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Brian Ayers: Work Is Worship (Plus: A Conversation about ‘Rings of Power’)

Christ and Culture Podcast | October 07, 2022
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In the Christ and Culture podcast with Ken Keathley and Benjamin Quinn, we explore how the Christian faith intersects all avenues of today’s culture through conversations with leading thinkers.

Today’s Episode:

What does it look like to bring faith into the workplace? Brian Ayers is a corporate chaplain, and he has a fascinating answer to this question. He joins us to explain how work is worship, what it looks like to integrate faith and work, and what a corporate chaplain does in the workplace.

Plus, Drs. Adrianne Miles and Anna Daub join us in “Headlines” to discuss the new show “Rings of Power,” which is loosely based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s writings. Is the show faithful to the spirit of Tolkien? Are the many criticisms about the show fair? Finally, Dr. Miles recommends a biography of Tolkien in “On My Bookshelf.”

Timestamps:

If we don't integrate our faith into work, then we're really not living out our life in Christ.

Highlights

  • “As Christians, our faith is not just a Sunday / Wednesday faith. Most people spend most of their waking hours in the workplace. So if we don’t integrate our faith into work — if we don’t take our whole selves into the office — then we’re really not living out our life in Christ.”
  • “When you’re walking around at 2am caring for people, they see how much you care really fast. It makes a big difference.”
  • “One of the big thing our pastors can do is break down the facade of the sacred-secular divide, because I don’t think it’s real.”

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