Pastor Jeremy Treat shares a theology of faith and work as the opening address for the Center for Faith + Work Los Angeles’ 2019 Annual Conference at Tapestry LA.
Category: What Is Calling?
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SERMON | Good Things That Will Let You Down
Power, influence, work, money — they’re all good things. But they can’t bear the weight of our worship. In this excerpt from the sermon “A Better Way to Boast,” Pastor Jeremy Treat uses Jeremiah 9:23-24 to examine the human tendency to make good things ultimate things and specifically how that tendency affects our work life.
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RESOURCE | Myths of Vocation
Many of us carry around a set of dysfunctional beliefs about what work and calling are supposed to look like. These myths are often larger cultural narratives we find ourselves trapped within. And we are forced to confront these myths whenever our experiences fall out of sync with the myths of vocation. This series takes up four distinct yet overlapping myths in a free study guide series that includes PDFs with journal prompts, videos, and suggested spiritual practices.
Michaela O’Donnell Long is the Senior Director of the De Pree Center and an Adjunct Instructor of Practical Theology and Leadership at Fuller Seminary. In addition to her academic work, Michaela is the Owner and Managing Director of Long Winter Media, a vibrant creative agency that helps brands make social impact through multi-media content. Long Winter Media’s roster of clients includes Google, YouTube, NBC Universal, University of Southern California, Presbyterian Church (USA), Fuller Seminary, and many more. Notably, the Oprah Winfrey Network picked up a short film she produced for Oprah’s show Super Soul Sundays. In her various roles, Michaela has coached many women and men in their leadership and entrepreneurial development.
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IKON | Convocation
Caleb Monroe explores what it means that we don’t just have individual callings on our life, but are called into our field of work with others, and what this has to do with the practicalities of encouragement.
Caleb is a comic book writer (Batman, Peanuts) and screenwriter (The Mongolian Connection) as well as a deacon and staff member of Reality LA.
This is the first of a seven-part evening.
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Calling Versus Narcissism
The way we think about our life’s work has the potential to advance good or to become self-referential. If we focus on understanding God’s purposes and where we can join his work in the world, the results will be very different from self-focused individualism. Jo Saxton looks at the thin line between calling and narcissism, offering Christians a way to view calling through the eyes of God.
Jo is an author, speaker, leadership coach, entrepreneur and visionary. Born to Nigerian parents and raised in London, England Jo brings a multicultural and international perspective to leadership. Having served on the staff teams in churches in the UK and the US, and chaired the board of a non profit organization, today Jo is the founder of the Ezer Collective, an initiative that equips and invests in women leaders. She also co-hosts the popular podcast Lead Stories: Tales of Leadership and Life with Steph O’Brien. The author of three books, Jo’s most recent title is called The Dream of You: Let Go of Broken Identities and Live the Life You Were Made For.
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SERMON | Wisdom With Work
How do we glorify God in our daily jobs? Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches from Proverbs 1:20-23 on the purpose of work, and how we can use our vocations for the glory of God and the good of others.
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SERMON | The Garden Kingdom
How does the biblical account of the Garden of Eden show us God’s intent for humanity and the world? Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches from Genesis 1-2 on the image of God, the meaning of work, and the way Jesus sets right what humanity set wrong.
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One Calling, Multiple Expressions & Confusing Platform with Purpose
One Calling, Multiple Expressions
Is there a single calling that could explain the different work paths you’ve pursued over the course of your life? Annie F. Downs proposes that what can often look and feel like multiple callings may actually be one unique calling expressed in a variety of ways.
Confusing Platform with Purpose
Jada Edwards explains the inherent danger in equating your current role or platform with your overall calling or purpose.
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SERMON | Working for God
How does living out of our identity in Christ transform the way we approach our jobs? Pastor Jeremy Treat preaches from Ephesians 6:5-9 on the call Christians have to serve God by being good employees and good bosses, as we look to the greatest servant, Jesus.
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RESOURCE | Essentials: Work
What does it look like to be a Christian in our city? How does our faith affect the way we live our daily lives, approach our jobs, and make important choices? In this session of the Life series, Pastor Jeremy Treat talks about the God-given purpose of work and how we can reflect God by the way we work.
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RESOURCE | How Does Faith Impact My Work?
Christians seek to give their whole lives to Jesus, and yet many find it difficult to apply their faith to the one activity that takes up most of their time – work. But what if we had a view of following Jesus that not only included work, but invigorated it with great meaning? What if integrating faith and work meant more than just on-the-job evangelism and making lots of money in order to be generous? Pastor Jeremy Treat discusses a robust, biblical perspective on work and what it looks like to embody God’s vision for work in our lives.
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RESOURCE | Every Good Endeavor
With deep conviction and often surprising advice, Keller shows readers that biblical wisdom is immensely relevant to our questions about work today. In fact, the Christian view of work—that we work to serve others, not ourselves—can provide the foundation of a thriving professional and balanced personal life. Keller shows how excellence, integrity, discipline, creativity, and passion in the workplace can help others and even be considered acts of worship—not just of self-interest.
Timothy was born and raised in Pennsylvania and educated at Bucknell University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological Seminary. His first pastorate was in Hopewell, Virginia. In 1989 he started Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City with his wife, Kathy, and their three sons. Today, Redeemer has nearly six thousand regular Sunday attendees and has helped to start more than three hundred new churches around the world. He is the author of The Songs of Jesus, Prayer, and Encounters with Jesus, Walking with God Through Pain and Suffering, among others, including the perennial bestsellers The Reason for God and The Prodigal God.
Every Good Endeavor is available online and every Sunday at our book tent.