kaemingk & Cory B. Willson
Work: It’s Purpose, Dignity, and Transformation — Dan Doriani
Called to Create: A Biblical Invitation to Create, Innovate, and Risk — Jordan Raynor
Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good — Amy L. Sherman
The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World — Peter Scazzero
Working in the Presence of God: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Work — Denise Daniels and Shannon Vandewarker
Make Work Matter: Your Guide to Meaningful Work in a Changing World — Michaela O’Donnell
Faith Driven Entrepreneur: What it Takes to Step Into Your Purpose and Pursue Your God-Given Call to Create — Henry Kaestner, J.D. Greear, Chip Ingram
PODCASTS:
Faith and Work Podcast — Denver Institute for Faith and Work
Making It Work — Theology of Work Project
Faith Driven Entrepreneur — Faith Driven Entrepreneur
iWork4Him - Full of practical tips, inspiring testimonies, and biblical truth.
The Call to Mastery — Jordan Raynor
Managing Leadership Anxiety — Steve Cuss
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Compassionate Accountability, by Next Element Consulting. Redemptive Conflict Management in the Workplace.
RELEVANT TOPICS IN FAITH AND WORK:
RACIAL RECONCILIATION AND WORKPLACE EQUITY:
The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism — Jemar Tisby
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness — Austin Channing Brown
Race, Economics, and Apologetics: Is There a Connection? — Luke Bobo
Making It Work Podcast: The Invisible Burden of Being a Black Woman in the Workplace — Austin Channing Brown
Toward a Racially Just Workplace — Harvard Business Review
Moving Beyond Diversity Toward Racial Equity — Harvard Business Review
Tragedy, Tipping Points, and Trust — Rev. Dr. Irwyn Ince
Heal Us, Emmanuel: A Call for Racial Reconciliation, Representation, and Unity in the Church — multiple contributors
As in Heaven (podcast) — The Gospel Coalition
CALLING AND VOCATION:
Redeeming Work: A Guide to Discovering God’s Calling for Your Career — Bryan J. Dik
Garden City: Work, Rest, and the Art of Being Human — John Mark Comer
The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions — Emily P. Freeman
What if My Work Isn’t My Passion? — The Gospel Coalition (written by Missy Wallace, founder of NIFW)
3 Things Your Calling Is Not — The Gospel Coalition
The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life — Os Guinness
Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling — Andy Crouch
What Are the Three Callings of a Christian? — Andy Crouch
4 Ways God Calls Us to the Same Things — Made to Flourish
BURNOUT, STRESS, AND SABBATH:
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World — John Mark Comer
Sabbath: An Enduring Principle for the Soul — The Gospel Coalition
Sabbath — BibleProject
Six Biblical Methods for Handling Stress — The Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics
Burnout in Business: The Epidemic of a Hustle Culture — C12 Group