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Our Calling

God gives each of us different gifts, passions and callings, and for some of us, these gifts are in the realm of business.  If our calling is to advance God’s kingdom through business, then that is our highest calling.

Whatever our calling from God—whether in the marketplace or in the Church—our calling is noble and sacred, and the old paradigms fall away.  In fact, the sacred and the secular overlap and coexist.  Personally, I have found a greater integration of my work (the so-called "secular") and faith (the "sacred") with the realization that I can minister in the marketplace through my business.

I have also come to realize that doing business can be a spiritual activity that has redeeming and sacred value, thereby resolving that age-old tension within Christianity. "Business brings glory to God," says author and entrepreneur Ken Eldred, "when it blesses man through the creation of needed products, the delivery of outstanding services, and the increase of society’s living standard."

We need not feel conflicted when we seek to serve God through our work.  The marketplace is as legitimate a venue as any other for serving others to the glory of God, and doing so makes our very work a sacred act.

Have a blessed day!

Eddie Drye, Chief Editor

 

Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10