Discipleship with Monday in Mind: 16 Churches Connecting Faith and Work

by Luke Bobo, Skye Jethani

How can churches connect Sunday worship and Monday work for congregants? Most people spend the majority of their lives at work, whether as lawyers or construction workers, stay-at-home parents or globe-trotting executives. The gospel’s redemptive power affects every part of life, including our jobs. In this second edition of Discipleship with Monday in Mind , there are 16 interviews plus many creative examples from pastors around the country who are integrating faith, work, and economics for their congregations and local context. This resource is a concise and practical guide that will help pastors practically show their churches the importance of an applied theology of the goodness of everyday work.

Genres: Discipleship

100 pages, Paperback

Published August 10, 2020

Reviews

[S. Runyan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book gave me a good idea to move forward with perhaps moving my ministry into a non-profit status. Aside from that there was not much content to be found. At one point in discussing commissioning faith-work missionaries in the community, it cited 2 people who finally felt meaning at church for the first time in their lives. It just so happens that in both of these cases, the congregation is said to "applaud and cheer" these same people. The people were called to the front of the church; a spectacle made of them. And it was only THEN that they state that church had meaning for them. I don't think this is something we, as Christians, should highlight as a positive moment. These people, and those promoting this story such as the authors, are encouraging self, which is the antithesis of humble Christian conduct.

[Jeff Noble · Rating 1 out of 5]

This little book was nicely formatted, but it was simply a collection of interviews with pastors, all of whom have "tried things" to address a theological strategy for teaching work to their churches. In many cases, the things they attempted just weren't backed up. None of the stories shared revealed significant transformation.

I was disappointed and would encourage the reader to read Steven Garber's "Visions of Vocation" as a starting place to explore how to integrate faith in the workplace. Tim Keller's book "Every Good Endeavor" is also another good resource.

[Josh Loomis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like what Made to Flourish is trying to do with an incorporation of faith and works. I do think this book is a good book, that gives churches a framework for thinking through how to better handle congregant's work in the church.

I do think that the book felt less like a discipleship book and more like a collection of stories of what other churches are doing that can spark ideas for pastors and church leaders.

[Jerry Kinard · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not sure who gave me this book or how it ended up in my library. Nevertheless, out of curiosity, I decided to read it. Personally, I wouldn't describe this as a book on discipleship. It seems to me to be more of a book on local missions and vocational ministry. Still, the book was a good read, and there were some great truths I was able to take away from it.