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What does a Free Methodist Church employee

know about working in the real world, where

colleagues’ dirty jokes and profanity may be an

unavoidable part of the workday? How can you take a maga-

zine’s holy-at-work theme seriously when its Openers column

is written by a guy whose boss’s bosses are bishops?

Before I joined Light & Life Communications last spring, I

spent a dozen years in the newsrooms of the Chicago area.

Although I had wonderful colleagues who remain my friends,

my past and present employers have very different mission

statements. I wasn’t the only Christian on the newspaper’s

payroll, but most journalists know the details of the “Associ-

ated Press Stylebook” better than they know the Bible.

A few years ago, my parents received an email from a

Christian organization advocating a boycott of my newspa-

per company because a columnist expressed anti-Christian

views. Of course, a group of atheists could have canceled

their subscriptions because I worked there. I even dis-

cussed my faith on the company’s religion blog.

Whether writing an article or cleaning a toilet (I’ve been

paid to do both), we can do our jobs

for God’s glory (1 Corinthians 10:31).

If customers, clients or co-workers

frustrate us, we should keep Ephe-

sians 6:7 in mind: “Serve wholeheart-

edly, as if you were serving the Lord,

not people.” [LLM]

Lead Writer Jeff FinleyLead Designer Erin EckbergWriter/Photographer Michael MettsCopy Editor Dawn McIlvain StahlArt Director Andrea Anibal Project Manager Julie InnesWeb Director/Rich Media Peter ShackelfordPublisher Jason Archer

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B Y C A R O L D U B E R O W S K I

The workday includes the

temptation to cross the line

from what’s holy to what’s

comfortable. The deep desire

for acceptance can lead to

compromised values and ethics.

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One answer is to stay on course with

God’s purpose and plan for me. When

I am overwhelmed and feel a surge of

emotion flooding my body, I may have

to escape and spend some time alone

in the bathroom crying out to God to

fill me with the fruits of His Spirit: love,

joy, peace, patience, kindness, good-

ness, faithfulness, gentleness and

self-control (Galatians 5:22–23).

Every day offers a challenge to

live for Christ. Often the Holy Spirit’s

greatest work is teaching me to per-

sist, to keep doing what is right even

when it no longer seems interesting

or exciting.

It’s not just about doing right when

something is obviously wrong. We

need to focus on doing right when

our duties become routine. This has

been an ongoing lesson for me as

I enter the 10th year with my cur-

rent employer. It’s easy to become

complacent, and, therefore, become

careless in making decisions that are

not exciting and new. I have made

some mistakes as a result of being

comfortable — not demonstrating

holiness and having to regain ground

as a result.

God is in the marketplace 24/7

restoring, saving, redeeming and

anointing me to rediscover His call on

my life. The anointing for ministry was

never meant just for church meet-

ings. John 2:27 tells us the anointing

we received from God abides in us.

Wherever I go, His Spirit is powerfully

available for me to demonstrate the

gospel. My ministry platform may not

be a pulpit or a small group but rather

my business or vocation.

Serving Strategically God is calling men and women of

influence and power in the workplace

to serve strategically for His pur-

poses. We can’t serve strategically

without grasping a holy lifestyle —

whether at home or work. We carry

our lifestyle no matter where we are.

I started asking myself the follow-

ing questions: What happens if I view

my drive to work as an opportunity

to pray for the day — for the deci-

sions I will make, for my attitude and

for those with whom I work? What

happens if I pray “God, make my life

and work stand out in ways that will

lead people to ask questions”? What

would happen if I actually viewed my

workplace as a calling — an opportu-

nity to reflect Christ not just through

words but through my actions?

Living out holiness is not just about

evangelizing. It’s not about cramming

Christian jargon down the throats of

those with whom I come into contact.

It’s about relationships. It’s about liv-

ing like Jesus lived.

Relationships come with risk of

rejection and hurt, but without risk,

I cannot become the change agent

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Relationships come with the

risk of rejection and hurt, but

without risk, I cannot become

God has called me to be.

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God has called me to be. I know every

day I have an opportunity to become

part of someone’s story. My story

intersects with others each day.

One of my daily prayers is: “Lord,

give me eyes to see and ears to hear

what You need me to see and hear

today.” I need to pay attention to the

intersections in my life. As my life has

intersected with God, my life inter-

sects with others to influence them.

My story will become part of their

story. How I interact with others and

the wake I leave behind can make an

eternal difference.

Salt and LightAccording to Matthew 5:13–14,

“You are the salt of the earth. ... You

are the light of the world.” Both salt

and light are agents of influence —

not of power or control. This is a

great reminder when I try to exercise

servant leadership. It is not about

control but enhancement

— adding value to a

situation or circum-

stance.

No matter

how my story

began, it is my

responsibility

for the ending,

and the same applies for people with

whom I intersect on a daily basis. God

wants people to discover His story,

and He can use me to help do exactly

that. I am a partner with God (a co-

laborer building His kingdom togeth-

er). “He creates each of us by Christ

Jesus to join him in the work he does,

the good work he has gotten ready

for us to do, work we had better be

doing” (Ephesians 2:10 MSG).

We all have influence in our work-

place whether we are the CEO or a

forklift driver. Our own example is the

best way to introduce the good news.

At my place of employment,

a warehouse worker sits

in his car to read his

Bible every day at

lunchtime. He

has had

numerous opportunities to share

because he first built a good reputa-

tion and demonstrated his values,

people began to ask questions. He

has handed out Bibles, and he now

leads a Bible study for some of the

warehouse workers.

Bringing people into God’s king-

dom is His work. My responsibility is

to be an available tool, allowing Him

to use me and my story to change

the ending of other stories.

So what does holiness look like?

It’s seeking the Holy Spirit to give you

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wisdom and guide you where He wants

you to go. It’s keeping your standards

high, acting wisely and doing good

whenever you can while having the

fruits of the Spirit evident in your life.

Whether at work, home or out with

friends, we should be “making the

most of every opportunity, because

the days are evil. Therefore do not be

foolish, but understand what the Lord’s

will is” (Ephesians 5:16–17).

We are called to emulate His holi-

ness in how we conduct our lives in

the workplace. Let’s follow Peter’s

advice: “Don’t lazily slip back into those

old grooves of evil, doing just what you

feel like doing. You didn’t know any

better then; you do now. As obedient

children, let yourselves be pulled into

a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life

energetic and blazing with holiness.

God said, ‘I am holy; you be holy’” (I Peter 1:14–16 MSG). [LLM]

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i Carol Duberowski, a Los Angeles business executive, has served on executive management teams in the corporate world for more than 20 years. Her extensive volunteer experience includes a mission trip to Ethiopia and service on boards and commissions of Light & Life Christian Fellowship North in Long Beach, Calif.; the Free Methodist Church in Southern California and the Free Methodist Church – USA.

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Imagine an “outbreak of holiness.” Of course, only God is absolutely holy. Still, God

calls His people to be holy as well and has taken action to make this possible.

Toward the beginning of our Scripture story, God provided

instruction and a system of sacrifice so the people could avoid living

just like everyone else — apart from God’s plan of blessing and promise.

This suggested that holy living was only a matter of avoidance. Just stay

away and don’t touch and, if you do, here’s how to undo the damage.

As our Scripture story unfolds, however, and moves toward the full-

ness of God’s intent, we see that in Jesus, a Holy God has actually

become flesh and taken up residence with fallen, sinful and unholy

humanity. In Jesus, the absolutely Holy One has become Resident Alien

in the world and has even managed to secure a green card.

Therefore, through His people, through you, the resident alien “goes

to work” day in and day out. Through His people — you — holiness inhab-

its the marketplace.

Imagine it: holiness invading, inhabiting and infecting every place,

every process, every relationship and every person. Holiness, as a contagion, adhering to

and pervading everything and everyone it touches. Holiness spreading like a disease, or

like the cure for whatever disease may be out there.

Imagine the stunning, lovely and incomparable way of Jesus entering into every work-

place. Imagine a contagion of kindness, openness, caring and compassion. Imagine deep

sorrow over anything that ruins or harms and hilarious joy over everything that helps or

honors. Imagine “doing unto others” with co-workers, with employ-

ees and employers, and with makers of goods or services and their

patrons.

Imagine just one carrier of the holiness virus, assuming that she

is the only one but hopelessly infected nonetheless, discovering that a

Great Physician has arranged for other carriers to be there. Imagine

such contagion going so viral that people and things start to heal. [LLM]

Imagine the

stunning, lovely and

incomparable way of

Jesus entering into

every workplace.

An Outbreak of Holiness

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Two mule loads of dirt — that was the only souvenir the general wanted when

he redeployed.

The story in 2 Kings 5:1–14 is often used as an evangelistic illustration

of cleansing through simple faith and obedience. An important, curious action follows

in the next paragraph (2 Kings 5:17–18). Naaman loads his mules with as much holy

earth as they could carry back to Syria and asks the Lord’s forgiveness in advance for

the requirements of his position, which seemingly conflicts with his new faith.

He faced the same reality many of us do. God changed us, but our environment

remained the same. Jesus calls us to be light, but how do we live as believers in a

heathen world?

Ever see a floodlight circling in the sky to draw atten-

tion to a big sale? Sometimes the church tries to be like

that. I frequently drive past a large church that boasts on

its billboard that it serves Starbucks. I am a coffee lover,

but still I think, “Really, is that the most important thing I

can find here?” This church tries to draw people to the

light by filling sacred time and space with popular culture.

Naaman reminds us that our calling is to take that

which is holy to where it is not already present, to invade

the dark territory (Ephesians 6:12) with our light (Mat-

thew 5:14–16). That is not only difficult but can seem

rather risky.

As an Army chaplain, my daily challenge is to be as

incarnational as I can in ministry without becoming too

much like those to whom I minister. Typical Army con-

versations and lifestyles aren’t exactly wholesome. I have

regretted joining some discussions and laughing at some

jokes, but I consider those instances less of a failure than times when I have been absent.

Like Naaman, sometimes I am the guy folks lean on. I want to be there with the light

of Christ. [LLM]

SCRIPTURE:

2 Kings 5:1–18

Ephesians 6:12

Matthew 5:14–16

Light in Dark Places

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B Y J O H N H U B B S

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A 1999 New York Times obituary ran under the headline “Bob Briner, 63,

Innovator in Tennis and Television.”

The Times noted that Briner, co-founder of ProServ Television, and tennis

legend Arthur Ashe won Emmys for their documentary “A Hard Road to Glory.” The

newspaper reported that Briner, as executive director of the Association of Tennis

Professionals in the 1970s, “helped bring together the warring governing bodies of

men’s tennis.” Briner, “the first Western sports executive to enter China after the

Cultural Revolution,” also received credit for his NFL and NBA work.

While detailing success in the sports arena, the eight-paragraph obituary waited

until its final sentence to report that Briner “spoke in churches and on college cam-

puses and wrote seven books, focusing on Christianity.”

Briner’s books took him into new spheres of influence during

the last several years of his life. Briner’s “The Management Meth-

ods of Jesus” and “Business Basics from the Bible” helped readers

apply biblical principles to their everyday tasks. His 1993 book

debut, “Roaring Lambs,” included his “contention that the church

is almost a nonentity when it comes to shaping culture,” and he urged Christians to

“penetrate key areas of culture to have a preserving effect.”

The Free Methodist author frequently questioned the tactics of fellow evangelical

Christians, describing the American Family Association’s media boycotts as a “sig-

nificant disservice to the cause of Christ.” In the posthumously published “Final Roar,”

Briner wrote, “Neither the abandonment nor ghettoizing of the arts serve America —

or the church.”

Briner, a former high school coach, became a favorite philosopher of Christian

musicians such as Michael W. Smith, who co-hosted a radio show with Briner. Top

performers released a “Roaring Lambs” tribute CD that included a song by Jars of

Clay, which formed at Greenville (Ill.) College. The band’s success pleased Briner, an

alumnus of both Greenville and Central Christian College of Kansas.

Abdominal cancer ended Briner’s earthly life 13 years ago, but his example and

words continue to inspire Christians to be culture shapers. [LLM]

Bob Briner: Roaring Lamb

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B Y J E F F F I N L E Y

Briner urged

Christians to

“penetrate key

areas of culture to

have a preserving

effect.”

Bob and Marty Briner

(Photo courtesy of

Marston Memorial

Historical Center.)

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B Y J E F F F I N L E Y

D an Sigler recently

became an ordained

Free Methodist elder,

a rank typically held by pastors,

but he’s not behind a pulpit

most Sunday mornings.

Sigler has another title: sales

manager for a publishing com-

pany. The former church planter

with a master’s degree in social

work admitted he seems like

an unlikely person to supervise

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“The funny thing is I’ve never sold

a thing in my life,” he said.

Nevertheless, Sigler excels in the

position, which he transitioned to

after joining the company as its

social worker. Why would a business

need a social worker?

The company’s owners give Boise,

Idaho, residents the opportunity for

employment despite backgrounds

of incarceration, probation and drug

use that often make it hard to find

work and rebuild their lives. Meth-

amphetamine use is a common

problem in the area, and a stable job

is an important factor to find hous-

ing, overcome addiction and avoid

criminal behavior.

Sigler led the company’s unique

blend of parenting and relationship

classes, recovery groups and coun-

seling. As the business helped meet

employees’ personal needs, its

bottom line improved.

“Retention got way better. Attri-

tion and turnover slowed way down.

The overall workforce got more

stable,” he said. “That turned into the

company being more successful. As

a result, we were able to expand and

add more positions.”

The company now employs more

than 300 people, about half of whom

have recovered from drug addiction

or have been on probation or parole.

A spiritual rebirth accompanies the

turnaround in many employees’ lives.

“A lot of them are believers now

and are plugged into churches,”

Sigler said. “We’ve tried to stay tied

in with a number of churches in the

community and invited their partici-

pation.”

Sigler helped the company develop

a management style that differs from

those in employees’ past experienc-

es. He explained that employees with

a prison background know a leader-

ship model that emphasizes power

above everything else.

“The opposite of that is Christ’s

model of leadership, which is to be a

servant and to have humility and put

others before yourself,” he said. “We

have this sense of common vision

throughout the company of everyone

fulfilling different roles that fit with

their gifts and abilities.”

Some Christians use phrases

like “full-time ministry” and “secular

work,” but for Sigler, the distinctions

are not as clear.

“It doesn’t matter whether I’m

thinking through business-related

things or interacting with a person;

ultimately, I view Christ in all those

interactions,” he said.

Kenji Nitta works with Sigler at

the publishing company and also

worships with him at New Heights

Christian Fellowship.

“He uses his smarts to serve oth-

ers, and he does it well. He can move

adeptly from counseling a rape victim

to restructuring a company with well

over 300 employees for healthier

performance management and less

systems waste,” Nitta said. “There is

no hint of selfish ambition in any of

his endeavors. His concern to honor

Jesus in all he does motivates how

careful he is in thought, deed and

charity toward others.” [LLM]

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Several new members of the

Board of Administration

(BOA) of the Free Methodist

Church – USA acknowledged simul-

taneous feelings of uncertainty and

enthusiasm as they gathered

Oct. 12–15 at the World Ministries

Center in Indianapolis.

Describing it as a “step of faith,”

Jeff Newville — the owner of a real

estate investment company and a

member of Northside Community

Church in Newberg, Ore. — said serv-

ing on the BOA required “saying yes

to the Lord without knowing what that

yes totally meant.”

Newcomer Karen Michel

described herself as honored,

overwhelmed and excited

to join the board with “a

huge sense of responsibil-

ity for the church in this

country.” Michel works in

development at Penn State

University and serves as

the children’s director at

Stepping Stones Commu-

nity Church in State College, Pa.

E. Kenneth Martin, the pastor of

New Vision Fellowship in Forestville,

Md., has both a new BOA seat and

a new role as the Free Method-

ist Church’s representative to the

National Association of Evangelicals.

Martin hopes his involvement in the

association will lighten the Board of

Bishops’ workload while demonstrat-

ing diversity within the body of Christ.

“We need more people of color in

these organizations,” said Martin, the

BOA’s only African-American mem-

ber. “Jesus died for all people, and we

have to have all people at all levels of

the church.”

Another new BOA member with

a big role is Eric Spangler, the lead

pastor of LifePoint Church, a multisite

congregation in Everett and Lake

Stevens, Wash. Spangler is the new

chairman of the board’s Missions

Committee.

New BOA member Charlie Fiskeaux

serves as the chief financial officer

and vice president of business affairs

at Asbury University in Wilmore, Ky.

Barb Sands, Greenville College’s

coordinator for finance and a

member of the Hillsboro (Ill.) Free

Methodist Church, is the BOA’s new

secretary. [LLM]

BOA Freshmen Offer Unique Strengths, BackgroundsB Y J E F F F I N L E Y

More cover-age of the new BOA members is available on-line at bit.ly/newfmboa.

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GLOBAL WESLEYAN ALLIANCE FORMEDAnderson, Ind.

Free Methodist Bishop David Kendall and leaders of 10 other denominations —

Church of God (Anderson, Ind.), Churches of Christ in Christian Union, Church

of Christ (Holiness) USA, Congregational Methodist, Evangelical, Evangelical

Methodist, Missionary, Nazarene, Pilgrim Holiness, and Wesleyan — launched the

Global Wesleyan Alliance on Dec. 3 to coordinate efforts to advance the gospel.

CHURCH DINNER DRAWS NEIGHBORSIndianapolis

After two decades of delivering meals to some of the city’s poorest

residents, the First Free Methodist Church in Indianapolis hosted

a sit-down Thanksgiving meal at which more than 100 community

residents ate with church members. “We decided to scale back and

focus less on numbers and more on building lasting relationships,”

coordinator Becky Sullivan said.

SPU PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION COMINGSeattle

Seattle Pacific University President Philip Eaton has decided to transition from

SPU on July 1. Pacific Northwest Conference Superintendent Matt Whitehead,

the Presidential Search Committee chairman, said Eaton’s connection to the “Free

Methodist Church has been strong and vibrant. We celebrate Phil and Sharon

Eaton’s ministry at SPU and pray God’s blessing on them.”

NEW CHURCH REACHES OUT Washington, D.C.

New Vision Community Church, a church plant pastored by Ron

Hampton, has held several outreach events in the Kenilworth Hous-

ing Project in Washington, D.C., including a cookout, school-supply

giveaway and Thanksgiving turkey giveaway. A weekly Bible study has

begun in the project.

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B Y J A S O N A R C H E R

Abundant fruit was the theme Nov. 11–15 during

the European Church Leadership Conference in

Madrid, Spain. The biannual conference pro-

vides leadership development, vision casting and network-

ing for Free Methodist leaders in Europe.

Richard Dickinson led the conference’s worship band,

which had members from five countries. Conference

speakers included Bishop David Roller, Jerry Coleman,

Rex Bullock, Keith Cowart and Cindi Angelo. Missionaries

and leaders hosted breakout sessions on topics ranging

from worship to communication strategy, church

growth and evangelism.

“The primary purpose is connection. We bring

people from 10 different countries for connection

with God and connection with each other. All of

us face challenges, and, when we come together,

there is more encouragement and more life in

Jesus,” said Coleman, Free Methodist World

Missions’ area director for Europe. “I wanted to

encourage people and challenge people that we

are the branches, that Jesus is the vine, and our

primary responsibility is to remain attached to him.”

As the church grows in Europe, its people

become grafted into the Free Methodist family.

“I think it’s important for our people,” said Susy

Fajardo, missionary to Spain, “because we talk

about the Free Methodist Church being a connec-

tional church. We tell them we have brothers and

sisters all over the world, and this (conference) is

what makes it real for them.”

The leader gained resources, perspective and encour-

agement about the church’s growth.

“I remember when we landed in 1996, and I was pray-

ing for just one pastor to emerge out of Europe,” Coleman

said. “To then sit in a circle with Bishop Roller with about

20 pastors and receive three ministerial candidates,

that’s one of the big thrills.” [LLM]

European Leaders Meet in Madrid

For mes-sage recaps, videos, photos and more, visit clc2011.blogspot.com.

To watch a four-minute conference video featur-ing Coleman, Fajardo and Angelo, visit llcomm.org.

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Have you ever been in a garage full of treasures?

Some garages have nice old cars with covers on them. Some

have boats, Jet Skis and bicycles. These treasures normally stay

covered for protection and emerge only on certain occasions. Otherwise,

they grow older and dustier without demonstrating their true power.

However, when the covers are removed and they are brought out of the

garage, they come alive. The Model T cruises down the road, while the boat

and Jet Ski glide through

the water. When they are

uncovered and released from

the garage, they get put to

use. Otherwise, they sit in the

garage, gain age, grow rust

and eventually don’t work.

If we are not careful, we

can have a garage faith. We

can inhabit the workplace

while never revealing our faith. We can easily cover up who we are in Christ

and never talk about our faith in Him.

What would happen if we opened the door to our hearts, let the covers

come off and revealed Who we are really living for? What if we even put our

faith to work and allowed God to be the one driving our lives? He doesn’t

want us to sit covered up like a hidden treasure.

Ephesians 2:10 reminds us: “For we are God’s handiwork, created in

Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

He wants us to come alive, going and doing what we were created to do.

You were created to be His handiwork. The Christian faith is not a garage

faith; it is alive. [LLM]

Sabra Dyas, a Free Methodist pastor, is the founder of Main Street Ministries (msministry.org) and the co-author of “Faith at Work” (bit.ly/faithatwork).

GROUP DISCUSSION:

[1] Do you cover up your

faith at work?

[2] What platform has God

given you?

[3] What if all Christians

let God drive their faith?

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B Y S A B R A D Y A S

God doesn’t want us to sit covered up like a hidden

treasure.

Did you know there are three more discipleship articles on our website? They’re perfect for use in your small group or as a weekly supplement to individual study.

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THE 9 TO 5 WINDOWIn “The 9 to 5 Window,” author Os Hill-

man tells how to transform your work-

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ROARING LAMBS MINISTRIES Bob Briner’s writings (Page 8) inspire

this organization, which sponsors the

Amplify Your Faith Conference:

bit.ly/roarlambs.

DISCIPLESHIP TOOLS “The Workplace,” a five-part study

series, offers practical, biblical insights

that change attitudes about work:

bit.ly/dtworkplace.

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