Ministering to the Business Community

The secular business world is an arena in which one can pursue the vocation of serving God. In order to be obedient to Jesus Christ, one need not leave the business world and matriculate at a theological seminary! Rather, according to John Calvin, one's vocation is to serve God in whatever job...

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Main Author: Tewell, Thomas K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2003
In: Theology today
Year: 2003, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Pages: 344-356
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Summary:The secular business world is an arena in which one can pursue the vocation of serving God. In order to be obedient to Jesus Christ, one need not leave the business world and matriculate at a theological seminary! Rather, according to John Calvin, one's vocation is to serve God in whatever job one pursues. What makes the work sacred is not the work itself—but the attitude with which one approaches it. George Herbert succinctly summarized this attitude: “Teach me my God and king / in all things Thee to see. / And what I do in anything / to do it as to Thee.”
ISSN:2044-2556
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004057360306000305