Happy Friday friends, we have some really exciting news to share today!
Over 18 years ago, we set out on a mission – to close the gap between faith and work. And since then, God has used Workmatters to reach millions of leaders of faith across thousands of companies.
Today, Workmatters is excited to welcome new board member, Sheerah Davis, to its Board of Directors.
Sheerah is a seasoned human resources strategist who is passionate about employee engagement and leading through change. Currently the Chief People Officer at dentsu Sports International, she has built over 20 years of experience across various industries including public relations, advertising and marketing, healthcare, and distribution.
See what Sheerah had to say about her new role with Workmatters and her passion for the mission:
As a Christian, my faith has always been the driving force in my life, but early in my career I realized it was easy to feel as if I should shy away from that aspect of my life whenever I was in a work setting. I used to feel a bit of a struggle and contemplated whether I needed to compartmentalize my faith in order to succeed at work. In time, after studying my Bible more, I came to a better understanding that thinking this way couldn’t be further from the truth. My faith and who I am are one in the same, and therefore, I can’t set part of me aside for a later time! With this realization, I began to shift my focus more on thriving at work while leveraging my faith and having the confidence to live out my faith at work without excuse.
What I love about Workmatters is they bring this struggle that so many Christians face into the light and deal with it in a real way that is encouraging and confidence-building, which is why I felt drawn to its mission from the start. Workmatters encourages Christians to live for Christ in their day-to-day work no matter what role or position they happen to be in which is what being a Christian is all about.
I feel so blessed to have recently had the opportunity to work as a mentor to a cohort of faith-driven women through the Workmatters Institute. I gained wonderful new relationships from this experience, and I grew spiritually as well, which I love.
I’m thrilled to be joining this Board of Directors because I appreciate what each member of the board is committed to achieving, which is keeping Christ as our focus in our work and sharing this message with others.
Again, we are elated to have Sheerah’s vast knowledge on our board and her dedication to the mission will only help us reach more leaders of faith and next generation leaders in the years to come.
When I think of the word integrity, I think of honesty and authenticity. Of course, we should be asking ourselves, “Am I being honest and truthful to those I work with?” But when was the last time you wondered if you were being truthful and honest with yourself?
Living out our faith at work is much more than not doing the wrong things. It’s about actively doing the right things. When we clothe ourselves in the virtues listed in these verses, we make it evident to those around us who the master is in our lives.
How do we ensure we live out these virtues instead of just getting by on being good enough?
The first of the four gospels to be written, Matthew opens the New Testament with the genealogy of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, King of the Jews. This section of the Sermon on the Mount begins with verse 19, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.” But what is treasure really?
In Ephesians 4:1-16, Paul explains that our differences are not to divide us, and that Jesus broke down the barriers between us with His death and resurrection and that now all are joined as the body of Christ regardless of our differences. Let’s walk through these verses together and discern through Paul’s instructions to the Ephesians, which we’ll bring into our day-to-day work.
Galatians 5:22-23 gives us a beautiful picture of the fruit of the Spirit being produced in our lives. Like apples on a tree – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control naturally flow from us. It’s such a stirring image that we often stop there. However, if we read on, we see that we have a part to play in bearing fruit. Verses 24-25 tell us that we are to live as people who belong to Christ, crucifying the flesh and keeping in step with the Spirit.