Hey, friend, welcome to the Mere Christians podcast.

I'm Jordan Rayner.

How does the gospel influence the work of mere Christians?

Those of us who aren't pastors or religious professionals, but who work as hotel managers,

brick masons, and psychiatrists.

That's the question we explore every week, and today I'm posing it to my good friend, Dave Hayek.

He's the owner of Edgerton Gear, a large gear manufacturer in Wisconsin,

and one of the deepest thinkers I've ever met about how the gospel is shaping

his work day and day out. Dave and I recently sat down to talk about this extraordinary

program he's built that is now being adopted by the United States Navy. To edify blue-collar

work in the lives of 20-somethings and quite literally save their

lives, we talked about why our definition of kingdom work must expand beyond simply saving souls.

And we talked about how we can plant a desire for goodness and truth in our coworkers that ultimately leads them to a relationship with

Jesus Christ. Trust me, you are not going to want to miss this great episode with my friend,

Dave Hatak.

Dave Haytack, welcome back to the Mere Christians podcast.

Thanks for having me, Jordan.

Pretty excited to be here with you.

Very rare repeat guest.

So expectations are sky high, no pressure whatsoever.

That's funny.

Hey, it's been almost four years since you were last on the show.

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