Equipping Christians for Kingdom Purpose in Their Work: A Guide for All Who Make Disciples
In Equipping Christians for Kingdom Purpose in Their Work, Tom Lutz and Heidi Unruh offer advice to those who seek to influence the faith of people outside the church. Pastors, Christian educators, life coaches, workplace mentors, college professors, and any Christian who considers their vocation to be one of discipleship will find nourishment in this book.

Few resources are designed for personal disciplers—those who connect with other believers on a personal basis with a deep interest in their spiritual growth. This book fills the gap. This one—of—a—kind resource shows how to disciple others in and for their work. Most “faith and work” books focus on pastors and church programs, or they speak directly to workers. But this resource comes to the aid of those who offer spiritual guidance to working Christians.

This guide makes faith—and—work discipleship accessible to anyone who influences the faith of another. With short, readable chapters filled with case studies, examples, and practical resources, readers will learn how to equip others to fulfill their kingdom purpose in their work.

Sample topics include:
  • Principles for Effectively Connecting with Adult Learners
  • Structure for One—on—One Discipleship Meetings
  • Research on Vocational Discipleship and Kingdom—Centered Spiritual Maturity
  • Various Leadership Models
  • Scripture Passages on Being an Image—Bearer
  • Selected Scriptures for Faith and Work Principles
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Equipping Christians for Kingdom Purpose in Their Work: A Guide for All Who Make Disciples
In Equipping Christians for Kingdom Purpose in Their Work, Tom Lutz and Heidi Unruh offer advice to those who seek to influence the faith of people outside the church. Pastors, Christian educators, life coaches, workplace mentors, college professors, and any Christian who considers their vocation to be one of discipleship will find nourishment in this book.

Few resources are designed for personal disciplers—those who connect with other believers on a personal basis with a deep interest in their spiritual growth. This book fills the gap. This one—of—a—kind resource shows how to disciple others in and for their work. Most “faith and work” books focus on pastors and church programs, or they speak directly to workers. But this resource comes to the aid of those who offer spiritual guidance to working Christians.

This guide makes faith—and—work discipleship accessible to anyone who influences the faith of another. With short, readable chapters filled with case studies, examples, and practical resources, readers will learn how to equip others to fulfill their kingdom purpose in their work.

Sample topics include:
  • Principles for Effectively Connecting with Adult Learners
  • Structure for One—on—One Discipleship Meetings
  • Research on Vocational Discipleship and Kingdom—Centered Spiritual Maturity
  • Various Leadership Models
  • Scripture Passages on Being an Image—Bearer
  • Selected Scriptures for Faith and Work Principles
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Equipping Christians for Kingdom Purpose in Their Work: A Guide for All Who Make Disciples

Equipping Christians for Kingdom Purpose in Their Work: A Guide for All Who Make Disciples

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In Equipping Christians for Kingdom Purpose in Their Work, Tom Lutz and Heidi Unruh offer advice to those who seek to influence the faith of people outside the church. Pastors, Christian educators, life coaches, workplace mentors, college professors, and any Christian who considers their vocation to be one of discipleship will find nourishment in this book.

Few resources are designed for personal disciplers—those who connect with other believers on a personal basis with a deep interest in their spiritual growth. This book fills the gap. This one—of—a—kind resource shows how to disciple others in and for their work. Most “faith and work” books focus on pastors and church programs, or they speak directly to workers. But this resource comes to the aid of those who offer spiritual guidance to working Christians.

This guide makes faith—and—work discipleship accessible to anyone who influences the faith of another. With short, readable chapters filled with case studies, examples, and practical resources, readers will learn how to equip others to fulfill their kingdom purpose in their work.

Sample topics include:
  • Principles for Effectively Connecting with Adult Learners
  • Structure for One—on—One Discipleship Meetings
  • Research on Vocational Discipleship and Kingdom—Centered Spiritual Maturity
  • Various Leadership Models
  • Scripture Passages on Being an Image—Bearer
  • Selected Scriptures for Faith and Work Principles

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781683073994
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 04/19/2022
Series: Hendrickson Publishers
Pages: 248
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Tom Lutz (DMin, Covenant Theological Seminary) brings decades of entrepreneurial experience to his work coaching marketplace leaders as a Convene CEO Roundtable chair and through his consulting company, Vision Planners. Tom also teaches biblical studies at Metro Atlanta Seminary and leads work-shops to help Christians work with purpose.

Heidi Unruh (MA in Theology and Public Policy, Palmer Seminary) is a ministry consultant, presenter, and coach, walking with church leaders from ideas to action. Her passion is helping God's people love their neighbors well and sharing their gifts so that their communities can thrive.

Table of Contents

Preface: Telling Our Story xi

Acknowledgments xv

Part 1 Vision and Invitation

1 What Could Be Possible?

Start with Listening: Faith at Work Interviews 3

2 A Calling for Those Who Disciple Workers

"Life on Life" Discipleship: The TEAMS Model 9

3 Three Core Questions of Vocational Discipleship

Principles for Effectively Connecting with Adult Learners 16

Part 2 Discipleship Core Question # 1: Who Are You?

(Helping People See Themselves as Image-Bearers Who Work)

4 Discipleship Leads People to Declare "I Am an Image-Bearer!"

Selected Scripture Passages on Being an Image-Bearer 25

5 Helping People Shift to an image-Bearer Perspective

Image-Bearer Discipleship Questions 29

6 Helping Image-Bearers Appreciate God's Design for Work

Creation Mandate Discipleship Exercises 37

7 A Creation Mandate Framework for image-Bearers

Discipleship Questions: The Creation Mandate and Vocations 44

8 Key Principles for Image-Bearers in the Workplace

Workplace Values from Paul's Letter to Titus 52

Part 3 Discipleship Core Question #2: What Is Your Purpose?

(Helping People Understand How Their Job Gets God's Kingdom Work Done)

9 Discipleship Leads People to Affirm "I Understand My Kingdom Purpose!"

Kingdom Purpose Affirmations 61

10 The Four-Chapter Gospel: Help People to Know the Big Story

Talking Points: Work in the Four-Chapter Gospel 66

11 Disciplers Ask: How Does Your Work Reflect Love of God and Others?

Kingdom Purpose Discipleship Questions: Glorify God, Bless People 73

12 Disciplers Ask: How Does Your Work Draw People to Christ?

Kingdom Purpose Discipleship Questions: Draw People to Christ 80

13 Disciplers Ask: How Does Your Work Enable God's World to Flourish?

Kingdom Purpose Discipleship Questions: Enable the World to Flourish 86

14 Help People Discover Their Personal Calling with Kingdom Purpose

Guiding Image-Bearers to Explore Their Design for Vocation 94

Part 4 Discipleship Core Question #3: How Will You Fulfill Your Purpose?

(Helping People to Faithfully and Fruitfully Live out Their Calling)

15 Discipleship Leads People to Demonstrate "I Am Productive in God's Kingdom!"

Discipleship Questions for Productivity 105

16 Fruitfulness, Productivity, and Prosperity

Asking Tough Questions about Prosperity 112

17 Spur People on to Do Good Work in a Good Way

Ethical Decision-Making 121

18 Instruct Disciples to Be Generous in Their Work

Generosity Grid 132

19 Spiritual Practices for Fruitfulness: Faith Formation at Work

Five-Minute Workplace Prayer and Meditation Exercises 139

20 Spiritual Practices for Fruitfulness: Sabbath, Tithe, and Gleaning

Stewardship of Vocational Power 143

Part 5 Vocational Discipleship that Leads to Transformation

21 "You Have Heard … But I Tell You …": Telling a New Story about Work

Top Ten Flawed Background Assumptions about Work 155

22 Reading Scripture through an Image-Bearer Lens

Questions and Passages for Reading Scripture through an image-Bearer Lens 163

23 Revisioning Heaven: Work in Eternity

Vocational Prayer Walk 172

24 Resisting Compromise

A Process for Encouraging Accountability for Kingdom Purpose 180

26 God Equips Disciple-Makers to Be Productive

A Coaching Approach to Discipleship: The COACH Model® 187

27 Growing Together in Spiritual Maturity

Assessing Growth in Vocational Discipleship 198

Appendices: Tools for Vocational Discipleship

Appendix A Life Plan 207

Appendix B Gospel@Work Day 211

Appendix C Resources for Vocational Discipleship 215

Notes 219

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