I love Mike Baer and his pioneering with with business as mission. Recently, he spoke to me on his podcast. You can listen by clicking on this link.

Mike is a veteran of the modern Business as Mission (BAM) movement. He is a pastor, entrepreneur, theologian, and executive. Mike has led and taught BAM on every continent (except Antarctica). He is a prolific author, speaker, and founder of the Jholdas Project. Mike graduated from Flagler College and Dallas Theological Seminary. Today, he and his wife live in the North Carolina mountains.

My new book—Vocational discipleship—is currently under consideration with a publisher. It aims to go deeper to examine what Christians need to flourish in their working. I completed in-depth interviews with 20 integrated faith–workers, and analysed their responses.

The research identifies the key knowledge, skills and values that Christians need to excel in connecting their work with their faith. The participants then tell stories of what this looks like in the workplace: both positive stories, and negative stories (when that competency is missing).

The book presents these results and stories. It also provides resources to help the reader gain the knowledge skills and values they need to survive and thrive.
Work is where most of us spend the majority of our lives, yet Christians are often left to flounder and make connections for themselves. This book maps out stories to help individual Christians to live out their faith in the workplace; and provides ideas of resources to access; as well as helping Christian organisations to better equip Christians to work well.

Here are the 10 key knowledge, skills and values:

Knowledge

1 Spiritual Disciplines

2 Biblical narrative

3 Worldviews

4 Theology of Work

Skills

5 Practise servant leadership

6 Build authentic relationships

7 Transform work

Values

8 Intimacy with God

9 Godly character

10 Work as worship