God @ Work: Developing Ministers in the Marketplace, Vol. 2 [Paperback]

Rich Marshall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2005

We thought God was just for Sunday church or mid-week study. But God is showing up in small businesses and on construction sites, in schools and in politics. God is showing up everywhere outside of where we expect Him to be.

Discover how He want you to step into a realm of ministry and fulfillment you have never dreamed possible. Learn how your work is the powerful dynamic of God's purposes for your life.

This book is the beginning of new possibilities for those who are willing to see that God is bigger than they thought He was.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

In God@Work, Volume 2 you will learn: How your business is an open door to serve those who the Lord puts in your path. How marketplace ministry is meant to touch lost and hurting lives. How you can experience the miraculous at work, every day. How your business can reach the nations for Jesus. How God will bless our entrepreneurial endeavors so that we may help finance His Kingdom. How the Holy Spirit will release you in the ministry right where you are.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers (March 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0768422663
• ISBN-13: 978-0768422665
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #689,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Useful but Potentially Unbalanced View of Workplace Ministry, January 22, 2010

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Laurence T. Baxter "Step Up to the Call" (Indiana USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God @ Work: Developing Ministers in the Marketplace, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

God@Work is helpful in debunking the view that the only ones "chosen" for God's word are preachers in a church setting. Marshall shares how our work (and how we carry it out) can be a source of blessing/ministry to people, can touch and help hurt people, can help finance the advance of the Kingdom, how the Holy Spirit can release us for ministry right where we are, and even experience the miraculous everyday. Vol.1, God@Work, focused on the validity of ministry outside the church, proposing that both "priestly" and "kingly" ministers were needed. Vol.2 here looks a little more towards application, helping those working in the marketplace to become effective in ministry there.

There are a number of excellent points made and his overall premise is strong, but overall I ended up more uncomfortable rather than encouraged or enlightened by the book. There seems to be too strong an emphasis on spiritual gifts of signs and wonders, words of knowledge, and an expectation that God's blessing in ministry is necessarily related to the success of the business. For example, Chapter One starts out with a story of Rich praying away a hurricane during one his seminars in Barbados, and in Chapter Two (pg 28) he describes God's promise to bless our business (as he "wants you to succeed") if we follow three steps: act in faith and give generously, pray, and "tap into God's wealth producing system" and ask for His blessing on your job. Other chapters include "Signs and Wonders", "Authority", "Wealth Transfer", "Hearing the Voice of God", "Reaching Nations", and "Developing Marketplace Ministers."

I believe Rich is passionately committed to marketplace ministry and seeing the Kingdom of God flourish through his followers living out their faith in the workplace, and there are many solid insights in the book. I'm also thrilled that this book has been transformational for many readers, but if you're considering this book be aware of the stress here on dominion and wealth, and consider other books for a more balanced treatment of marketplace ministry.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing !!, July 7, 2005

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Marketplace Movement - See all my reviews

This review is from: God @ Work: Developing Ministers in the Marketplace, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

This book is life changing! I read God@Work Volume I, and I belive this book is even better. If you have a passion in your Heart to serve God in the Marketplace, this book is vital. Along with Linda Rios Brook, Ed Silvoso, Tamara Lowe,and others I believe Rich Marshall is really bringing transformation to the Body of Christ. Having 35 years of pastoral experinece, Rich Marshall gives tremendous insight from his life as a pastor. He has the ability to apply that experience to what is happening now. This book is a must!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read!, December 17, 2007

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Linda Searcy (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: God @ Work: Developing Ministers in the Marketplace, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

This is the second book I have read by Rich Marshall and once again I was blessed! I have found myself reading it multiple times. Each time I need to remind myself that God really does have a place for us in our professional lives, I pull out the book and turn to a chapter. The book is refreshing and encouraging. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to gain God's favor and insight for their marketplace.