This Sunday, We are Commissioning…You!
We believe that every Christian is called into full-time ministry.
“And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” (Colossians 3:17 -NLT)
For some of us (like me), that means working in church ministry as a full-time job. For the majority of others, your calling is not to work in a church ministry but to see your workplace as a place of ministry — to work hard like the ant (Proverbs 6:6) and work with integrity (Proverbs 11:1) for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31).
To look at work as a place to give, not just get.
I like how Pete Scazzero, a Pastor from New York, breaks down our workplace calling:
- To create and shape in the midst of chaos
- To build a flourishing community wherever I am
- To bring light where darkness exists
- To enjoy a rhythm of work and Sabbath
This Sunday morning, we are going to do a commissioning in our worship service and the person we will be commissioning is YOU!
We will have each of you stand when your job sector is called out and then we will have our elders commission you under the authority God has placed over us as the leaders of Calvary Church. Here are the job sectors we will commission this Sunday:
1 - Business + Finance: management, accounting, advisors, banking, engineers, administrative, customer service reps, insurance
2 - Business + Manufacturing: (making goods and services): production, warehouse, technician, assembler, operator, management
3 - Real Estate and Development /Mortgage/Property Management: agents, brokers, loan officers, inspectors, staffing
4 - Health Care/Medical: dentists, MDs, nurses, therapists, research, aides, medical assistant, home healthcare
5 - Education: teachers, administrators, support staff,
6 - Social Services, Non-Profits, Church: counselors, social workers, para-church, non-profit, church workers
7 - Service and Retail Industry: concierges, waiters, food/restaurant service, custodians, hairdresser, cooks, personal trainers, hospitality/hotel
8 - First Responders/City Workers/Government: sanitation, police, firemen, transit, postal, administrative, military
9 - Construction/Trades: builders, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, landscapers, mechanic, painter, etc.
10 - IT/Tech Industry: computer programmer, software engineer, web developer, database management, systems analyst
11 - Arts: theater, movies, painters, writers, music, graphic arts, architect etc.
12 - Students: elementary, junior high, high school, college, post-grad
13 - Sales and Marketing
14 - Transitions: in-between careers, disability, changing careers
15 - Retired
16 - Parenting/Home
17 – Transportation: driver, pilot, airports, bus, delivery drivers
18 - Legal Profession: lawyers, public defenders, paralegals, office staff
19 - Other…
It is going to be a powerful Sunday, I hope you will join us and invite a co-worker to come with you as well!
Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, it’s off to work we go,
Matt