Strategy to change workplace culture of overwork
Biblical Theology providing clarity on problem of overwork
Describe issue
Engage with BT scholarship on problem
BT Insights on successful changing the culture of overwork
BT insights
Compare to Org culture change approach
Overwork
Staff retention
LDNA cultural change program
Leadership
Innovation
Focus on self
Fall and frustration and difficulty of work
Creativity of work- encourage
Work, Rest and Play all needed and balanced (Keller), (Witherington, 62)
Treating people as metrics. Metrics not fully aligned (at odds)
Not valid to separate spiritual and matter. Not valid to think of as separate as makes one less important, Beckett, 66-67
Engage with BT scholarship on what is needed for culture change
Why work?
Limits of work (God rested)
Image of God- Stewardship
Stewardship
Focus on efficiency, value, speed, chargeability (Keller, 41)
Work is to Glorify God
Purpose of work- glorify God, joy, serve others
Gardening as example of changing culture
Creative and allowed to thrive
Scarcity of training and development
Make things that endure
Relationships
Relationships
Beckett, 123
Family foundational and priority is God, family and work
Beckett, 130
Family friendly practices
Worldview driving actions and understanding. A worldview has an underlying principle that must be considered if change needed. Beckett, 71
Work as Idolatry. Making name for self.
Share burdens, Witherington, 64
Work is a goal of the kingdom so don't do alone, Witherington, 64
Work is life giving as the Lord's work, Witherington, 64-66