Podcast
Third Calling: What are you doing the rest of your life?
A Book by Richard and Leona Bergstrom.
What are you doing the rest of your life? THIRD CALLING is a powerful book about finding purpose, passion and spiritual significance in a new season of life.
Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp
A Book by John Medina.
You may already be experiencing the sometimes-unpleasant effects of the aging process. Or you may be deeply concerned about your loved ones who are. Either way, Brain Rules for Aging Well is for you.
An Uncommon Guide to Retirement: Finding God’s Purpose for the Next Season of Life
A Book by Jeff Haanen.
Does God have a purpose for your retirement?
The Retirement Reformation: Finding Freedom with Faith…. a Better Way to Experience the Final (And Best) Decades of Your Life
A Book by Bruce Bruinsma.
What do you think about retirement? Is it enough? Or do you want more?
The Third Third of Life: Preparing for Your Future
A Book by Walter C. Wright.
In this brief workbook Walter C. Wright provides eight sessions to help those moving toward retirement plan out their next steps.
Aging Matters: Finding Your Calling for the Rest of Your Life
A Book by R. Paul Stevens.
Aging Matters: Finding Your Calling for the Rest of Your Life is one of the best Christian books on the third third of life, especially the last years.
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Episode 69: Thriving as a Sensitive Soul at Work
“Making It Work” Podcast with Dorcas Cheng Tozun
Sensitive, empathic, introverted. These are some of the ways that today’s guest Dorcas Cheng Tozun would describe herself.
Episode 68: How I Learned to Let God Shape My Plans
“Making It Work” Podcast with Barry Rowan
We all make plans for our work, whether that’s a list of things to do today, or a ten year plan. We have hopes, dreams, and goals for the future.
Episode 67: The Call to Love at Work
“Making It Work” Podcast with Jasmine Bellamy
In addition to being named one of Sports Illustrated’s Top 100 most influential black women in sports, Jasmine Bellamy is an influential figure in bringing the practice of love to transform workplace culture from the inside out.
Episode 66: Faith-Based ERGs & Building Bridges at Work
“Making It Work” Podcast with Barbara Villasenor
Faith-based employee resource groups can be a bridge to building relationships within your own faith and across different faiths at your company.
Episode 65: Can the Enneagram Be Used to Build Better Relationships at Work?
“Making It Work” Podcast with Jesse Eubanks
The Enneagram, a personality typing system, has exploded in popularity in recent years. For followers of Jesus, the enneagram can be a useful tool on the road to healthier relationships with God, yourself, and others.
Episode 64: The Power of Forgiveness at Work
“Making It Work” Podcast with Loren Toussaint
Workplace relationships can shape your job experience for the better or for the worse, when interpersonal hurts or offenses occur at work, they can negatively impact your job performance.
Episode 63: Trusting God in Chronic Pain
“Making It Work” Podcast with Grant Hoffecker
Studies suggest that up to 40% of American workers experience chronic pain – pain that persists for more than 3 months – sometimes unbeknownst to managers and co-workers.
Episode 62: Trusting God’s Provision
“Making It Work” Podcast with Katrina Miles
Anxiety and uncertainty about finances are part of most people’s lives, even followers of Jesus.
Episode 61: God’s Purposes for Your Work
“Making It Work” Podcast with Tom Lutz
How do you find purpose in your work? Does your faith give your work purpose? Or does your work give you perspective on your faith? We explore what the Bible has to say about the purpose of your work with guest Tom Lutz.
Episode 60: Experience God’s Presence When Working from Home
“Making It Work” Podcast with Denise Daniels and Shannon Vandewarker
Guests Denise Daniels and Shannon Vandewarker discuss spiritual practices that can help you connect with God when working from home.
Michaela O’Donnell on the Sound of the Genuine Podcast
Michaela O’Donnell joined Patrick B. Reyes of the Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE) on his Sound of the Genuine podcast. Michaela spoke with Patrick about the role of context and constraints in helping her integrate her faith into her life, work, and leadership.
Meryl Herr on the Viral Jesus Podcast
Meryl Herr joined Heather Thompson Day, host of the Viral Jesus podcast, for the show’s Hashtag Blessed segment to talk about our mentoring research.
Episode 59: Staying Composed Under Pressure
“Making It Work” Podcast with Rob McKenna
Whether you work in management, customer service, as a teacher, or as a parent, no matter what your job is, the daily pressures of work can get to you. You may react in ways that hurt others or don’t feel consistent with the person you want to be.
Episode 58: The Power of Hospitality
“Making It Work” Podcast with Teena Dare
Over 15 million people in the United States work in the hospitality industry today. You may not typically think of working in hospitality as a particularly powerful job, but this work holds great power when we connect it to God’s hospitality and God’s powerful welcome to all people.
Episode 57: Being a Restorative Presence at Work
“Making It Work” Podcast with Ben Stamper
Our workplaces are broken in all sorts of ways. By greed, by selfishness, short sightedness, lack of consideration, and lack of love for others. As followers of Jesus, how can we resist replicating the brokenness and instead act as a restorative presence in our workplaces and industries?
Episode 56: Are You Working at the Right Pace?
“Making It Work” Podcast with Caitie Butler
Do you feel overwhelmed, distracted or stressed at work? Do you feel yourself hurtling towards burnout? It might not be that your job is a bad fit for you. It could just be that you’re working at the wrong pace.
Episode 55: Re-creation in a Broken World
“Making It Work” Podcast with Sam Thevanayagam
Sam Thevanayagam is the president and CEO of three companies—Parts Life, Inc., DeVal Lifecycle Support, and LC Engineers—focused on aerospace and defense systems used with domestic and international platforms.
Episode 54: Prayer at Work
“Making It Work” Podcast with Barbara Myrick
You might feel out of place praying at work or offering to pray for someone you work with. But guest Barbara Myrick credits prayer at work with stronger relationships and even better work results.
Episode 53: Find Your Voice, Take Back Your Power
“Making It Work” Podcast with Deb Liu
Deb Liu is a former VP at Facebook and the current President and CEO of Ancestry. As a woman who has worked her way to the top of the corporate ladder in Silicon Valley, she knows firsthand the challenges that keep the deck stacked against women in the workplace and the ways to overcome them.
Episode 52: Myths and Half-Truths About Calling
“Making It Work” Podcast with Bryan Dik
Do you work a job or do you live a calling?
Episode 51: What to Do Next
“Making It Work” Podcast with Jeff Henderson
Do you want to move forward in your work, but feel like your past is weighing you down? Or maybe you know where you want to go, but you’re uncertain about your best next step?
Episode 50: Knowing What to Share (and Not Share) on Social Media
“Making It Work” Podcast with Christian & Anastasia Anderson
What wisdom and guidance can faith provide for deciding how you use social media and what you share?
Episode 49: Get Paid More! (How to Ask for a Raise)
“Making It Work” Podcast with Sarah Evers
If the thought of asking for a raise makes you nervous, you’re not alone. According to a Glassdoor survey, less than half of women, and 60% of men, plan to ask for a raise in the next 12 months.
Episode 48: Following God’s Lead Through a Career Change
“Making It Work” Podcast with Eli Jones
Whether you can’t stand your job or just want to try something new, contemplating a career change can be intimidating.
Episode 47: When God Calls You to the Unexpected
“Making It Work” Podcast with Jessica Tanoesoedibjo
Have you ever felt God calling you to something unexpected and outside your comfort zone?
Episode 46: How to Respond to Disrespect at Work
“Making It Work” Podcast with Janeen Uzzell
How do you respond when you’re being overlooked, misunderstood, or even mistreated at work?
Episode 45: Marketing Yourself Like Jesus
“Making It Work” Podcast with Darren Shearer
Hearing the term “marketing” can bring up a mixture of feelings.
Episode 44: When You’ve Done the Work
But Aren’t Seeing Success
“Making It Work” Podcast with Mary Beth Minnis
How long do I have to wait to see success in my work?
Episode 43: Biblical Wisdom for Approaching
Wealth, Money & Your Work
“Making It Work” Podcast with Roy Goble
How important are wealth and money to your job, and how important should they be?
Episode 42: Time Management Lessons from the Bible
“Making It Work” Podcast with Jordan Raynor
Where has all the time gone?