Most of your waking hours are spent at work — and God placed you there on purpose. Workplace Missions exists to help you see your job not as a distraction from making disciples, but as one of the very places He has sent you to do it.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations …” — Matthew 28:19, ESV
Before we talk about strategy, we start with Scripture. These five truths reshape how we understand our Monday-through-Friday work — and why it matters for the mission of God.
Before sin ever entered the world, God placed man in the garden to work — to name the animals and to keep the ground. Work has been affected by the Fall, but work itself was never the curse. It is a gift, woven into what it means to be made in God's image.
For likely decades before he became an itinerant rabbi, Jesus worked. The word translated “carpenter” more accurately describes a stonemason — ordinary, physical, skilled labor. The Lord we follow did not consider daily work beneath him; he sanctified it.
Our identity is not found in our title or our position, but in this: we are Christ's ambassadors. God has positioned each of us in a particular career, on a particular team, among particular people — not by accident, but as an assignment to represent his kingdom right where we are.
Our ultimate purpose at work is to please the Lord. Our initiative, our diligence, and how we carry our responsibilities will be judged by him — which means the quality of our work is not merely professional. It is an offering. Done for his glory, work becomes worship.
As Paul worked, he shared the gospel — the two were never separate. Your workplace is not a distraction from disciple-making; it is one of the places the Lord has sent you to do it. The Great Commission reaches all the way to your desk, your job site, and the coworker across the hall.
Tap any reference to read the full passage. Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible, © Crossway.
The survey captures where you work, your occupation and skills, and a short self-reflection on your own heart and disciple-making. The data is used for internal ministry purposes only. Here is how our missions department would put it to work:
Members can work together to reach coworkers through micro-Bible studies near where people work. Café on the Go could be sent to a specific business park when we know several members work in the same area.
Imagine a network of legal professionals at Idlewild caring for our members and serving the community — hosting sessions to sharpen skills, and helping members find trusted help for various matters.
Understanding where people work lets us build connections between members who share workplace experience and influence, so no one carries their mission field alone.
The survey only takes a few minutes, and your information stays inside the ministry — never shared or sold. It simply helps us serve, connect, and equip you where you already are.
You don't learn to swim by hearing lessons about swimming. You learn by getting in the water. You won't grow in evangelism just by hearing more instructions — you need to practice. This is your opportunity to practice and grow in evangelism right where you already are.
So what is it? It's a mission trip at your workplace. Whether you're in an office, on a job site, or working from home, this is for you. Monday you'll head to work with an assignment for the day — praying for a coworker, or inviting someone to coffee to understand who they are. Tuesday brings another challenge. By Friday, you'll have practiced five essential evangelism skills.