Work With Purpose: Kingdom Impact through your Workplace with Chuck Proudfit

How can we mobilise workplace Christians to transform their communities for the gospel?

In this episode of the Lausanne Movement podcast, we hear from Chuck Proudfit, Founder and President of SKILLSOURCE about “At Work On Purpose,”  a citywide workplace ministry model that mobilises the Church at Work. 

Chuck shares his journey from corporate America to a faith-based mission that empowers Christians to live out their beliefs in the workplace and mobilises them to make tangible impact in their communities.

Main Points:

• Integrating Faith and Work: The challenges and triumphs of expressing faith in a secular work environment.
• Purposeful Employment and Vocational Discipleship: Understanding God’s design for work and equipping Christians to be faith-active in their jobs.
• Workplace Engagement and Impact: Building a community of believers and creating a transformative impact in the workplace.
• Advice for Aspiring Network Builders: Steps to start and grow a network of Christians in the workplace.
• Engaging Church Pastors: Strategies for pastors to better support and equip workplace leaders within their congregations.

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Links & Resources:

• At Work On Purpose – https://atworkonpurpose.org/ 
• Agents of Flourishing by Amy Sherman – https://a.co/d/bET18G6
• Biznistry: Transforming Lives Through Enterprise – https://a.co/d/h98A9wL 
• SKILLSOURCE – https://skillsource.com/ 

Guest Bio:

Chuck Proudfit is the Founder and President of SKILLSOURCE®. With a rich corporate background from Procter & Gamble, Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery, and LensCrafters Corporation, Chuck brings extensive management experience. At Harvard University, he pioneered the undergraduate organisational development curriculum.

Since its inception in 1995, SKILLSOURCE® has grown into a nationally recognized firm, known for its flexible, project-based talent assembly. The firm has earned numerous accolades, including a Torch Award for business ethics from the Better Business Bureau.

Chuck serves on executive boards for Self Sustaining Enterprises, Nuway Foundation, and Good Cities. He co-founded NET (Neighbourhoods Embracing Transformation), is part of Transform Our World’s Corporate Leadership Team, and is an Elder at Grace Chapel. He also teaches at the Great Oaks Institute and Cincinnati Christian University.

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