In the context of a healthy local church, you're going to learn what you're good at,

because you're going to be rubbing up against other people.

And it could be that someone is going to recognize, hey, you're really good at administration.

Have you thought about going to business school?

So these kinds of conversations and suggestions that are

made to us, and people who know us, people with whom we have worked or even played a sport,

you know, we've done life with them, they're often able to see things about us that we don't

realize about ourselves. So I think plugging into the life of a local church and then following your interests.

Welcome to the Crossway podcast, a show where we sit down with authors each week for thoughtful

interviews about the Bible, theology, church history, and the Christian life.

I'm Matt Tully, and today I'm talking with Jim Hamilton.

Jim serves as professor of biblical theology at the

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and preaching pastor at Kenwood Baptist Church.

He's also the author of a number of books including Work and Our Labor in the Lord

in Crossway's short studies and biblical theology series.

Today, Jim and I discuss what to do when you hate your job.

He offers encouragement for those frustrated in their work, reflects on God's original intentions for work at creation, and explains the difference between a job and a vocation.

Let's get started.

Jim, thank you so much for joining us on the Crossway podcast today.

Glad to be here. Thanks for having me.

So you currently work as a pastor and a professor of biblical theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

And I'm assuming you like what you do right now.

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