the workplace creates spiritual hunger in their hearts and makes them as a whole more supportive than ever of their church because it is speaking to this dominant part of their lives. Here are some of the results you can count on.

► Increased outreach to 20 times your weekend worship attendance
► Direct access into the third largest mission field in the world
► Increased satisfaction level from members
► Heightened volunteerism and an increased willingness to serve
► Intensified hunger for spiritual growth as people see their lives make a difference in God's Kingdom
► A new source of leadership manpower along with workplace wisdom and skills
► Expanded influence and increased respect in the community and workplace
► Expanded resources and revenue from the business community for mission and community outreach

The fact is that God loves the workplace. He spent a lot of time there.

► Of the 132 accounts of Jesus' public ministry, 122 are in workplace settings.
► Of 52 parables Jesus told, 45 had a workplace context.
► Of 40 divine interventions recorded in Acts, 39 were in the workplace.
► Jesus spent 9/10 of his life in a small business, a carpentry shop.
► Three quarters of the men and women we call biblical heroes were not religious professionals.
► The Bible talks more about work than it does about worship.
► Work is God's idea.

If churches fail to speak to this area, we can be sure that the world's values will continue to dominate people's lives.

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