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Proving Ground

40 Reflections on Growing Faith at Work

  • Paperback
  • 232 pages
  • Publisher: Christian Focus Publications
  • 13.8 x 21.6 x 1.6 cm

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A book for believers in the workplace

Graham Hooper offers reflections to help you hold onto faith at work

You'll find new paths to a fulfilling faith and career

What does it look like to be a believer in the workplace? These reflections help you make faith part of your career in its wider trajectory and the day-to-day challenges.
Anna Hockley

Anna Hockley

Eden Christian Books Specialist

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.

Proving Ground and Psalms: Songs From The Heart, Volume 1
Psalms: Songs From The Heart, Volume 1Proving Ground
  • Author

    Graham Hooper

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Christian Focus Publications

  • Published

    July 2022

  • Weight

    298g

  • Page Count

    232

  • Dimensions

    13.8 x 21.6 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9781527108455

  • ISBN-10

    1527108457

  • Eden Code

    5658135

Part A: Understanding our Motives

  1. Necessity
  2. Getting Ahead
  3. Ambition
  4. Competition
  5. Rewards
  6. Contentment or Adventure?
  7. Pride
  8. Self–Image

Part B: Living Our Values

  1. Accountability
  2. Faithfulness
  3. Service
  4. Dealing with Corruption
  5. Living with Integrity
  6. Prayer at Work
  7. A Witness to What?
  8. Setting Priorities

Part C: Transforming Relationship

  1. Being the Boss
  2. Working for the Boss
  3. Bullying and Harassment
  4. Dealing with Conflict
  5. The Blame Game
  6. Exploitation
  7. Loneliness

Part D: Testing Situations

  1. Trapped
  2. Frustrated
  3. Bored
  4. Stifled Creativity
  5. Pressured to Conform
  6. Aimless
  7. Envious
  8. Setback
  9. Redundant
  10. Stressed

Part E: Keeping Focused… on ‘the Big Picture’

  1. God at Work
  2. Not in Vain
  3. Identity and Worth
  4. The Right Work?
  5. Career or Calling
  6. Measuring Success
  7. Leaving a Legacy

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