Mere Christians

Why Jake voluntarily took a demotion for the good of his soul, the difference between hearing and listening to God’s voice, and the case for encouraging your team’s vocational dreams even if it leads them to leave your business.Links Mentioned:Jake Reed on LinkedInTrader Joe’sThe Mere Christians Podcast Episode 64: Harris IIIThe Mere Christians Podcast Episode 171: Tim KellerThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn TreaderIn the HeightsThe Creator in YouCalled to CreateRedeeming Your TimeThe Ruthless Elimination of HurryThreshold 360Will Barret on LinkedInShaun Castillo on LinkedInImages and IdolsThe 6 Seasons of CallingDraw the CircleThe Stanger in the LifeboatKevin Ogar on LinkedIn1 Peter 3:15Lin-Manuel MirandaPsalm 37:23Jordan Raynor

What it means to “fill and subdue” the earth per God’s command in Genesis 1:28, the intrinsic goodness of any work “that helps, heals, entertains, or redeems,” and why Rachel is intentional about doing work that nobody will ever see.Links Mentioned:Rachel Marie KangLet There Be ArtThe Fallow HouseRachel Marie Kang on LinkedInRachel Marie Kang on TwitterRachel Marie Kang on InstagramRachel Marie Kang on FacebookWalking on WaterCreation RediscoveredNaming the Animals

One of the best 2X2 charts I’ve ever seen to help you evaluate how deeply your faith is connected to your work, how a waitress, actress, and public school employee are “doing justice” in tangible, bite-sized ways, and 2 things your pastor can do this week to help the mere Christians in their congregations more deeply connect their faith and work.Links Mentioned:Lauren Gill on LinkedInThe Missional DiscipleGlobal Faith and Work InitiativeRedeemer City to CityThe Gotham Fellowship‘Justice in the Bible’Theology of WorkFaith and Work BibleWork and WorshipPsalm 23: The Shepherd With MeThe Dragons, the Giant, the Women

How to practically find joy in your job regardless of circumstances, 5 options for a “joyful purpose” for your work, and Neal’s #1 tip for finding peace amidst the chaos of your work.Links Mentioned:Neal SamudreEnjoycoStart from JoyRedeeming Your TimeRuthless Elimination of HurryEssentialismBlack PantherLetitia WrightMichael B. Jordan

The difference between Christians insulating and isolating from the world, the power of articulating what jobs you want to be doing for eternity, and one of the rare times we’re called to disobey our bosses.Links Mentioned:Andrea Sherwood on LinkedInNBCUniversal MediaC-Suite for ChristThe Word Before Work CommunityMaple Street Biscuit CompanyCalled To CreateRedeeming Your TimeThe Holiness of GodMaturity

Jordan Raynor sits down with Vernon and Ellen Landreth, Santa and Mrs. Claus, to talk about why you should think of yourself as a “Secret Santa” at work all year long, how to take a “there you are” versus a “here I am” approach to your work, and why Santa comes at night.Links Mentioned:Ellen Landreth on LinkedInEllen Landreth on TwitterVernon Landreth on LinkedInThe Santa CoupleDream BigDawsA Chance to DieThings That Matter

Jordan Raynor sits down with Henry Ho, Co-founder of Field Agent, to talk about the email Henry sent to his team at P&G giving glory to God as he left, the difference between walking in confidence and walking in faith, and how working in a redemptive way can be as simple as asking somebody to share their name.Links Mentioned:Henry Ho on LinkedInHenry Ho on TwitterField AgentSimpli FieldNate’s HoneyThe Creator in YouThe Rule of LifeThe Redemptive NonprofitThe Redemptive BusinessWho Is My Neighbor?HalftimeLove First

Jordan Raynor sits down with Mimi Chan, Head of Seasonal Events at Amazon Books, to talk about how to speak up for the powerless in your office, how to take a stand for God’s way in a God-honoring way at work, and why we need Christians rushing INTO “secular” workplaces in order to claim them as sacred.Links Mentioned:Mimi Chan on TwitterMimi Chan on LinkedInMimi Chan on InstagramMimi Chan on GoodreadsAmazon on LinkedInAmazonLecrae on InstagramII Corinthians 9:7-8Faith & Work MovementPeter TsukahiraDifficult ConversationsThe Starfish and the SpiderEquipTake Back Your PowerDeb Liu (CEO of Ancestry.com) – Mere ChristiansRobert DugoniRonnie GoramJohn GrishamJames Patterson by James PattersonJordan Raynor

Jordan Raynor sits down with Shaun Castillo, President of Preferred Technologies, to talk about how to spot the deeply personal needs of those you work with, the injustice blue-collar workers experience and how to help fix it, and 3 ways to “scratch-off” the Kingdom of God.Links Mentioned:Shaun Castillo on LinkedInPreferred TechnologiesGentle and LowlyWithThe Practice of the Presence of GodGood WorkEpisode 53: Dave Hataj (Owner of Edgerton Gear, Inc.)Redeeming Your TimeThe Waiting FatherThe Intentional FatherTake Back Your FamilyJordan Raynor Email

Jordan Raynor sits down with Ronald R. Johnson, Customer Service Representative, to talk about how Ron came to embrace a job he once hated, how to have a real-time, 3-way conversation between you, God, and those you work with, and what managers can do to truly bless their frontline employees.Links Mentioned:The RobeCustomer Service and the Imitation of ChristEvery Good EndeavorThe Adventure of LivingNehemiah: An Expositional Commentary