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Grace at Work
Reframing daily work as calling. A study of Bryan Chapell's Grace at Work (Crossway, 2022).
Eleven chapters, one reframe: the desk, the screen, the meeting - each is holy ground when Christ's name is on it. Work through the lessons in order. Each is short, gives you a single win, and asks you to carry it into your real week.
Lessons
| # | Lesson | Book chapter | The skill you gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Vocation Reframe | Introduction & 1. Dignity | Reframing your daily work as a calling, not just a paycheck |
| 2 | Your Work Is Your Profession | 2. Purpose | Professing Christ in your practices, products, and sacrifice |
| 3 | Integrity That Adorns | 3. Integrity | Holding integrity when it costs you |
| 4 | Your Paycheck Has a Purpose | 4. Money | Stewarding money for mercy, family, and ministry |
| 5 | Success That Blesses God | 5. Success | Measuring success as faithfulness, not accumulation |
| 6 | Humble Courage | 6. Humility | Leading with humble courage |
| 7 | Glory in the Grit | 7. Glory | Seeing your work as priestly and God-glorifying |
| 8 | Do Not Be Surprised | 8. Evil | Facing workplace evil with confession and confidence |
| 9 | Leading Toward Flourishing | 9. Leadership | Leading and following toward human flourishing |
| 10 | Awe Over Anxiety | 10. Balance | Keeping work in its place through rest and awe |
| 11 | Words and Works | 11. Witness | Being salt and light where words and works meet |
Side lessons
Supplements that go deeper on a single tool or idea. Not part of the chapter spine; take them as needed.
- The George Bailey Test — supplement to Lesson 2. Find the faces behind your work, with a guided worksheet that saves your answers.
Reference documents
- The Book at a Glance - the compressed map of all 11 chapters and their core thesis.
- The Psalm 25 Integrity Map - Chapter 3 compressed: reflect, wrestle, refuge, wait, grace, from one psalm.
- The Three Arenas of Profession - practices, products, sacrifice; plus the name test and the George Bailey test.
- Glossary - the canonical terms of the course (vocation, profession, image bearer, and more).
Source text: Bryan Chapell, Grace at Work: Redeeming the Grind and the Glory of Your Job (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022).
Need a next lesson or a deeper dive? Just ask. I build each lesson from your questions and your real workweek.