Do you sometimes feel as if there’s a huge separation between the claims of your faith and the demands of your work? Have you ever struggled with making the connection between what you believe, or want to believe, on Sunday morning and what you’re asked to do after the alarm clock goes off on Monday morning? Have you wondered about purpose and meaning in your life and the role of the church in all of this?

We think these are important questions at St. Stephen’s. We’re interested in the language of business, finance, and the marketplace, and want those who spend most of their time in those kinds of settings to learn the grammar of faith and to reflect on the ethical principles that can guide them in bringing together these spheres that comprise a life that’s integrated and whole. We’re here to encourage you. It’s not impossible.

One of the ways this happens is through visits to the workplace by members of the clergy. They want to meet you where you spend most of your time away from home. They want to see what you do there and to talk with you about those things. They want to understand the realities that inform your views of the world and to invite you into a conversation about those realities in the context of the Christian faith.

Here are a few resources to help you make the connection between faith and work:

Laughing Water — Blog by the Rev. Neil Alan Willard, Rector (i.e., senior pastor)

The High Calling — Everyday conversations about work, life, and God

St. Paul’’s Institute — Engaging the financial world with questions of morality and ethics