Work Matters

Explore God's Purpose for Your Work

What is God's purpose for your work? Does work matter to God? At Park, we believe that every area of our lives is important to God including our work.

What is Work Matters?
Work Matters is Park's group for professionals of every kind. The vision of Work Matters is to equip and empower the Park community to embrace God’s eternal purposes for work, for the welfare of Chicago and the advancement of His Kingdom.

We do this through three ways: 
  1. Training. Work Matters holds classes every Spring and Fall focused on helping our Park community surrender their work to God 
  2. Vocational Groups. We have vocational groups for people in the Corporate, Medical, and Education fields to allow professionals to connect with others in their field. More groups are coming soon!
  3. City-wide Engagement. We partner with other churches and ministries across the city to host events focused on equipping Chicagoland Christians to more fully align their work to God's purposes and seek the welfare of the city.

For more information, please contact us at workmatters@parkcommunitychurch.org.

Work Matters | Faith Driven Entrepreneur Conference

Come gather with us for a night filled with worship as we connect around a campfire, hear testimonies about how God is working in the workplace, and make some s'mores together. This is in collaboration with the Faith and Work Movement's campfire worship night series.

Saturday, October 3 | 7-9PM | Lakefront near Belmont Harbor
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Identity and Purpose in the Workplace: A Night with Mark Phillips

Our work can be an important part of who we are - but what happens when our career, accomplishments, or ambitions begin to define us? Join Work Matters for an evening with Mark Phillips, Founder and Managing Partner of 11 Tribes Ventures, as we explore how our identity in Christ should shape the way we think about work, success, ambition, and purpose.

Thursday, October 15 | 7-8:30 PM | Rooms 205/6/Cafe
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Redemptive Entrepreneurship: A Conversation on Business, Calling, and Leadership with Darren Thompson

Have you wondered how to build a business that reflects the Kingdom rather than simply the market? Join Work Matters for an evening fireside conversation with Darren Thompson, President of Process Alliance, as he explores what it means to lead with conviction in the world of business and entrepreneurship. Together, we'll examine what redemptive leadership actually looks like in practice — how faith shapes the decisions leaders make about people, profit, risk, and purpose, and how the gospel speaks into the pressures and opportunities that come with building something new.

Wednesday, November 4 | 7-8:30 PM | Rooms 205/6/Cafe
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Working Under the Sun: Ecclesiastes and the Theology of Work

Statistically speaking, most of us will spend roughly two-thirds of our waking lives working. Ecclesiastes brilliantly captures the toil, joy, fleeting success, and unanswered questions that we all experience in our work. Join us as we explore this book through the lens of our work, and discover what God has to say about the ups and down of our vocations. This class will be part instructor-led and part group discussion. So come ready to meet and get to know other Park Near North professionals who are similarly seeking the Lord’s will with their work.

Sundays, November 8 and 15 | 12 PM | Park Near North
Lunch provided
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