Every Job Matters: Episode 846
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2024
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Your willingness to change, plus Jordan Raynor on why your job’s important, and when a ministry leader is dating a non-Christian.
Featured musical artist: Love and the Outcome
Roundtable: What Do You Need to Change?
One of the most difficult yet rewarding things about adulthood is being honest with yourself when change needs to happen. Whether it’s making better choices, breaking bad habits, spending time with God, or improving your relationships, it’s healthy to own your stuff and start making adjustments. Our guests admit some of the struggles they’ve had to overcome, how they became aware of them, and what motivated them to push forward toward change and growth.
Boundless Article: I Want Honest Feedback - But Not Really
Boundless Article: God’s Sovereignty Doesn’t Excuse My Lazy
Boundless Article: God’s Promptness is Worth Practicing
Culture: The Sacredness of Secular Work (Part 1)
It’s easy to think your job matters to God only if you’re a pastor, missionary, or ministry worker. But what does God think of “secular” jobs? What if our jobs are just “average”? What if we’re not even sure what we want to do for a career? Jordan Raynor is an expert at helping people get connected to their calling, and this week he joins us to explain why your job has eternal value, even if it seems insignificant.
Inbox: When a Ministry Leader Is Dating a Non-Christian
She recently found out one of her friends, who happens to be a church ministry leader, is now dating a non-believer. Is it time for a hard conversation? Our counselor friend Kari weighs in.
Boundless Article: Why I’m Attracted to Guys Who Aren’t Good for Me
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| 0:00.0 | Friends, it is that time of year when people contact you and ask you to bless them as we are in the Christmas season and heading into a new year with a monetary gift. |
| 0:12.2 | And you know what? |
| 0:12.8 | I'm just going to go ahead and do that on behalf of Boundless. |
| 0:15.8 | This is Lisa Anderson, host of The Boundless Show. |
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| 0:50.9 | year here at boundless as we continue to provide great content and conversation |
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| 1:00.1 | Boundless Show. |
| 1:10.8 | All right, everyone. Welcome to this week's episode of The Boundless Show. |
| 1:14.7 | Lisa Anderson here with you. |
| 1:16.8 | And happy mid-April, by the way. |
| 1:19.0 | I always like calling out dates because apparently I think you don't actually know what date it is. |
| 1:23.4 | So you wait every week to find out on the Boundless show. |
| 1:26.8 | Hey, what month are we in? Now, I'm just kidding. But let me give you an idea of what's coming up later in the show, because I do tell you that every week. So for our inbox, we have a listener who has a friend who works in ministry, but recently started dating a non-Christian. Is it time for a hard conversation with this friend? One of our |
| 1:45.6 | counselors is going to weigh in on that. I don't know who has not had this situation, whether it's |
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