Ministry at work shares resources drawn from CMN’s belief in the goodness of God in creation, and our agency’s testimony of being met by God’s grace in the world of work. However, we also offer resources for agencies and congregations responding to the many people, communities and companies burdened by deeply rooted experiences of injustice and suffering at work, that cry out for healing, justice and reconciliation.
These resources demonstrate a conviction that Christ calls the church to God’s mission and ministry in the world to restore God’s image in human beings, and to embody Christ’s peaceable social order in every sphere of life.
Contact: John Bottomley, Deputy Director 03 9827 8322
Reports
‘CMN is looking to support congregations and ministers able to address any of the themes in the coming liturgical year that focus on mission and ministry at work’. We will include prayers, orders of service and sermons from partner congregations in future updates of our website.
Liturgical Calendar for Ministry at Work
Discussion Paper on Ministry at Work
Workshop for Church members in Paid Employment
Paper on Work Stress
Worship Resources
A Commissioning Service for Ministry in the Paid Workforce
For Labor Day
For International Nurses Day
Example of an Order of Service, a Sermon , and a Prayer.
The Daughter of Wisdom is a play about Florence Nightingale, and is designed for use in congregational worship, either as a play reading or as a performance piece.
For Workers Memorial Day
Here is an example of A Lament, a Confession for remembrance of work-related deaths, and a prayer for Solidarity.
This litany has been designed to honour all human work, paid and unpaid, and to pray that all of our work is reconciled with God’s intention for God’s world.