What would Jesus do?

Last updated on: February 22, 2014 at 7:21 pm by Patheos Faith and Work Channel

What would Jesus do? 2014-02-20T19:36:26+00:00 Patheos Faith and Work Channel

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

You may have heard the phrase. But do you know that it originally came from a 19th-century pastor who worked hard to understand his parishoners’ life at work and penned best-selling novel In His Steps, Charles Sheldon? John Knapp has some more to say on the subject in a post reprinted at “Grateful to the Dead“:

Topeka, Kansas, was in a severe economic recession when Sheldon arrived in 1889 to pastor the Central Congregational Church. To make his ministry relevant to the everyday needs of his parishioners and community, he asked his church for permission to devote twelve weeks to what he called “practical sociological studies,” suspending most of his regular duties except for preaching on Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings. A remarkable adventure ensued, taking him into every part of town to learn how others lived and worked.

Read more here, and check out Knapp’s book How the Church Fails Businesspeople (And What Can Be Done About It), published in 2011, here.

Faith and the Workplace

Christian businesspeople

Previous Post

February 20, 2014

Women, work, and productivity

Next Post

February 24, 2014 Made to make

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Faith and Family Faith and the Marketplace Faith and the Workplace

Select a Month September 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

What is the name for the Christian practice of immersion or sprinkling in water to welcome believers?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Confirmation Baptism Ordination Eucharist