FAITH@WORK

Leader Guide

How Do I Use This 
in My Parish?

There are many ways you can use this series, and you don't have to do all of them.  But the more of these you do, the more powerful the series can be!

We'd love to hear back from you about how it worked in your community.
  1. Send your members to the online pages.  The best way to do this is to email them each week during the series with a link to that week's page.
  2. Preach or teach on the weekly topic.  Each weekly topic is based on the weekly lectionary readings.  Learn about the connection on the weekly leader page. The best way to prepare for this is to read the public pages and purchase one of the recommended books from our general resources list.
  3. Use our inserts in your bulletin. Each week will have a handout/insert including reflections and a reference to the web page.
  4. Facilitate small groups.  We have some great recommended small group resources ready for you to use.
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By Week

The following pages explore aspects of the spirituality of work, based on connections to the Sunday lectionary readings.

Small Group Resources

We offer two excellent options for helping your community gather in small faith sharing groups to reflect on the spirituality of work. One is a print resource for any occupation and the other is an eResource with options for seven different occupations.

Liturgy Resources

Incorporating the spirituality of work into liturgy is one of the best ways to help people understand and celebrate it.  One way to do so is through preaching, as encouraged on the weekly pages.  But there are some other creative ways to make the connection in liturgy.

General Resources

Preaching or teaching about the spirituality of work can be difficult for professional ministers, who are used to working within a very different work world. Choose one or more of these resources to gain a deeper understanding of this topic.  The book Spirituality at Work is an excellent choice, as it closely follows this series.

Bulletin Inserts/Handouts

Below is an introductory handout or bulletin insert, that can be used leading up to the series.  Each weekly leader page has a handout/insert for that week.
The PDF file is the best quality and smaller file size.  Use it for printing or emailing:
faith_at_work_-_introduction.pdf
File Size: 1718 kb
File Type: pdf
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The JPG file can be used to paste it directly in another file, such as for your parish bulletin:
faith_at_work_-_introduction.jpg
File Size: 1484 kb
File Type: jpg
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Support Our Work!

Was our series helpful to you and/or your faith community? It's our gift to you, but you can give us a donation to support work on future series if you'd like! This work is financially supported largely by St. Augustine Church in Oakland, CA, so also offer them your prayers and gratitude!