Proving Ground: 40 Reflections on Growing Faith at Work

The book "An Honest and Realistic Look at Why How We Work Matters" explores the Bible's teaching on work, emphasizing that testing experiences are common to every Christian and are part of God's good work in making us the people he wants us to be. It offers guidance on living out our values at work, dealing with testing situations, and keeping focused on the "big picture." The author, Graham Hooper, believes that the Bible's message about work is inclusive, applicable to all types of work, and honest about the pressures and challenges of daily work.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 08 July 2022
Publisher: Christian Focus Publications Ltd

An honest and realistic look at why how we work matters.

There is no such thing as untested Christian faith.

The Bible shows us how testing experiences are common to every Christian and are part of God's good work in making us the people he wants us to be. As we spend so much of our time working, whether in the home, in voluntary work, study, or in a paid job, our work, like every part of our life, provides opportunities to prove for ourselves that God is real and at work in his world for good.

Graham Hooper has written this challenging and encouraging book for all Christians, but particularly for those struggling to 'live out their faith at work, or questioning the worth of what they are doing.

Graham writes with the conviction that the Bible's teaching about work is inclusive, covering every type of work at every stage of life; that the Bible is a message of good news with a universal application; and that it is also honest and realistic about the pressures of daily work and the way these often test our faith in a just and loving God.

It's this truly biblical view of work, grounded in Graham's own experience, which he presents in this book.

Chapter headings include:

Part A: Understanding our Motives

Necessity

Getting Ahead

Ambition

Competition

Rewards

Contentment or Adventure?

Pride

Self–Image

Part B: Living Our Values

Accountability

Faithfulness

Service

Dealing with Corruption

Living with Integrity

Prayer at Work

A Witness to What?

Setting Priorities

Part C: Transforming Relationship

Being the Boss

Working for the Boss

Bullying and Harassment

Dealing with Conflict

The Blame Game

Exploitation

Loneliness

Part D: Testing Situations

Trapped

Frustrated

Bored

Stifled Creativity

Pressured to Conf.

Weight: 298g
Dimension: 138 x 214 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781527108455