Finding God at Work

Chris Easley
  • 5.0 (71)
  • Christianity
  • Semiweekly Series

Join Chris Easley, founder of Mission Central, as he explores the often complicated relationship between faith and work in this engaging podcast. Drawing from his experiences in both ministry and the marketplace, Chris delves into how to integrate our life with God and our everyday work. When we not only believe in Jesus but also experience him with us on the job, he transforms our understanding of work. He moves us beyond the limiting stories about work that we often live inside of and moves us into his mission in the world. As God uses our work to form us into the people we deeply long to be, we can reclaim our work life for his kingdom. Whether you're feeling stuck or seeking deeper meaning in your career, this podcast offers real hope and practical guidance to live out your faith on Monday mornings and beyond. Join us in finding God at work! Original music by Joel Nash. #FindingGodAtWork #FaithAndWork #SpiritualFormation #Mission #MissionCentral #LifeWithGod

  1. Episode 1

    A Guide on the Side

    Have you ever gone birdwatching? Those who are really adept birders often bring binoculars and know all of the names of even the obscure birds. They've trained themselves to be attentive to where the birds are, and know what time of year different birds come to their area. Chris and Katie aren't adept birders, but when they go on walks together in Aurora, they often see birds and point them out to each other. It's not uncommon for one of them to stop in the middle of a walk and say "Oh, look! There's a goldfinch!" Sometimes it flies away before the other is able to see it, but there's this hope that the bird will stay still long enough so that the other person will get to see it too.   This is a picture of what evangelism can be like in our everyday lives. When we think about evangelism, we often think about what we're saying to others, which can put a lot of pressure on us. However, it's important that we realize that we, as evangelists, are not a sage on the stage. We are a guide on the side.   We're coming alongside other people and saying, "Look! Isn't that beautiful?" We're pointing to the reality of God in Jesus Christ and hoping that they can catch a glance. This takes the pressure off of us. It's not about how perfect our words are. The point is that they see Jesus.   With this in mind, we also discover that we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously, because evangelism wasn't about us to begin with. Dallas Willard was sometimes introduced as a spiritual formation expert, and he said, "I want to fade into the wall at that point." Because there are no spiritual formation experts. All of us are learners. All of us are students. Jesus is the only true teacher. So that means that we're in a good place to help other beginners. We're in a good place to help other people who are coming to see the goodness of Jesus.   As we kick off this new series on evangelism, A Guide on the Side, we're going to talk about how to have joyful spiritual conversations. In evangelism, we are encountering Jesus for ourselves. And in that, there's joy. And as we soak up the radiance of Jesus's presence, we then look for opportunities where somebody else might be willing to come and see what Jesus is like too. We're just bringing people to Jesus. We are guides on the side, not sages on a stage.   If there's one idea about evangelism that you can take away from this, it's that you can do it. You can be a fruitful evangelist. You can be someone who proclaims the good news about Jesus in winsome and beautiful ways to the people around you who are open to it. Sources: John 1:35-45 (NIV) Matthew 14:25-33 (NIV) Dallas Willard, "Spiritual Formation: What it is, and How it is Done," Dallas Willard Ministries. Jerry Root and Stan Guthrie, The Sacrament of Evangelism (Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2011).   Resources: Enroll in the Finding God at Work Course for Free: https://missioncentral.church/faith-at-work/ Downloaded the Finding God at Work E-Book for Free: https://missioncentral.church/finding-god-at-work-e-book/ Follow us on Instagram: @teammissioncentral Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamMissionCentral #FaithAndWork #SpiritualFormation #FindingGodAtWork #Formation #Evangelism #SharetheGospel #WorkplaceMinistry #Podcast #Christianity #Discipleship #Faith

  2. Episode 2

    Attending Well to God and Others

    How many notifications do you have on your phone right now? If you're like me, you likely have a dozen notifications at any given time, all competing for your attention.   We live in the attention economy, where powerful corporate interests have fine-tuned capturing our focus through our phones. It's scary that what we think about can be so easily influenced by private corporations. Our phones have become little distraction boxes, constantly diverting us.   As disciples of Jesus, one reason this dynamic should concern us is its effect on evangelism. Attention is the starting place for evangelism. We often think of evangelism as conversations we have with people, but before we can have those conversations, we have to notice people in the first place. We have to pay attention to them.   The question is, how are we attending to other people around us? Turning to Scripture, we find that attention is right at the center of our life with God. Our way of attending to God and our way of attending to other people are connected. Psalm 16:8 says, "I have set the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken" (ESV). David is talking about attending to the Lord in his heart and mind.   Evangelism doesn't always happen during a scheduled time of 'going out and doing evangelism'; rather, evangelism is a way of being in the world. It's going through the world having set the Lord before you and paying attention to those around you, while being open to interruptions of opportunities to love people. Like the Good Samaritan in Luke 10, we can take time to see people who come across our path unexpectedly. Only then can we move from attention to action.   Sources: Psalm 16:8 (ESV)   Luke 10:25-37 (ESV) Leighton Ford, The Attentive Life: Discerning God's Presence in All Things (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2014). Mary Schaller and John Crilly, The 9 Arts of Spiritual Conversations: Walking alongside People Who Believe Differently (Carol Stream, Illinois: Tyndale, 2016).   C.S. Lewis, "The Weight of Glory," in The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses, 1-15 (New York: Macmillan, 1949).   Resources: Enroll in the Finding God at Work Course for Free: https://missioncentral.church/faith-at-work/ Downloaded the Finding God at Work E-Book for Free: https://missioncentral.church/finding-god-at-work-e-book/ Follow us on Instagram: @teammissioncentral Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamMissionCentral #FaithAndWork #SpiritualFormation #FindingGodAtWork #Formation #Evangelism #SharetheGospel #WorkplaceMinistry #Podcast #Christianity #Discipleship #Faith #AttentionEconomy #GoodSamaritan

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Join Chris Easley, founder of Mission Central, as he explores the often complicated relationship between faith and work in this engaging podcast. Drawing from his experiences in both ministry and the marketplace, Chris delves into how to integrate our life with God and our everyday work. When we not only believe in Jesus but also experience him with us on the job, he transforms our understanding of work. He moves us beyond the limiting stories about work that we often live inside of and moves us into his mission in the world. As God uses our work to form us into the people we deeply long to be, we can reclaim our work life for his kingdom. Whether you're feeling stuck or seeking deeper meaning in your career, this podcast offers real hope and practical guidance to live out your faith on Monday mornings and beyond. Join us in finding God at work! Original music by Joel Nash. #FindingGodAtWork #FaithAndWork #SpiritualFormation #Mission #MissionCentral #LifeWithGod

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  • Creator
    Chris Easley
  • Episodes
    169
  • Seasons
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026
  • Show Website
    Finding God at Work

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