More On Religion and Work
Posted by: David Bunch
Thanks to all of you who weighed in on the blog topic from Monday. I enjoyed reading what everyone had to say and combined with Bradley's comments, I decided to respond via another blog instead of by posting a comment.
This is one of those issues in which both sides have interesting and valid points that I can't necessarily disagree with. I do stick by my premise that there is a time, place, and method for sharing Christ in the workplace and in any other forum for that matter.
For example, very recently I had one of my direct reports come to me and ask if he could talk to me. We found a quiet place and he began to open up about personal issues he was having. I responded by telling him how my faith in God was the most important thing in my life and that God had helped me through obstacles in my path. I recommended that he consider placing his faith in God. He stated that he new I was "religious" and that was why he had come to me.
The conversation seemed to help him and he said that he was planning to start attending his church again.
I believe that a seed was planted and that if I continue to live my faith I will ultimately have a chance to share with him the plan of salvation, etc. I agree with Bradley on the importance of planting the seed, but I think there are different ways to do so.
Says the Apostle Paul:
Thanks to all of you who weighed in on the blog topic from Monday. I enjoyed reading what everyone had to say and combined with Bradley's comments, I decided to respond via another blog instead of by posting a comment.
This is one of those issues in which both sides have interesting and valid points that I can't necessarily disagree with. I do stick by my premise that there is a time, place, and method for sharing Christ in the workplace and in any other forum for that matter.
For example, very recently I had one of my direct reports come to me and ask if he could talk to me. We found a quiet place and he began to open up about personal issues he was having. I responded by telling him how my faith in God was the most important thing in my life and that God had helped me through obstacles in my path. I recommended that he consider placing his faith in God. He stated that he new I was "religious" and that was why he had come to me.
The conversation seemed to help him and he said that he was planning to start attending his church again.
I believe that a seed was planted and that if I continue to live my faith I will ultimately have a chance to share with him the plan of salvation, etc. I agree with Bradley on the importance of planting the seed, but I think there are different ways to do so.
Says the Apostle Paul:
I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increaseSo we never know if we are watering or planting...we just have to live large for Christ every day.
I Corinthians 3:6-7
