The Sacredness of Secular Work

4 Ways Your Job Matters for Eternity (Even When You're Not Sharing the Gospel)

De: Jordan Raynor

Narrado por: Jordan Raynor

From a leading voice in the faith and work movement and author of Redeeming Your Time comes the revolutionary message that God sees our daily work—in whatever form it takes—with far more value than we ever imagined.

“The Sacredness of Secular Work does an extraordinary job of being both personally relevant and, more importantly, biblically faithful.”—Randy Alcorn, New York Times bestselling author of Heaven

Does your work matter for eternity?

Sadly, most believers don’t think so. Sure, the 1 percent of the time they spend sharing the gospel with their co-workers matters. But most Christians view the other 99 percent of their time as meaning very little in the grand scheme of things.

But that’s not how God sees it.

Jordan Raynor, a leading voice in the faith and work movement and bestselling author, offers a revolutionary message about how our daily jobs—from baristas and entrepreneurs to stay-at-home parent and coaches—have intrinsic and eternal value. In The Sacredness of Secular Work, he reveals unexpected ways our work truly matters. In these pages you’ll discover

• How a low regard of our work limits our understanding of God and His Kingdom
• Inspiring ways your work can reveal God’s kingdom on earth here and now
• Surprising strategies for ensuring your vocation has an eternal legacy
• Vital insights on what God’s view of work tells us about heaven

Combining research, Scripture, and storytelling, Jordan Raynor proves that work, in its diverse forms, is one of the primary activities that brings God delight. This biblical perspective will set you free to pursue your passions and skills and—perhaps for the first time—experience the Creator’s delight in the work of your hands.

Interesting and powerful perspectives

While I've always believed that secular work has Kingdom impact, the author really breaks that concept down to align it with scripture and solidify it. I've recommended this book to many people and have heard similar feedback from them.

The length is just right. So many books are expanded with unnecessary filler chapters to get to a certain length, but not this one. I appreciate that, especially when it comes to audio books. It's a little harder to skip ahead when you can't scan the chapters in advance.

So good! Every believer should read this!

This book is a gift to every believer! For those working in the marketplace or supporting ministry this will be an encouragement to your soul and your purpose! Read it read it read it! You can thank Jordan after!

Recommended to everyone in the workforce!

Loved this book! It just helped me realize the importance of my day to day at work.
I have to confess I’ve been exhausted lately, not resting properly, which has made me “not that effective” to the Kingdom of God.
This book has given me a new and powerful breath of fresh air!
Loved the book! And the author is now, one of my favorites!

Absolutely INSPIRING

After 23 1/2 years on staff at a church as a pastor of multiple ministries, the Lord invited me to take a step into the secular space in a marketing role. I have always believed that secular work was ministry just as much as work inside of a church staff role, however, this book has inspired me, and I am fully convinced that the greatest Ministry years are actually in front of me in this marketplace role, not behind me. I will be recommending this book to every person with a pulse and I am motivated to put in the hard work that this book has challenged me to put in to make this assignment count for the glory of God and for the good of others! Jordan Rayner, this is a masterpiece and I’m so thankful you wrote this book.

Working for Gods Glory AND eternal reward = Mind blowing and necessary truth!

I have journeyed through my entire life and career desiring to be successful and make an impact professionally, but not knowing how to proactively reconcile that with my desire to serve God and serve others.

As an Enneagram 3 “successful achiever”, this book spoke directly to my core inner desire to succeed, but helps reframe our mindset as Christ followers by focusing our motives on giving all Glory to god while simultaneously giving permission to pursue the hope and joy found in eternal rewards.

This book will be the first I recommend to all who work in the secular world as Mere Christians, and I look forward to going through the workbook online and rereading Gods truths laid out in this book for years to come.