Vocations and Church Connections | POD 079

Hosts: Paul Brandes & Ben Beasley

Guests: Paige Wiley

This episode explores the importance of connecting Sunday faith to Monday work, featuring discussion of the Scatter survey—a tool developed by Made to Flourish to help churches understand and support the vocational realities of their congregations. Guest Paige Wiley along with Campus Pastors Paul Brandes and Ben Beasley discuss how broadening our understanding of work (including paid and unpaid roles) strengthens discipleship, community, and mission. 

The conversation focuses on bridging the gap between Sunday faith and Monday work, emphasizing that discipleship extends beyond church walls into daily vocations 00:01:31.

One concept discussed is the importance of viewing all types of work—paid, unpaid, caregiving, studying—as valuable contributions to God’s mission 00:11:40.

A key theme that emerges is the potential for isolation in the workplace and how communal connections within similar industries can undo this sense of aloneness 00:08:19.

The discussion explores challenges like burnout and the need for churches to recognize, lament, and address work-related pressures among congregants 00:18:49.

Several points are raised, including the vital role of pastors and church leaders in listening to and equipping people for mission and formation in their everyday work, not just within church programs 00:09:10.

Scatter survey, Faith and work, Burnout, Vocational discipleship, Mission of God, Cultural mandate, Royal priesthood, Paid and unpaid work, Church community, Work sentiments, Discipleship, Missional living, Congregation data, Industry connections, Sacred-secular split