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6. Read Exodus 4:17. What are some miracles you would like to see happen through your “staff”?
Chapter 13
Transforming Your City
1. Read John 4:7-25, 39. What did Jesus do that so impressed the woman at the well that she told her entire town about it?
2. Dr. Peter Wagner observed, “Not one U.S. city in America has been transformed.” What reason did he give for that?
3. List the four requirements that Ed Silvoso cites are needed to see real transformation in cities.
4. What are the four other things listed in the chapter that are key to seeing transformation in cities?
5. Read 2 Chronicles 7:14 and Psalm 25:9. What are the key ingredients for the person God uses in transformation?
6. Read John 17:21. What is required for people to be able to respond to Jesus?
Chapter 14
From the Workplace to the Nations
1. Read Proverbs 22:29. What is the relationship between the person who is skilled in his or her work and a king?
2. What did Graham Power do after he had a vision from God? What often hinders most Christians from being used by God?
3. The story of Ross Bridgman relates how he solved a problem for other small businessmen and a problem in society. Describe the problem that motivated him to get involved.
4. The government of China solved a problem by seeking out the ICCC to provide training for its people in the new market-driven economy. Although ICCC had never done such a project, it was able to meet a need and impact a nation. What lessons can be learned from this example?
5. Berthold Becker created bakeries to serve the people in the Ukraine. Why did the Ukrainian government offer him money to create more bakeries? What lesson can you learn from this?
6. What are some ways you might use your work-life skills to benefit those who are less fortunate?
END NOTES
Chapter 1
1. Doug Sherman, Discover the Word radio program (Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House Publishers, n.d.).
Chapter 2
1. R. T. Kendall, The Anointing: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1999), p. 12. Italics in original.
2. Ibid., pp. 13-14.
3. Oswald Chambers, Not Knowing Where: A Spiritual Journey Through the Book of Genesis (Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House Publishers, 1989), p. 45.
Chapter 3
1. Vines Expository Dictionary of Old Testament Words, P.C. Study Bible software (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1985), commentary on Exodus 7:10.
2. Henry T. Blackaby, Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing His Will (Nashville, TN: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 1998), p. 132.
3. A. W. Tozer, Root of the Righteousness (Christian Publications, 1986), p. 137.
4. Henry T. Blackaby and Tom Blackaby, The Man God Uses (Nashville, TN: Broadman and Holman Publishers, 1999), n.p.
Chapter 4
1. Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt, “Why Like Ike?” HR Innovator, November-December 2004, p. 33.
2. Paul J. Meyer, My Work Is My Ministry: They Are One and the Same! (Waco, TX: Paul J. Meyer Resources, 2003), p. 18.
3. Gallup Organization and Princeton Religious Research Center, Secular Studies of Religious Behavior survey, December 1983.
4. Ram Charan and Jerry Useem, “Why Companies Fail,” Fortune, May 2, 2002, p. 50.
5. Source unknown.
Chapter 5
1. “Annual Barna Group Survey Describes Changes in America’s Religious Beliefs and Practices,” The Barna Group, April 13, 2005. http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdateNarrow&BarnaUpdateID=186 (accessed April 2005).
2. Ed Silvoso, Anointed for Business (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2002), p. 123.
3. Mike and Sue Dowgiewicz, Restoring the Early Church (Atlanta, GA: Aslan Group Publishing, 1996), p. 174. For a more complete examination of the Greek and Hebraic systems, see Mike and Sue Dowgiewicz, The Prodigal Church (pamphlet available through www.faithandworkresources.com).
4. Mark Markiewicz, “Business as Mission: How Two Grocers Changed the Course of a Nation,” International Coalition of Workplace Ministries, August 16, 2001. http://www.icwm.net/articles_view.asp?articleid=8553&columnid=(accessed April 2005).
Chapter 6
1. C. Peter Wagner, Freedom from the Religious Spirit (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2005). p. 12. Italics in original.
2. Ibid., p. 14.
3. Frederick Nohl, Luther (St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House, 1962), p. 26.
4. Mike and Sue Dowgiewicz, Demolishing Strongholds (Atlanta, GA: Aslan Group Publishing, 1996), p. 19.
5. Ibid.
Chapter 7
1. Parts of this chapter have been adapted from Os Hillman, “The Faith at Work Movement: Opening the ‘Nine to Five’ Window,” Regent Business Review. http://www.regent.edu/acad/schbus/maz/busreview/issue9/faithatwork.html (accessed March 2005). Copyright 2003. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
2. Michelle Conlin, “Religion in the Workplace,” Business Week, November 1999.
3. Marc Gunther, “God and Business,” Fortune, July 2001, p. 59.
4. Russell Shorto, “With God at Our Desks,” New York Times Magazine, October 31, 2004, p. 42.
5. Michael Ireland, “Experiencing God Author Sees Hope for Revival Among Businessmen.” http://www.crosswalk.com/525158.html (accessed April 2005).
6. George Barna and Mark Hatch, Boiling Point: Monitoring Cultural Shifts in the 21st Century (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2001), p. 253.
7. Doug Sherman and William Hendricks, Thank God It’s Monday radio program (Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House Publishers, 2000).
8. Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives (San Francisco: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991), p. 214.
9. C. Peter Wagner, quoted in Os Hillman, The Faith@Work Movement: What Every Pastor and Church Leader Should Know (Atlanta, GA: Aslan Group Publishing, 2004), n.p.
Chapter 8
1. Ken Gire, The Divine Embrace (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2004), p. 24. Italics in original.
2. Vines Expository Dictionary of Old Testament Words, P.C. Study Bible software (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1985), s.v. “propheteia.”
Chapter 9
1. Darlene Maisano, Breaking Open the Doors of Success Through Marketplace Intercession (Santa Rosa, FL: Christian International Business Network, 2004), n.p.
Chapter 10
1. Steve Brown, Key Life Ministries Radio Program (Maitland, FL: 2003).
2. Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest (Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House, 1989), n.p.
Chapter 11
1. Watchman Nee, The Latent Power of the Soul (Newspeak, NY: Christian Fellowship Publishers, 1972), p. 85.
2. Oswald Chambers, Not Knowing Where: A Spiritual Journey Through the Book of Genesis (Grand Rapids, MI: Discovery House Publishers, 1957), p. 122.
Chapter 12
1. John Woodbridge, ed., More Than Conquerors (Chicago: Moody, 1992), p. 312.
2. Ed Silvoso, Anointed for Business (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2002), p. 119.
Chapter 13
1. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, s.v. “transformation.”
2. Jackson Senyonga, “Revival the Hard Way,” Christianity Today. http://www.christianitytoday.com/tc/2003/006/5.22.html (accessed April 2005).
3. C. Peter Wagner, quoted in Os Hillman, The Faith@Work Movement: What Every Pastor and Church Leader Should Know (Atlanta, GA: Aslan Group Publishing, 2004), foreword.
4. John Woodbridge, ed., More than Conquerors: Portraits of Believers from All Walks of Life (Chicago, IL: Mood Press, 1992), p. 337.
5. Ed Silvoso, My City, God’s City (San Jose, CA: Harvest Evangelism, Inc., 2000), p. 7.
6. 2004 Year-End Report, Harvest Evangelism newsletter, p. 1.
7. Ed Silvoso, Prayer Evangelism (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2000), p. 208.
Additional Resources
by Os Hillman
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TGIF Small Group Bible Study
The popular TGIF Today God Is First book is now a 12-week, small group Bible study that is ideal for workplace groups. This study includes discussion questions; a work-place application with added scriptures that will allow the leader to extend or reduce the study time. Booklet, 48 pp.
Faith & Work: Do They Mix?
When you have an intimate relationship with Jesus, you will understand that your faith and work are not separate in God’s eyes. This book will help you understand why your work IS your ministry. Paperback, 128 pp.
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Making Godly Decisions
How can you know if you are making a decision that will be blessed by God? In Making Godly Decisions, you will learn the principles for making good decisions that are also godly decisions. Paperback, 80 pp.
The Purposes of Money
Why does God prosper some, while others still live in need? Can we trust God to provide when we don’t have enough? In this book you will discover five fallacies of belief that most people live by regarding money. You will also learn the five primary reasons God gives us money. Paperback, 80 pp.
Called to the Workplace: From Esau to Joseph
One-day workshop, 6 audio tapes & workbook. This is Os Hillman’s complete one-day workshop that helps men and women discover their purpose in work and life. It is loaded with practical application principles to understand God’s method of calling, biblical decision-making, and the role adversity plays in every believers life.
Are You a Biblical Worker?
Here’s a self-assessment tool to help you discover where you are in your biblical knowledge of applying faith in your workplace. The inventory test features 50 True/False/Sometimes questions and answers. You will be challenged to think through workplace situations that most of us face every day. Also available as an online electronic test. Great for small group Bible studies.
The Faith@Work Movement
Is there a real move of God in the workplace? If so, what do pastors and church leaders need to know? How can the church mobilize workplace believers to impact their city and nation? The Faith@Work Movement by Os Hillman will answer these and many more questions about the modern-day faith at work movement. Foreword by Dr. Peter Wagner. Paperback, 128 pp.
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Workplace Ministries and Their Websites
Key Workplace Ministries
Avodah Institute—Their primary purpose is to help meet the spiritual needs of people in the marketplace. They provide information, ideas, events, and a repository of knowledge and understanding on the issues surrounding the integration of faith and work. http://www.avodahinstitute.com.
Canadian Tentmakers Network—A Canada-wide association of individuals and groups committed to tentmaking as a strategy for representing Christ Jesus globally. http://www.tentmakernet.com.
Christians in Commerce—An ecumenical Christian organization helping to bring the presence of Jesus Christ into the marketplace so that it more closely reflects God’s will and purpose. Christian men and women are encouraged to be Christ in their conduct and example, and to bring truth, integrity and compassion to their workplaces. http://www.christiansincommerce.org.
Christian Working Woman, The—Their purpose is to equip and encourage Christians in the workplace to love Christ more and to demonstrate this love by applying biblical principles to their lives and utilizing their gifts and abilities to build His kingdom. http://www.christianworkingwoman.org.
Crossroads Center for Faith and Work, The—The Crossroads Center for Faith and Work serves women and men of all faiths by surfacing the connections and blurring the lines between faith, spirituality and deepest values, and day-to-day work as professionals, volunteers, homemakers and family members. http://www.crossroads-center.org. Executive Ministries—Executive Ministries exists to equip Christian executives to use the blessing of their business success and community prominence to point their peers to Christ and to disciple them to do the same. The key components of this win-build-send strategy are distinctive evangelistic outreaches and dynamic discipleship Bible studies. Executive Ministries reaches out to business owners, entrepreneurs, corporate officers, senior partners in professional firms, as well as retired executives. http://www.execmin.org. Faith At Work (New Zealand)—Provides training and resources related to career and life planning, the theology of work and vocation, everyday spirituality, ethics for business and the marketplace, and the ministry and mission of the laity in daily life from a Christian perspective. http://www.faithatwork.org.nz.
Faith and Work Resources.com—An e-commerce website store featuring books, audio and other resources exclusively serving the faith and work movement. http://wwwfaithandworkresources.com.
Faith at Work Magazine—A national network of progressive Christians at the growing edge of the Church: grounded in biblical faith; related to God, self, others and the Earth; sustained through intentional community; committed to faith at work in the world. http://www.faithatwork.com.
FaithWorks Magazine—A bimonthly print and electronic magazine for contemporary Christians. Their mission is to engage Christians in dialogue with their world and empower them to integrate faith and life. http://www.faithworks.com.
Forum for Faith in the Workplace—An ecumenical Christian association that assists individuals in fully applying their personal faith to their work experience and other aspects of daily living. http://www.faithintheworkplace.org.
Freedom in Christ Ministries—An international, interdenominational ministry that exists to glorify God by prayerfully and strategically equipping and resourcing churches, Christian organizations and mission groups in keeping with the Great Commandment in order to accomplish the Great Commission. http://www.ficm.org.
Godly Business Woman, The—The goal of this site is to educate, inspire and encourage women to be all they can be through Jesus Christ. This website is a resource on which women can depend, and sheds light on God’s view of the responsibilities women have been given. http://www.godlybusinesswoman.com.
International Coalition of Workplace Ministries (ICWM)—A fellowship of work-place believers who want to encourage God’s servants to mobilize for work life transformation through Jesus Christ. ICWM exists to help you transform your workplace for Jesus Christ and to provide resources, information and networking to other organizations that will help you fulfill your calling in the workplace. The ICWM website is a clearinghouse for information,
resources and organizations in the faith and work movement. http://www.icwm.net.
LifeChasers—The mission of LifeChasers is to encourage, inspire and model (1) how to live out a winsome, genuine faith in a rough-and-tumble world and (2) how to be an effective and strategic influence in culture, believing that people are invited by God to be both salt and light. http://www.ficm.org.
Marketplace Christian Network—A group of Christians worldwide, joined together in one single vision to actively proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ where we work—with our words and our lifestyle—and be a beacon of light in this decadent age. http://www.marketplacechristian.net.
Marketplace Leaders—Their purpose is to raise up and train men and women to fulfill their calling in and through the workplace and to view their work as their ministry. Their primary means of accomplishing this is through four key focuses: building unity, training new leaders, publishing and consulting. http://www.marketplaceleaders.org. Marketplace Ministries—Marketplace Ministries is a faith-based employee assistance program and provides a chaplain service to secular businesses. http://www.marketplaceministries.com.
Marketplace Network—Marketplace Network is a nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to motivate and equip Christians to apply faith to work. They facilitate their mission by providing products and services that include forums, small-group curriculum, workshops, classes, resources, study materials and on-line discussion. http://www.marketplace-network.org.
Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA)—Mennonite Economic Development Associates is an association of persons who are committed to the nurture and expression of their Christian faith in a business or work setting. http://www.meda.org.