The Gospel at Work: How Working for King Jesus Gives Purpose and Meaning to Our Jobs

Work is about discipleship and worship. Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert understand this crucial aspect to a biblical understanding of work. In The Gospel at Work, they provide a timely blend of theory and practice. Their instruction is constantly aimed at seeing the gospel fleshed out in business offices, construction sites, restaurants, or wherever else readers are employed. The questions this book tackles prove that the authors are in touch with the common yet difficult questions that Christians wrestle with. Their answers are spot-on and will help bear spiritual fruit in the marketplace.

I loved this book! Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert do a great job of exploring the why, how, what, and, mostly importantly, for whom of work. Im thankful for the emphasis on the role of faithfulness. With this perspective Im more freed up to be able to get rest in work rather than having to get rest from it.

This extraordinarily useful book will be of huge value to many Christians as they think about their work. The Gospel at Work is rooted in thorough and faithful biblical understanding and full of practical application. I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone who wants to consider seriously how God might use them in and through their work.

The Gospel at Work is a book by practitioners for practitioners. The combined business and pastoral perspectives of the authors make this a real how to narrative. Clearly defining our purposes for working while answering many of our key questions about our careers, Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert point us to a freedom that can only be provided by Christ.

Imagine sitting down with someone for a deeply wise, biblically faithful, and intensely practical conversation about your workplace and work. Youll find that here. Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert combine real-world practicality and theological fidelity in this immensely pastoral book. After finishing it, I looked up and said to my wife, Every Christian should read this book.

You work for the King, and that changes everything! That is the basic argument for this much-needed, superbly written work on work. Our job is necessary, and it is also an opportunity to glorify God and advance the gospel. Thank you Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert, for writing a book that is long overdue.

The Gospel at Work is a field guide for anyone who wants to seriously consider how to give glory to God through his or her job. Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert answer a series of questions about how faith and work intersect with sound biblical answers. Youll be more equipped to live out the gospel in your career after reading this book.

God made you and me to work. He gave us work as a means to love one another. Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert help us see this blessed vision of work and apply it in everyday life. Their great book will help me get up on Monday morning and thank God for the privilege.

The ideas in The Gospel at Work are not a theory for the authors but the reality in which they live. One writes as a businessman, the other as a pastor. Both wrestle faithfully with what the Bible teaches about our work, showing us the exciting possibilities when we see our world through Gods eyes.

The best advice I could give anyone is to read The Gospel at Work. Its more than a book about finding purpose and meaning in our jobs; its a book about how to have success in life. Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert have done a masterful job of providing practical guidance on a question weve all asked at one time or another: What is the point of work in a Christians life? If you want to be successful in life and really enjoy the work you do, embrace the principles found here. This book is filled with countless gems of wisdom!

The Gospel at Work is a great primer on putting our work in the perspective of our lives and Gods kingdom. In this book written by two ordinary Christian men who have lived the ups and downs of life and work, Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert have given deep thought, purpose, and context to the subject of work. An easy, instructional, and edifying read.