I loved running a workshop on "Finding Your Purpose" with City on a Hill's Faith & Work initiative in Melbourne recently. It was fabulous to see so many young workers wanting to wrestle deeply with how faith applies to their working, how they can fulfil God's purposes, and how they can give others a taste of the kingdom.

One of the innovations from the coordinating team was to get people to write up ideas on post-it notes. Each person took an idea written by someone else as they left.

Here are some of the ideas:

Be more understanding toward work colleagues
Pray for a colleague and ask them how they are going
Don't be ashamed of the Gospel
Be more patient
Take time to pray for what God wants to do in your workplace
Find and share a strength you see in a co-worker in a generous and deep way
Keep your behaviour at work consistent with your faith
Do everything to glorify God
Tell someone at work about how your Jesus-loving community makes a positive impact on your working life
Do everything as if working for the Lord (Colossians 3:23)
Don't seek approval or praise, or expect it
Ask your staff how you can help them
Enjoy your work, it is God-given
Demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit each day at work this week (Galatians 5:22–23)
As you walk into work, pray that God's light shines through you in all we do
Don't get swept up in the mundane and detail; step back in wonder at how you are using your God-given gifts at work
Show patience and empathy when someone at work is angry or having a bad day
Continue to form and maintain fruitful relationships
Show care to your work colleagues by inviting them on your morning coffee run
Try and identify one really positive characteristic/outcome in each person within your team and celebrate this with your team and team leader
Find a younger person in your workplace whom you could informally mentor
Go the extra mile for someone so that they might see Christ in you

[Photos credit: Sharon Cheung]