Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Your work is also your ministry, not just your witness
Your work is your witness in this world, but many Christians work at jobs that are also actual ministries in this world. Some of these will seem obvious, but others we don't recognize as quickly.
This is by no means an exhaustive list, but rather reminders of how our work may be ministry.
Those who work in the medical field are following in the steps of the great healer Jesus. I believe doctors, nurses, and PA's are ministers. But I also think lab techs are too. So are the admin people, the cooks at the hospital, and the cleaning crew. Healing the sick is ministry.
Christians who work in social work. Providing for physical, emotional, and mental needs is ministry. To help those in need is to do what Jesus did.
Educators. To train minds to think. To equip others to have a means to make a living. This is ministry. And just like the medical field, it includes ALL of those who work to educate others: secretaries, janitors, support personnel.
Blue collar workers. Yes, I think plumbers, electricians, handymen, carpenters, and mechanics are ministers. You are providing services that people need to be able to live in our world.
Ministers and those who work in Christian non-profits.
There are many other fields I could list but these are just some of the ones I thought of that speak directly into lives by doing real ministry. And I think when you do these things in the way that Jesus would you are combining ministry with living witness. That is powerful.
So thank you to all of my fellow believers who go to work and minister in the lives of people.
You make a kingdom difference.
Do your job to the glory of God.
This is by no means an exhaustive list, but rather reminders of how our work may be ministry.
Those who work in the medical field are following in the steps of the great healer Jesus. I believe doctors, nurses, and PA's are ministers. But I also think lab techs are too. So are the admin people, the cooks at the hospital, and the cleaning crew. Healing the sick is ministry.
Christians who work in social work. Providing for physical, emotional, and mental needs is ministry. To help those in need is to do what Jesus did.
Educators. To train minds to think. To equip others to have a means to make a living. This is ministry. And just like the medical field, it includes ALL of those who work to educate others: secretaries, janitors, support personnel.
Blue collar workers. Yes, I think plumbers, electricians, handymen, carpenters, and mechanics are ministers. You are providing services that people need to be able to live in our world.
Ministers and those who work in Christian non-profits.
There are many other fields I could list but these are just some of the ones I thought of that speak directly into lives by doing real ministry. And I think when you do these things in the way that Jesus would you are combining ministry with living witness. That is powerful.
So thank you to all of my fellow believers who go to work and minister in the lives of people.
You make a kingdom difference.
Do your job to the glory of God.
