Warren Linton turns our attention to the idea of the "Protestant Work Ethic" as it was first described by Max Weber and later adapted and understood by those in predominantly protestant influenced cultures. In what ways does the protestant work ethic help us to understand the place of work in our lives? And in what ways does it lead us to misplace our attention and affections on work and so contribute to our struggles to find assurance in God.  Warren guides us through these questions in a rich and interesting discussion on the place of work in our lives.

A note that this will be the last episode for this year. The "Workplace & Faith Workshops" are taking a break over Christmas and the (Australian) Summer holidays. When the Zoom based Workshops recommence this podcast will also restart. In the meantime, have a blessed and wonderful Christmas and New Year.

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Warren Linton joins us and tells a very personal story of a career that never worked out the way he hoped it would. He tells of the dreams and ambitions of his youth, his diligence and hard work to achieve these goals, even his sense of God calling him into this work, and yet life bringing unexpected challenges and leading him down unlooked for paths. He shares with us how he found assurance in God, and how he found meaning through still living a life of obeying, loving, and serving God.

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Kara Martin and Peter Cumming return to discuss their recent article: "Precarious Work Environments." Now the focus is on rhythms and routines that help us be centred on our calling from God in our work. Too often our work becomes about the tasks we need to complete and we have no way of connecting to the presence of God with us in our workplaces. But people in the Bible were often called to a particular contexts and to a particular people, not simply to a job or a task. Peter and Kara offer practical applications on how we can find our feet with God even in work situations that are uncertain and precarious.

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For the first time we have two guests! Kara Martin and Peter Cumming join us to discuss their recent article: "Precarious Work Environments." With the rise of the gig economy and the casualisation of the workforce, people's employment status and pay is increasing precarious. But even those with secure jobs and steady incomes can still experience precariousness often through the lack of opportunity to truly express themselves and their gifts. Peter and Kara unpack the different ways our precarious work environments can both challenge us and give us opportunity.

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In today’s episode, Catherine de Fontenay tells us how she discovered her interest in examining the intersection between economics and crime and how that lead her to consider wider themes of economics and justice. She then narrows this theme down into a deep reflection on the impact –  both positive and negative – of some people being able to work from home more often, and others not.

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In today’s episode, Catherine de Fontenay guides us through research that shows both the overall decline in poverty around the world while also identifying the greater levels of inequality in developed nations and the increased difficulty of people to move from a lower economic status to a higher one. Catherine then leads us to consider how we respond to this increasing divide and she challenges us to consider how we see and interact with the people around us.

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In today’s episode, Graham Hooper concludes by leading us to reflect on the impact of failure in our lives. He helps us to reflect on the emotional toll it can take on us, how it challenges our expectations and ideas of ourself, and also how God uses seasons of failure to shape us and form us in surprising and important ways.

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In today’s episode, Graham Hooper leads us to consider the value and importance of success in our lives. He discusses how our Christian definition of success can be agree with and be different from the definition of success in our working lives. He  outlines both the rewards and pitfalls of success. Finally, he challenges us to see that success is not permanent, but we can see the hand of God in our seasons of success shaping us and preparing us for what God has planned for us

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