According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, JPMorgan and Bank of America are trying to “fix” the issue of investment bankers’ excessive hours. By capping these young bankers to 80 hours a week, think about the message these banks have sent. Basically, they’re saying, “We hear you have a problem with working so many hours, so we’ll cap them ...
Gerald Groff was a postal worker in rural Pennsylvania. As a former Mennonite missionary his faith is important to him. He requested, and was granted, Sunday’s off to accommodate his religious beliefs about not working seven days. But eventually his supervisor said she was not going to put up with it any longer. Mr. Groff felt he had no choice ...
God has a purpose for your vocation! This may be hard to believe, but you don’t have to be a missionary or a pastor to have a vocational calling from God. The craftsman, Bezalel, is a great example. When God instructed Moses to construct the tabernacle, someone needed to build the ark of the covenant and other furnishings. In Exodus ...
13,000 people responded to the Faith at Work: An Empirical Study funded by The Lilly Endowment. One question asked was, “Do you agree that skills and habits you have learned from your faith community help you succeed at work?” 58% agree that what they have learned from their church has helped them succeed at work. For evangelicals, that percentage soared ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
