7 Things Pastors Should Teach Their Businesspeople

Did you know that a survey conducted a few years ago by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association revealed that 90% of Christians have never heard a sermon relating Biblical principles to their work life? If this is true, this fact is absurd considering approximately 97% of Christians work outside of a church organization. We can infer from this data that most Christians are not being equipped to have the impact that God wants them to have in the place where they spend a considerable amount of time and have some of the greatest opportunities for influence.

I'm a huge proponent of churches providing more practical teaching to help Believers understand and embrace the importance of their calling and work in the marketplace. In a recent blog by 9 Marks, 7 Things Pastors Should Teach Those in the Marketplace, they provide some great tips to help pastors equip their parishioners for greater impact in their work life. Here are the highlights...

1. Teach them how Scripture informs their work.
   
2. Teach them to fear the Lord.
   
3. Teach them to pray. 
   
4. Teach them that their ultimate worth isn’t found in their performance.
   
5. Teach them they are more than “useful” to their local church.
   
6. Teach them that they’re not inferior to pastors and missionaries.
   
7. Teach them to love what they do, and to do it well.

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The one that jumps out to me the most on this list is #6. Unfortunately many Christians who have a career outside the church believe their calling is inferior to their pastor's. My prayer is that the Body of Christ would wake up to this untruth and embrace the reality those who are called to business are just as important and powerful as pastors. One reason is because businesspeople have more time to influence and disciple the people they see every day versus just on Sundays. 

If you're a pastor, how often do you present messages that are relevant to the marketplace? If you're a church attender, how often do you hear messages that relate directly to your workplace? Leave your comments below.

Enjoy the entire article... www.9marks.org/blog/7-things-pastors-should-teach-those-marketplace

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