Redeeming Work

“It’s all in your perspective!” How often have we heard that said? But, have you ever stopped to realize that mercy is all about perspective, as well? Realizing this gives a whole new “perspective” to understanding the fifth beatitude of mercy

Matthew 5:6: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” In this fourth beatitude, Carolyn Schoenborn particularly focuses on the difference between hungering and thirsting for true righteousness meant for the common good of all, versus hungering for self-righteousness.

Almost every work environment has elements that encourage us to be aggressive rather than meek. As a result, many of us have bought into the idea that meekness is a form of weakness. But that’s really just a myth!

This week’s beatitude overturns the fallacy of what we and the world in general think is the best and most blessed kind of life on earth—a life without troubles.

The Beatitudes are truly revolutionary! They take the accepted standards of life – especially in the workplace – and turn them upside down. By looking at the Beatitudes, Carolyn begins a new series of broadcasts focusing on bringing our Sunday faith into our Monday work world. In this broadcast she looks at the Beatitude challenging us to be “Poor in Spirit.”

There is a difference in operating our organizations through command and control and instead learning to allow things to emerge extemporaneously and serendipitously. One leads to ultimate death, while the other empowers engagement and health. One produces fear. The other is learning to live more by faith!

Carolyn looks at several surprising paradoxes related to self-identity, beliefs, and personal engagement; and then applies them to our understanding and practices of organizational management.

This week we’ll talk about employee engagement. It’s really about Emotional attachment! And Emotional Attachment is deeply influenced by two things - how we view people and how we structure and manage our organizations.

In this week’s broadcast, Carolyn may surprise you with insights from both Thomas Edison and Darwin that will substantially change your view of the world we live in and its implications for our daily work.

Carolyn introduces a surprising way to understand the meaning and significance of Colossians 1:15 for our daily work! There just may be a simpler way to approach our understanding of daily work and how we relate to this world in which we live.

Carolyn introduces a new series of broadcasts on the topic of Being Sunday People in a Monday World. The topic focuses on two days, Sunday and Monday. Each day has its own metaphorical implication.

Some people life for work and others life for the weekends! Today's broadcast discusses the proper relationship work should have to the rest of life.

How do we find God's will regarding our jobs and careers? Carolyn discusses the question, "Does God have a specific 'career' in mind for every person?

How are you maturing in your ability to live out your faith at work? Carolyn discusses why this can be such a challenge. She also discusses a variety of questions we can use to help us mature in our ability to determine what kind of faith actions we can take that will make a difference in our places of work.

Faced with working in a world that feels saturated with evil, the tendency for many of us is to throw up our hands and throw in the towel. So, what can one person do in the midst of this seemingly no-win situation? It's this question that we will discuss in this broadcast.

It's easy to talk about the dignity of work when you have a job that is well respected, but what about those mundane jobs that are done in the basement of our establishments and are at the bottom of work's totem poles? Where's the meaning and significance of that kind of work?

This week, Carolyn discusses general work callings and gifting that, when anointed by the Spirit, become holy vessels for Kingdom work.

Carolyn discusses the Biblical message and ministry of reconciliation and how it plays out in today’s workplace in the form of conflict management!

Carolyn discusses the need for a variety of leadership styles needed to be successful in today’s constantly changing work environments; as well as addressing several common fallacies in logic that appear in today’s worlds of work!

Carolyn discusses the difference between the potential destructive practices of Performance Evaluations versus the freeing ministry of reconciliation and service through the practices of Organizational Management!