“Certain jobs may indeed be temporary placeholders or stepping stones…. It’s not wrong to have career aspirations and to explore other opportunities while we are working a less ideal job. However, it’s a mistake to diminish what God can do in and through us in the present moment.” - TGC
Leadership in Ministry Is Suitable for Any Job
“You need to learn how to talk about your leadership experiences in ways that relate to the jobs you are seeking. By this, I mean tone down the insider language and talk about the transferable aspects of what you have done.” - IFWE
Hitting the Bullseye May Take Awhile
“If you hit the bullseye on this Ven diagram, you earn a living doing what the world needs, what you’re good at, and what you love to do. You are fortunate.” - IFWE
How to Press on After an Unsuccessful Season of Job Seeking
“He thought he was well-qualified for all of these jobs, but he was interviewed for only two. He was more than a little disappointed with the outcome. It was back to square one.” - IFWE
How Does Your Theology of Work Help You in Your Job Search?
“Finding a job is always going to be a spiritual journey for the Christian. Here are a few practical tips from my own experience that I can share with you” - IFWE
Gallup: More U.S. Workers Fear Technology Making Their Jobs Obsolete
“Fear of becoming obsolete, or FOBO, remains uncommon among U.S. workers, but it has grown more in the past two years than at any time in Gallup’s trend since 2017.” - Gallup
Your job is not your vocation
“one’s vocation is not so much the job itself as the end that the job ought to serve. If one does one’s job to that end, then one’s vocation can be found in it.” - Acton
Majority of workers who quit a job in 2021 cite low pay, no opportunities for advancement, feeling disrespected
“Majorities of workers who quit a job in 2021 say low pay (63%), no opportunities for advancement (63%) and feeling disrespected at work (57%) were reasons why they quit, according to the Feb. 7-13 survey.” - Pew
How to Make Your Ministry Experience Matter in Any Job
“They often ask, ‘What does leading this Bible study have to do with a job?’ or, ‘Does this international ministry trip add any value to my résumé?’ The answer is, as it nearly always is, ‘Yes it’s valuable, but you have to talk about it in the language that is relevant to the employer.’” - IFWE
Should I Talk About My Faith During a Job Interview?
“Thinking carefully about how we answer questions is not capitulation to compromise or fear. The apostle Paul sometimes positioned himself as a faithful Jew contending for the resurrection when he was before Roman authorities. In other moments he took on skeptical philosophers, using their own literature to evangelize.” - TGC