The Next Movement of God in America

The workplace has been called “The Next Great Movement of God in America.” Believers have unparalleled opportunity. A CEO I know gives his employees six hours leave per month to do something of service to others. By assisting those in need, helping widows, or volunteering in community service, Christian workers have opportunity to share the gospel. Many CEO’s want to see their workplace used to reach the lost.

Why should the workplace be viewed as a mission field?
Believers in the workplace are in full-time ministry. The essence of discipleship is not “Go there,” it is “Follow Me” (Matthew 4:19). A plumber who serves the Lord as a committed disciple is in full time ministry just like preachers are. Exodus 31:1-3 speaks of Bezalel, a craftsman filled with the Spirit of God whom God greatly used in the workplace.

Your life in the workplace gives credibility to your message outside the workplace. Caution! A boss is paying you to work, not witness. Titus 2:10 tells employees not to steal from their employers. To steal an employer’s time is like stealing his money. Often the opportunity to witness comes during breaks, over the lunch hour, or visiting a co-worker at the end of the work day. The life lived on the job gives credibility to share a message outside the job.

People today are finding their most meaningful relationships at work. Many people are finding that co-workers become their dearest friends, mentors, or people they share their deepest struggles with. When we take those relationships, share the gospel, and use them to an eternal end, we are doing what Colossians 4:5 calls, “redeeming the time,” that is we are, “buying up the opportunity.”

Where does EvanTell fit?
Doing what we do best — training employers and employees how to share the gospel clearly in the workplace. Two kinds of people head off to work each day. One says, “I’m a person who happens to be a Christian in the workplace.” The second says, “I’m a Christian heading off to my mission field.” How do you see yourself? Are you letting God use you?