“The next great work of God is through the believers in the workplace”
Billy Graham, founder of the Lausanne Movement
Action Focus of the Global Workplace Forum
Truth and the Workplace
The Bible shows us God’s truth about human work as part of God’s good purpose in creation. The Bible brings the whole of our working lives within the sphere of ministry, as we serve God in different callings. By contrast, the falsehood of a ‘sacred-secular divide’ has permeated the Church’s thinking and action. This divide tells us that religious activity belongs to God, whereas other activity does not. Most Christians spend most of their time in work which they may think has little spiritual value (so-called secular work). But God is Lord of all of life. ‘Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men’, said Paul, to slaves in the pagan workplace. . . (CTC II-A-3C)
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A Lasting and Global Impact
Nearly five years later, the catalytic impact of GWF can be felt around the globe. Leaders have taken their experiences, the relational connections they made, and the content they absorbed to influence their local, national, and global communities. GWF participants are:
