The episode you're about to listen to was released back when the mere Christians podcast was called the call to mastery

Now if you love mere Christians, you're still going to love these older episodes because the majority of each

conversation focuses on how the gospel influences the work of our guests. With that disclaimer out of the way, please to the call to mastery. I'm Jordan Rayner. This is a

podcast for Christians who want to do their most masterful work for the glory of

God and the good of others.

Each week I'm bringing you a conversation with somebody who's following Christ

and also pursuing world-class mastery of their craft.

We're talking about their path to mastery, their

daily habits and routines, and how their faith influences their work. You guys have

been asking me for more blue-collar guests. Today I'm going to bring you

one with my new friend Andrew Campbell. Andrew is a masterful woodworker who's got way more than 10,000 hours of purpose

for practice under his belt. He's crafted everything from custom

cabinetry to boat interiors to these really beautiful gypsy wagons that he rents out on his property on

Airbnb he's been at this a long time he's really really good at what he does and

he's just got a wonderful theology of work and

perspective on work that he wants to share with us. So Andrew and I recently

sat down. We talked about how mediocrity, mediocre work, takes the Lord's name in vain how to calm the quote

cocktail party inside of our minds for us who are ambitious for the work that we do and

we talked about the death of ambition and Paul's advice in

first Thessalonians that we value a quiet life and what that looks like in today's day and

age. So please enjoy this conversation with my new friend Andrew

Campbell.

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