Approximately 85 percent of working Christians spend the majority of their waking hours working in a for-profit company. The business world is where the unbelievers are and where the culture primarily is shaped. Yet, many marketplace Christians are unaware that their spiritual gifts have been given by the Holy Spirit to be used for ministry primarily in a business setting.
In The Marketplace Christian , Darren Shearer provides practical and personalized strategies to help you discover and fulfill your specific, transformational ministry to the world of business. As a result of reading this book and completing the "Spiritual Gifts in the Marketplace" assessment (included inside), you will... These are just a few of the real-life examples of marketplace Christians ministering in the business world that you will learn about in this book: Read this book and discover your own unique, God-given ministry calling as a marketplace Christian, learn how to partner with God in business, and transform the world.
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“This book is full of practical direction. I am asked, ‘How can I use what I do for God’s glory? If you have ever asked that question, you need to read this book. It provides the ‘HOW TO’s’ with practical examples in an easy-to-read style. It’s all here.” —Ken Eldred, Entrepreneur and Author
“In The Marketplace Christian, Darren Shearer has given us a practical book to apply our faith to our work life by understanding and applying our spiritual gifts to our work life call. Darren has given us much more by helping us apply God’s principles of manifesting Christ in our work life call. I encourage you to read and apply what Darren shares in this book.” —Os Hillman, Author
The author sheds light on how we can apply our gifts in the marketplace. I used to compartmentalize my gifts and thought that these only apply when I'm in "ministry mode", but now I understand that I should be integrating these gifts in every area of my life.