Websites and Organizations
Yale Center for Faith and Culture - promotes the practice of faith in all spheres of life through theological research and leadership development; ongoing programs include: Faith as a Way of Life, Ethics and Spirituality in the Workplace, Moral Leadership. http://www.yale.edu/faith
Christian Labor Association of Canada (CLAC) ~ a union that approaches the workplace based on Christian social principles; dealing with people and labor relations constructively, with policies that stress integrity, respect, partnership, fairness and community. http://www.clac.ca
Ministry in Daily Life (Office of Ministry Development - Episcopal Church USA) has many resources, liturgies and workshop models for engaging adults in exploring ministry in daily life http://jardigitalworks.com/mdl Also includes a "Theology of Baptismal Ministry," theological education for all resources http://www.teforall.org and vocations discernment.
Faith in Daily Life includes spiritual resources for lay people, including an extensive bibliography exploring the question, "What does it mean to be a person of God in a world that has largely lost sight of God?" http://www.e-spiritu.com/faith.html
Avodah Institute has a primary purpose to help meet the spiritual needs of people in the marketplace, helping individuals integrate the claims of their faith with the demands of their work. http://www.avodahinstitute.com
Centre for Spirituality at Work is for people who desire to deepen the connection between who they are and what they do, savoring the sacred at work and helping others to do so as well. http://www.spiritualityatwork.org
Forum for Faith in the Workplace offers resources to integrate and discover how God calls us into a ministry in our daily work, making connections between what they do in their workplace and what they believe. http://www.faithintheworkplace.org
London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) works to equip Christians to engage biblically and relevantly with issues in the world, such as work, capitalism, youth culture, media, gender and communications. http://www,leaderresources.org
Adult Formation Programs
Discipleship Groups (Episcopal Church USA) - a program that can build a small-group ministry in a congregation in 12 sessions, including six on the Baptismal Covenant and sox on ministry in daily life. http://www.leaderresources.org
Do the Right Thing (Roger Jackle, Martha Lamar, Fred Lamar) - a resource for addressing twelve ethical issues (using case studies) to help participants make ethical decision that they can apply consistently to similar situations with family members, friends, or members of the larger community, offering a religious or ethical basis for the decision. http://leaderresources.org
Practically Christian: A Guided Process for Practical Christian Prayer, Action and Reflection (Rick Brewer & Angela Hock) - explores our baptismal vows as our intentions to act as a Christian; using classical prayer forms brings reflections upon how this informs our daily ministry as Christians in the world. http://www.oaces.org
Practicing the Monday Connection is a process offered by "The Center for Baptismal Living" to assist individuals and congregations establish groups that meet outside the church setting to discuss living faith in the world. http://www.baptized.org/pmc.html
Resources for Ethics and Management offers "Guidelines for Ethical Decison-Making" through a six-step process to raise awareness of how a person makes decisions when faced with dilemmas without compromising their values. http://www.rionethics.com
Life Cycles is an ongoing process of spiritual formation and transformation in the context of a small group. It engages participants in Scripture study, creative liturgy, a variety of spiritual practices, supports them in doing ministry, integrating what they learn into their congregational and daily lives. In short, LifeCycles supports and enhances the ministry of the whole people of God. www.LeaderResources.org or contact Steve Kelsey (steve.kelsey@juno.com - 860-559-0347).
Education for Ministry (EFM) is a Christian education program that helps train lay people for ministry in the Church and the world. The four-year program consists of study and reflection on Scripture, Church History, and Theology in context of an intimate and supportive Christian community. Integral to EFM is the practice on reflecting on one's life in faith, context through models of theological reflection. www.sewanne.edu/efm or contact Anne Harvey, Connecticut's EFM coordinator ATWHarvey@aol.com
Worship & Prayer
Brook, Avery, Plain Prayers in a Complicated World (Cowley Publications)
Discipleship Prayer Book (Native American Ministries - Episcopal Church Center)
Hays, Edward, Prayers for the Domestic Church: A Handbook for Worship in the Home, Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim and Prayers for the Servants of God (Forest of Peace Publishing)
Haskel, Marilyn L. and Charles L. Morris, editors. As We Gather to Pray: An Episcopal Guide to Worship (Church Hymnal Corporation)
Kroeker, Wally. God's Week has Seven Days: Monday Musings for Marketplace Christians (Mennonite Publishing House)
Tirabassi, Maren C. and Joan Jordan Grant, An Improbable Gift of Blessing: Prayers and Affirmations to Nurture the Spirit (United Church Press)
Women's Uncommon Prayers: Our Lives Revealed, Nurtured, Celebrated (Morehouse Publishing)
Books
Countryman, William. Living on the Border of the Holy: Renewing the Priesthood of All (Morehouse)
Crabtree, Davida Foy, The Empowering Church: How One Congregation Supports Lay People's Ministries in the World (Alban Institute)
Dickson, Claudia A. Entering the Household of God: Taking Baptism Seriously in a Post-Christian Society. (Morehouse)
Diehl, William E. The Monday Connection (Harper San Francisco) and Ministry in Daily Life: A Practical Guide for Congregations.
Division of Congregational Ministries. The Whole Ministry Catalog: Resources for Transforming Ministry (ELCA)
Farnham, Suzanne, et al: Listening Hearts: Discovering Call in Community (Morehouse)
Greenleaf, Robert K. Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness (Paulist Press)
Hammond, Pete, R. Paul Stevens and Todd Svanoe. The Marketplace Annotated Bibliography: A Christian Guide to Books on Work, Business and Vocation (Intervarsity Press)
Hill, Alexander. Just Business: Christian Ethics for the Marketplace.
Hybels, Bill. Christians in the Marketplace: Making Your Faith Work in the Secular World (Victor Books)
Larive, Armand. After Sunday: A Theology of Work (Continuum)
Marshall, Rich. God @ Work: Developing Ministers in the Workplace (Destiny Image Publishers)
Nash, Laura L. and Scotty McLennan. Church on Sunday, Work on Monday: The Challenge of Fusing Christian Values with Business Life (Jossey-Bass)
Nash, Laura L., Scotty McLennan, William E. Diehl. Christianity and Real Life (Fortress)
Palmer, Parker. The Active Life: Wisdom of Work, Creativity and Caring (Harper San Francisco) and Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation (Jossey Bass)
Rowthorn, Anne. The Liberation of the Laity (Morehouse)
Schwab, A. Wayne. When the Members are the Missionaries: An Extraordinary Calling for Ordinary People (Member Mission Press). Corresponding website has practical resources for use www.membermissionpress.org:
Stevens, R. Paul. The Other Six Days: Vocation, Work and Ministry in Biblical Perspective (Eerdmans)
Tammany, Karla. Living Water: Baptism as a Way of Life (Church Publishing)
Tucker, Graham. The Faith-Work Connection: A Practical Application of Christian Values in the Marketplace (Anglican Book Centre)
Westerhoff, Carline A. Calling: A Song for the Baptized (Cowley)
Weiser, Carol, Sally Simmel and Bob Sitze. Working: Making a Difference in God's World (Acta Publishing)
Wood, Jan. Christians at Work (Herald Press)
