Can you make your career a calling?

For many of us, the daily work grind often feels like we’re striving to get our task lists checked off while breathing a prayer of thanks that we are employed (while many of our brothers and sisters are not).

But is it possible to make our jobs something more significant for God’s glory?

Within Christ The Rock, there are people who are working in fields spanning the entire career spectrum, from medical professionals to teachers to mill employees and every position in between. Many are successfully running their own businesses. CTR’s Jean Kieffer has met many of you who are hungry to network and know who does what in the Valley.

“It is incredible the number of people we have at Christ The Rock who want to seek out and support fellow CTR members and attendees who offer business services, and we have a great opportunity to tap into that desire and learn together how to make our careers a calling at the same time,” says Kieffer, Strategic Ministry Developer.

“For instance, many of us know electricians, carpenters, doctors and chiropractors that we go to just because we know them from church and we trust them. We thought, ‘wouldn’t it be great to gather up our workforce and not only network but create an opportunity to learn about our faith in the workplace?’”

To that end, CTR is launching a Christ in the Marketplace Business Breakfast for anyone from Christ The Rock currently employed. The event is from 7:30 – 9 a.m. on Saturday, November 7. Breakfast includes donuts, bagels and beverages, and something else to munch on:

“Our hope is that this Business Breakfast feeds and energizes people in their calling to go back out with a new zeal to reflect Christ where they work,” says co-organizer Eric Rintimaki.

The event is co-sponsored by CTR’s HIScommunity and HERcommunity, our men’s and women’s ministries. The first speaker topic will be ‘Can You Make Your Career a Calling?’ presented by Pastor John Slotten. More speakers and topics for the quarterly breakfasts will be announced soon.

Tickets for the Business Breakfast are only $5, and you can get them here (before November 7th).