What would it look like if every Christian in your church saw their work as an opportunity to deepen their faith and serve God right where they are?

What if the call to love their neighbors started with the place they spend forty hours a week?

For too long, churches have focused discipleship efforts inside the building, missing the greatest opportunity for impact where members spend most of their time. 

At work.

Faith & Work: Galvanizing Your Church for Everyday Impact is a practical guide for church and ministry leaders seeking to mobilize their congregation beyond Sunday and Christian professionals who want to integrate faith and work.

EQUIP YOUR CONGREGANTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION OF A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS COMPELS US TO CONTRIBUTE TO GOD’S MISSION

  • Churches miss a key opportunity to help their people integrate faith into their daily work.

    Discipleship doesn’t stop when the church doors close.

  • Christian professionals often struggle to see their careers as part of God’s calling.

    Work is one of the most overlooked mission fields today.

This book is for church AND MINISTRY leaders who want to break free from outdated models and bring real transformation to their LEADERS’ HEARTS, workplaces, churches, and communities.

Missy Wallace

Lauren Gill

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

MISSY WALLACE
Informed by her 35 year career in business, education, and ministry, Missy Wallace equips marketplace leaders and churches to integrate faith and work. A former managing director at Redeemer City to City, she led classes for pastors around the world. Previously, she founded the Nashville Institute for Faith and Work training marketplace leaders and worked at Boston Consulting Group, Time Warner, and Bank of America in several cities across the globe. Missy is passionate about helping others connect more deeply with Jesus in the day-to-day, largely influenced by her pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. She received her BA-Econ at Vanderbilt University and MBA at Northwestern’s Kellogg School. Missy loves hiking with her husband, three grown children,  and dogs.

LAUREN GILL
Lauren is the senior director of the Global Faith & Work Initiative at Redeemer City to City, where she helps leaders around the world equip their laity in faith and work. Previously, she worked at the Center for Faith & Work at Redeemer Presbyterian Church and as a vocational counselor. She is a coauthor and the general editor of The Missional Disciple: Pursuing Mercy and Justice at Work and editor of Go Forth: God’s Purpose for Your Work. A New York University and Columbia University MA graduate, she lives in New York City with family.

What You’ll Learn

Church and Ministry Leaders

  • Why professional life remains an untapped area of discipleship

  • A practical roadmap for embedding workplace principles into sermons, groups, and leadership training

  • Solutions to the four biggest obstacles when addressing faith-work integration

  • Strategies for building partnerships that extend your church’s influence throughout the community

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

  • “Moving from ideas to action, from principles to praxis, and from reading to doing—everything you need is here to renew and rework your ministry, your congregation, your community, and your city. There are now thousands of faith-and-work books in print, but this is the one for pastors who are ready to move beyond theory and theology and want or need examples, frameworks for understanding, practical tools, and references."

    C. Jeffrey Wright, CEO, Urban Ministries, Inc., Chicago, IL; business and ministry leader; attorney; contributing author, Nonprofit Leadership in a For Profit World and Chasing Paper

  • “This book should be required reading for every church leader who believes the people of God are called to live out their faith in every sphere of life—including their work.”

    Michaela O’Donnell, PHD, MDIV, director, the Max De Pree Center for Leadership; assistant professor, Marketplace Leadership; lead professor, Redemptive Imagination in the Marketplace, Fuller Theological Seminary; coauthor, Life in Flux; author, Make Work Matter

  • "This book powerfully exposes the hidden ways we sabotage our own efforts to shape disciples of Jesus who joyously participate in God’s redemptive purposes in this world. Whether you’re well-versed in integrating faith and work or just beginning to explore it, you’ll find the clear, practical, and transformative steps that church leaders have been craving.”

    Geoffrey Hsu, executive director, Flourish San Diego

  • “Whether you are a local pastor, a Christian leader in your industry, or a city leader seeking the gospel renewal of your city, this is an indispensable guide for you. Cities will not be renewed by the gospel on the weekends. It will require the collective work of every Christian in every sector of society. Faith & Work: Galvanizing Your Church for Everyday Impact gets us closer to that reality.”

    Rev. Abraham Cho, vice president, Thought Leadership, Redeemer City to City 

  • "Discipleship is chiefly about cardiology. This book will equip you so that your congregants are empowered to connect their faith to their daily work, which will have the beautiful impact of catalyzing the work of the gospel in their hearts and beyond."

    Dr. Luke Brad Bobo, co-owner, Pursuing the Greater Good; coauthor, Worked Up: Navigating Calling After College; author, Race, Economics, and Apologetics

  • “Missy Wallace and Lauren Gill masterfully combine theological insight with practical frameworks, offering clear steps from defining your destination to becoming an integrated leader and church. If you’re ready to equip your congregation to live out the gospel in their everyday work, this book is an indispensable resource.”

    Paul Sohn, director, Center for Faith & Work

  • "Many books on faith and work focus on individual believers—but Faith and Work: Galvanizing Your Church for Everyday Impact flips the script. Wallace and Gill offer a pastor-friendly guide to equipping congregants for real, gospel-driven impact in their daily work—without piling another exhausting program onto your plate.”

    Denise Daniels, PHD, Hudson T. Harrison Professor, Entrepreneurship, Wheaton College; author, Working in the Presence of God, Religion in a Changing Workplace, and Working for Better

  • “Tired of Sunday-only faith? Do you want your work to mean more than just a paycheck? This book reveals how your work is the primary place where your faith takes shape and how it affects the workplace. Then, discover the step-by-step process for bringing the power of the gospel to where we spend the majority of our time—at work.”

    Dr. Michael Keller, senior pastor, Redeemer Lincoln Square

  • “There haven’t been many “faith and work” books written directly to pastors in a way that is empathic rather than accusatory. This book has two benefits: an understanding of the difficult role of pastoring in meeting multiple needs of denominations and their congregations; and research from twenty years of direct consultation with a thousand pastors globally.”

    Kara Martin, adjunct professor, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Boston; author, Workship; coauthor, Keeping Faith

  • “This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to mobilize a powerful pathway for church health, city impact, and individual heart transformation.”

    Rev. Dr. David Kim, CEO, Goldenwood

  • “Churches that are gospel-centered and mission-driven know that the everyday work of the congregation is a crucial context for frontline ministry. But how can churches better equip their people to live out this calling? With a pastoral heart and an implementation mindset, Wallace and Gill combine solid theology and wise, practical guidance for churches that want to empower the scattered congregation for missional impact. Read this book and share it with your leaders."

    Matt Rusten, president, Made to Flourish

  • "This book is destined to become a classic. The format is user-friendly, both for reading as an overview and for ready reference at any time. With a resource like this, the local church is now much better positioned to become a catalyst for redemptive impact worldwide!”

    Chuck Proudfit, founder and president, At Work on Purpose; author, Citywide Workplace Ministry in a Box and Vocation Transformation; coauthor, BIZNISTRY

Turn faith into action. Your church’s greatest discipleship opportunity is already in motion.

Equip your church and its members to see work as a mission field, not just a job

When believers live out their faith at work, entire industries, organizations, and neighborhoods change

Build a thriving faith community where discipleship extends beyond Sunday into everyday life

Implement a clear strategy for faith-work integration that mobilizes both churches and professionals

IF YOU ARE

  • > Seeking fresh approaches to real-world discipleship

  • > Exploring innovative ways to engage your congregation

  • > Looking for a roadmap for easy implementation

  • > Committed to church renewal and cultural transformation through everyday believers

Now is the time to bridge the gap between faith and work; for your church, your people, and your city.