Any work that is moral is pleasing to God.
The average person spends more than 90,000 hours in their lifetime at work.
For some, work is viewed as a drudgery to be endured until retirement. For others, it is simply a source of income needed to support the rest of their lives. For many others, though, work is not just their source of income, it is also their source of identity and self-worth.
Work is the great shared experience for most people, but the organizers of a new faith-based group in Chattanooga think churches and individual believers have little shared understanding about why and how we do it.
Chattanooga Institute for Faith + WorkInstitute starts Gotham Fellowship training
The Institute of Faith and Work launched its Gotham Fellowship Program this fall. The nine-month training for 14 local buisness and community leaders provides theological, spiritual and relational foundations to better integrate faith and work, based upon the Gotham Fellowship Program in New York by the Center for Faith and Work.. The Chattanooga sessions are being led by Robby Holt, senior pastor of North Shore Fellowship, and co-author of Practicing in the King’s Economy—Honoring Jesus in How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save and Give.Those selected for the fellowship are:Hicks Armor, senior vice president, Brown & Brown Insurance.Ashley Baldwin, account representative with Canaan Group & Associates.Dr. Jessica Bianco, veterinarian with Dalton Animal Care & Regional Institute for Veterinary Emergencies and Referrals.Tammy Davis, advancement assistant, Baylor School.Lakweshia Ewing, vice president of community impact, United Way of Greater Chattanooga.Julia Friedman, 340B program coordinator, Erlanger Health System.Evann Gibson, vice president, Kenco Material Handling Solutions.Jim Gilliland, president, JG Communications Group.Dr. Cy Huffman, senior medical director, BlueCare Tennessee, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.Jason Mitchell, real estate coordinator, Equitas Management Group.Renee Nail, executive director, Scenic City Women’s Network.Scott Soltau, senior vice president of Capital Markets, FinTrust Investment Advisors.Carl Sheffield, senior solutions engineer with Skuid.Dan Wycoff, chief financial officer, Branch Technology.