We have a job to do

Far too many who claim to be Followers of Jesus Christ have not yet wrapped their minds around this one simple fact that could completely revolutionize their own existence. That fact is this: If you have a job, you have a ministry, a ministry every bit as important as the so-called 5-fold ministries of Ephesians 4:11. 

Jesus, the One who came as our example, exhibited the majority of His own ministry moments among the people he encountered in the marketplace. Like Jesus, we, too, spend nearly 70% of our lives in the Workplace, working shoulder to shoulder with lost, lonely, hurting people, many of whom are wearing masks to cover their pain. They may come across as successful, flirtatious, tough, or macho, braggarts, geeks, hipsters or Type A's. Whatever mask they're wearing, most are hiding themselves, doing their best from allowing anyone to notice the real "them" while attempting to fit in somehow.

Several recent encounters of my own will illustrate that point. The first involved a new employee whose husband was incarcerated. She was in her 20's, had no car, several children, and was doing her best to excel at her new job as a housekeeper. Moments after I introduced myself, her eyes welled-up with tears and she said, "God must've known how badly I needed to talk to somebody today..."

We talked, we prayed, she cried.

Recently, I met a young lady, a cook, who said she'd just miscarried a baby a few weeks earlier. At 17 years of age, she decided she should join a church Youth Group. With tear-filled eyes, she showed me a tiny tattoo on her hand, a mark that reminded her of her deceased grandfather. When the Youth Minister noticed the "tat," he decided it would be best if she not join their group, fearing she might have a bad influence on the rest of the kids.

Sick, unemployed and cheating spouses, kids in jail or pregnant, bad health, not to mention addictions, loneliness, depression and homicidal and suicidal tendencies... the workplace is a petri dish of human disparity. It's a dark place, easily illuminated by even the smallest ray of light. 

That's where you come in. You don't have to pray with coworkers, unless you feel led. In most cases, praying below a whisper for situations that arise will suffice, interceding for everyone from the owner to the janitor. 

You don't have to lead people to Christ in the evangelical sense unless you're introducing others to the love of "Christ in you, the hope of glory." They desperately need to feel loved, accepted and affirmed.

A warm handshake, a pat on the back, the squeeze of a shoulder... God can do much with your little expressions of love done in Jesus' Name.

Here's a Guarantee: I guarantee if you do NOTHING, nothing will happen. Nothing will change. But filled with the same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead (Romans 8:11), doesn't it make sense that, armed with that kind of power, you should be able to do SOMETHING more than get out of bed, clock-in and earn a paycheck while you're on the job?

To those in pastoral ministry, doesn't it make sense to train and equip your Church Members to do the work of the ministry while they're at work? Faith in the Workplace should be more than another 3-week bolt-on program of Evangelism, wouldn't you agree? In one church of 100 people, if just 50 of them prayed for, loved on and shared Christ with 10 coworkers each, that's 500 people in your community involved in and receiving ministry. Though they may not all wind up a Member of your congregation, fact is, they may be part of the community-wide revival which will ultimately impact the whole town where you live. 

Remember, that's just one church. Yours?

We have a job to do, as individuals, as corporations, as The Church as a whole. What we've been doing is not working, a statistical failure, as a matter of fact. 

Are YOU ready for a change? I am available to assist you, your church, your company so that, TOGETHER we can start making a very real, noticeable difference in the workplace.

CLICK HERE for a 15-minute video from a message I brought at last year's Tipping Point gathering in Austin, Texas. You might want to plan on joining us in April for Tipping Point in San Antonio (CLICK HERE) for a 7-Mountains style gathering where I'll be MCing and speaking again.

House Churchers, Toy and Felicity Dale will be making presentations, too!

We have a job to do - a Kingdom assignment. Let's do it with excellence!

Every blessing,

Michael Tummillo

Founder, The Church @ Work