LifeWork: a biblical theology for what you do every day / [print]
Life work
Darrow L. Miller with Marit Newton.
- Seattle, Washington : YWAM Pub., (c)2009.
- xxvi, 365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Part I. The faulty paradigm -- chapter 1. Worldviews at work -- chapter 2. How did we get here? : dualism throughout church history -- chapter 3. The sacred-secular dichotomy : an entire worldview -- chapter 4. One Lord, one realm : a parable -- chapter 5. Coram Deo : before the face of God -- Part II. First steps toward a biblical theology of vocation -- chapter 6. The need for a biblical theology of vocation -- chapter 7. The esssential metanarrative -- Part III. The cultural mandate -- chapter 8. Culture : where the physical and spiritual converge -- chapter 9. Elements of the cultural mandate -- chapter 10. The fall, the cross, and culture -- Part IV. LifeWORK -- chapter 11. The call : lifework -- chapter 12. The general call : to life -- chapter 13. The particular call : to work -- chapter 14 Characteristics of our lifework -- Part V. The economics of our lifeWORK -- chapter 15. Stewardship : the Protestant ethic -- chapter 16. The economics of giving : generous compassion -- Part Virgin Islands Into the world -- chapter 17. The kingdom advances from the inside out -- chapter 18. The gates of the city -- chapter 19. The domains -- chapter 20. The great commandment -- Part Virgin IslandsI. Churches without walls -- chapter 21. Serving as gatekeepers -- chapter 22. The body of Christ : churches without walls -- chapter 23. Occupy till I come.
"We spend 50 to 75 percent of our waking hours and 60 to 90 percent of the years of our lives working. Yet many of us never invest even a fraction of that time exploring the vision that drives our lives and work. We've lost the framework in which it is understood that our lives and work are in relationship - in relationship to God through worship, to others through service, and to creation through stewardship. Our lives and work have largely been separated from their mission, and this ultimately stems from a loss of the biblical worldview. LifeWork lays out the thought background for each of us to establish a meaningful, integrated understanding of our life and work. Whatever our work or vocation, God calls each of us to a new way of living - fully in His presence. In this follow-up book to Discipling Nations, Darrow Miller helps us - that is, every Christian - to reconnect our lives and work, our LifeWork, with God's plan for individuals, communities, and nations. This is a carefully researched, down-to-earth, life-altering book that every Christian should read.Contains:True stories of people who have successfully integrated their faith and work Informative graphics and illustrations Excellent study of worldviews, culture, and biblical economics Indexes and helpful resources" --