PROVING GROUND: 40 Reflections on Growing Faith at Work PB

An honest and realistic look at why how we work matters. There is no such thing as untested Christian faith.

The Bible shows us how testing experiences are common to every Christian and are part of God’s good work in making us the people he wants us to be. As we spend so much of our time working, (whether in the home, in voluntary work, study or in a paid job), our work, like every part of our life, provides opportunities to prove for ourselves that God is real and at work in his world for good.

Graham Hooper has written this challenging and encouraging book for all Christians, but particularly for those struggling to ‘live out’ their faith at work, or questioning the worth of what they are doing.

Graham writes with the conviction that the Bible’s teaching about work is inclusive, covering every type of work at every stage of life; that the Bible is a message of good news with a universal application; and that it is also honest and realistic about the pressures of daily work and the way these often test our faith in a just and loving God.

It’s this truly biblical view of work, grounded in Graham’s own experience, which he presents in this book.

Chapter headings include:

Part A: Understanding our Motives
Necessity
Getting Ahead
Ambition
Competition
Rewards
Contentment or Adventure?
Pride
Self–Image

Part B: Living Our Values
Accountability
Faithfulness
Service
Dealing with Corruption
Living with Integrity
Prayer at Work
A Witness to What?
Setting Priorities

Part C: Transforming Relationship
Being the Boss
Working for the Boss
Bullying and Harassment
Dealing with Conflict
The Blame Game
Exploitation
Loneliness

Part D: Testing Situations
Trapped
Frustrated
Bored
Stifled Creativity
Pressured to Conform
Aimless
Envious
Setback
Redundant
Stressed

Part E: Keeping Focused… on ‘the Big Picture’
God at Work
Not in Vain
Identity and Worth
The Right Work?
Career or Calling
Measuring Success
Leaving a Legacy


About the Author
Graham Hooper is a Company Director, and former Senior Executive with a global infrastructure company. Now based in Australia, he became a Christian while working in Tanzania and has since lived in six countries and worked in some twenty more. He is the author of several books including ‘Undivided’, ‘A Better Way to Live’, ‘Songs from the Heart’, and ‘Do You Love Me?’

Publisher : Christian Focus Publications (22 July 2022)
Paperback : 192 pages