A Fellowship of Workplace Christians
Catholics have a wonderful theology of the secular mission of the laity but once again, evangelicals are way ahead in practice. There is an enormous, booming marketplace ministry emphasis in the evangelical world and the International Coalition of Workplace Ministries is a great place to check it out.
The ICWM is impressive with a directory of over 1,300 Christian groups that are seeking to integrate faith and work, with links to newsletter and devotionals, ministries and organizations all devoted to the subject of the Christian in the workplace. And pretty ordinary businesses run by Christians who are serious about living their faith in the marketplace.
I haven't been able to make my way through all 1,300 groups but the vast majority seem to be evangelical. There is a fairly strong Pentecostal/Independent flavor to some of the allied organizations.
I haven't seen any Catholic groups in the list yet but they may well be there.
Anyone know any comparable Catholic ministries or groups other than lay movements?
posted by Sherry W @ 9:58 PM
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The Catholic guilds still exist. For example, I'm a member of the Catholic lawyers guild. Unfortunately, in most cases, they've become not much more than honorary societies. But even so, my guild has tried a few times to address these type of issues. We had a St. Thomas More group in law school that tried to do so very directly. But this is not the thing that tends to appeal if someone doesn't have intentionality with regard to their discipleship in the first place. I really wish my guild was a vibrant place, but it isn't.
The Catholic guilds still exist. For example, I'm a member of the Catholic lawyers guild. Unfortunately, in most cases, they've become not much more than honorary societies. But even so, my guild has tried a few times to address these type of issues. We had a St. Thomas More group in law school that tried to do so very directly. But this is not the thing that tends to appeal if someone doesn't have intentionality with regard to their discipleship in the first place. I really wish my guild was a vibrant place, but it isn't.
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