The Word Before Work by Jordan Raynor

The Word Before Work by Jordan Raynor

A weekday devotional to help Christians connect the gospel to their vocationand appreciate the eternal significance of their work-no matter what it is-from the entrepreneur, thought leader, and bestselling author of Redeeming Your Time.

Perhaps you feel as if the work you do carries less eternal impact than the work of a pastor or missionary. But that's not how God sees it. Whatever it looks like day to day, your work is ministry and central to God's plans to restore fallen creation.

As the days of creation reveal, God is quite familiar with work himself. He created humans with unique giftings and interests, specifically so we can pursue his redemptive work in partnership with him.

The Word Before Work features 260 readings-one for every workday of the year-to help you see how your work connects to God's work in the world. The first four weeks set the foundation by exploring-

. what work means in light of the biblical narrative
. why our work matters
. five ways these truths inform how we should work today

The rest of this devotional takes you on a journey through Scripture to explore God's perspective on the work he has called you to do.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, barista, stay-at-home parent, CEO, or coach, The Word Before Work affirms how God created you for work, why it matters, and the ways it holds significance both now and for eternity.

Jordan Raynor is a serial entrepreneur who has devoted his career solving real-world problems with technology. He is the founder and CEO of Vocreo, a digital agency and innovation consultancy that assists other entrepreneurs in launching and growing their businesses. He is also a co-founder of Citizinvestor, the United States' largest crowdfunding platform for government projects. Jordan's initial startup was acquired by Engage in 2011, which Mashable described as a mega-interactive agency. Jordan's team at Engage oversaw digital strategy for some of the world's most well-known politicians, including Paul Ryan, John Boehner, and Tim Pawlenty.

Jordan was one of four people appointed to the State of Florida's User Experience Task Force in 2013. He has been a Google Fellow twice and worked as a White House intern in 2006. Jordan is a popular public speaker who has given talks at TEDx, SXSW, the International Forum for Democracy, and The Guardian's Activate Summit. Jordan lives in Tampa with his wife, Kara, and daughter, Ellison, as a sixth-generation Floridian.

He is a deacon at Idlewild Baptist Church and a member of The Idlewild Foundation's Board of Trustees.

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ISBN 13	9780593193112
ISBN 10	0593193113
Title	The Word Before Work
Author	Jordan Raynor
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)
Year published	2022-11-15
Number of pages	304
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