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| I’ve been working at my company for 23 years, and for most of that time as the only Christian in the workplace and so sourced my workplace support via Chaplaincy Plus in Birmingham but always wished to be able to set up a small group in our company. |
| Rev Andy Moore, Chair of Trustees, gives an insight into what the Christian Ambulance Association is all about. |
| Rev Andy Moore, Chair of Trustees, gives an insight into what the Christian Ambulance Association is all about. |
| Godspot is a monthly thought for reflection and prayer brought to us by Transform Work Ambassador Andy Smith taken from his monthly recordings with UCB radio. |
| I’ve been working at my company for 23 years, and for most of that time as the only Christian in the workplace and so sourced my workplace support via Chaplaincy Plus in Birmingham but always wished to be able to set up a small group in our company. |
| The second Christians in the Workplace Conference was held on Saturday March 1st 2025 at the Jaguar Landrover (JLR) Gaydon facility with about 240 attendees, up from 160 last year. |
| Godspot is a monthly thought for reflection and prayer brought to us by Transform Work Ambassador Andy Smith taken from his monthly recordings with UCB radio. |
| Transform Work have partnered with our Associate Anne de Leyser from Local Houses of Prayer (LHOP) to bring you a framework she developed for speaking blessings over your workplace or sphere of influence. |
| Transform Work have partnered with our Associate Anne de Leyser from Local Houses of Prayer (LHOP) to bring you a framework she developed for speaking blessings over your workplace or sphere of influence. |
| Can you spare £10 a month to help us achieve our vision of 1000 workplace groups in the UK? |
| Have you ever heard of "Workplace Ministry" in a church? Or wondered what it looks like in action? Let me help you understand. |
| Godspot is a monthly thought for reflection and prayer brought to us by Transform Work Ambassador Andy Smith taken from his monthly recordings with UCB radio. |
| Transform Work is thrilled to be working alongside The Business Connection, Solas and Thrive Scotland to inspire and empower workplace Christians through a concentrated two weeks of connecting, and equipping through Thrive25. |
| Such good news coming from Christian colleagues at E.ON. |
| Where better to shine your light this Christmas than in your workplace? A number of Christian Workplace Groups are planning to take part in this initiative, why not join them? |
| Where better to shine your light this Christmas than in your workplace? A number of Christian Workplace Groups are planning to take part in this initiative, why not join them? |
| Transform Work has been promoting our Faith Literacy materials to members of Christian Workplace Groups, ahead of Interfaith Week. |
| Join the midday sector prayer meetings lead by many of our Christian Professional and Sector Group leaders. |
| Transform Work have partnered with our Associate Anne de Lyser from Local Houses of Prayer (LHOP) to bring you a framework she developed for speaking blessings over your workplace or sphere of influence. |
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Have a listen to Transform Work Ambassador Andy Smith share his powerful story with UCB2 presenter Matt Brown about how God healed his son. |
| Transform Work attended David’s Tent, a Christian festival at Charlton Park, Wiltshire. This is a review of how the weekend went. |
| Meet some of the talented new people who are joing the Transform Work team. |
| A conceptual framework to help you to understand why Christians differ from each other in their beliefs and practices. |
| Transform Work and Local Houses of Prayer are working in partnership to bring you a brand new resource to help you in the workplace. |
| During his entire career, he was an active member of Christian Workplace Groups. In 2016, after a talk by TransformWork, he felt challenged to pursue formal recognition of the Christian Workplace Groups within.... |
| If you are a financial supporter of Transform Work you will hopefully have received a hard copy of our Annual Report and we are excited to present it to you again here. |
| Watch the presentations from our 2024 Annual General Meeting. |
| Watch to see how stepping out when you feel apprehensive can sometimes be very rewarding. |
| WOW - it's been amazing to discover so many brilliant activities and initiatives from Christian Workplace Groups who with permission from management have shared the Good News of Jesus with all staff whatever faith or non faith. |
| Listen to Joy share her experience of connecting with Transform Work and how it affected her workplace experience. |
| Meet our Scottish Lead Ambassador |
| Are you an individual wanting to start a Christian group in your workplace. Here's some tips on how to get started. |
| So you've found another Christian in your organisation. Start by sharing how you met Jesus and made Him Lord of your lives, in your lunch or coffee break either face to face, on a call or even using a whatsapp group. |
| A few Christian colleagues have started to connect. Now is the time to starting working through the free downloadable booklet on starting a Christian Workplace Group, p6 Getting Started. Make sure you fill out the blanks together |
| Your workplace knows your group exists and is it acceptable to book meeting rooms and use emails to connect but you don't yet have the same privileges as other diversity and inclusion staff groups. |
| Your Christian Workplace Group is formally recognised as a Staff Network or Employee Resource Group and has the same privileges as the other groups within your organisation's diversity and inclusion framework. High Five! |
| Your organisation values your group and shouts out about you to others. |
| What is God saying, at the start of this process take time to listen. |
| A quick summary about Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
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| An educational course to help colleagues understand the Christian faith. |
| Tips on how to find other Christians in your workplace |
| Equality and Diversity are overlapping principles, but they are not the same. |
| As defined by the Equality and Human Rights Commission Guidance – An Employees guide to Creating an inclusive workplace |
| How can the workplace become a place where individuals living with mental health challenges feel safe, supported, and a sense of belonging? |
| Who will lead? What roles are needed? |
| Are the principles of equality and diversity rooted in Jesus' life and teachings? |
| All equality, diversity and inclusion frameworks, principles, policies and
procedures of any organisation are first and foremost governed by the Equality Act 2010 |
| Now you've understood Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, hopefully you are ready to learn about being a recognised group called a Staff Network or Employee Resource Group. Find out more |
| Time to create your business case or terms of reference. Be totally transparent so management and all staff know what your are endeavouring to achieve. |
| How and why your group should engage with management |
| Frequency, time and venue, agenda, leaders and supporting leaders... |
| This is one of the most important roles of a Christian Workplace Group. Let your light shine so they can see your good works and glorify your Father who is in Heaven. |
| Christian Workplace Groups can be at several stages of development and knowing where your particular group is can help in the process of achieving employer recognition. |
| Don't give up the habit of meeting together. There are many ways Christians can continue to 'meet' - Christian connection and a Christian presence are two key aspects for Christian Workplace Group survival and impact. |
| Meet Lucy from and discover why Christians in Care was started and how you can get involved |
| How can the workplace become a place where individuals living with mental health challenges feel safe, supported, and a sense of belonging? The Sanctuary Course was created to help answer that very important question. |
| John Harris, the chief engineer of the propulsion division, gave a welcome on behalf of JLR. JLR are developing their culture with 13 EDI groups now. |
| How can a work place become a sanctuary? A place where people living with mental health challenges feel safe, supported, and a sense of belonging? The Sanctuary Course was created to inspire and equip communities of faith asking this important question |
| What are you dreaming about for the organisation you work for? Check out Simon's testimony. |
| Workplace leaders have pre-recorded prayers for their specific sectors. Why not watch and pray along with them? Please do share these with your church and prayer networks. |
| Listen to these workplace testimonies and be encouraged. If you have a testimony please email us your video or story so we can share with others. |
| Below are 28 prayer points that you might like to use. Feel free to pick the ones relevant to your organisation... |
| I am excited to announce details of our week of prayer to kick off Lent, starting on Monday 12 Feb. The theme will be ‘stretch’, based on three scriptures that God has impressed on us as we have begun praying into this new year. |
| Do you live in Scotland and are you passionate about Jesus and making him known in the workplace? Could you be our new Scottish Lead Ambassador? |
| Thinking outside the box... Getting Quirky Creative at a local authority this Christmas |
| Chris, who is involved in running a Christian Group in an international software company, told us about the exciting workplace initiative that the group launched at Christmastime. |
| A new resource published with the Evangelical Alliance to help Christians at work to use their legal freedoms to winsomely speak and live for Jesus. |
| One very simple idea at Christmas is to give a Christmas card to every employee. |
| Over the years I have had many Christians complain and challenge
that other festivals tend to get a lot more attention than Christmas.
So I laid down a challenge. |
| What an exciting year it was from 2022 to 2023 for Transform Work and there is lots to look forward to in 2023/2024. |
| Do you live in Scotland and are you passionate about Jesus and making him known in the workplace? Could you be our new Scottish Lead Ambassador? |
| For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). |
| Although there was enthusiasm to organise a carol service we felt it was too late for this year, or so we thought... |
| "Steve, I don't get it... what do you mean by a reverse advent calendar?" |
| Come and join us on Saturday 30th September, 1:30-4:30pm on the site of the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer. Coleshill, Midlands. |
| The Christian Workplace Group and the videos are being advertised in the Staff Briefing email this week and the playlist has now had over 300 views. |
| So many great stories from Paul in this interview. God totally led him from his studies to his career to winning the competition to be the architect for this amazing God ordained project. |
| For Advent 2023 we will have 3 x 45 min early evening zoom prayer meetings spread out during the week beginning 27 November. |
| Brad McLaughlin from Aviva and a team of people from other industries had the opportunity in July to go to Westminster and Number 10 to discuss the role of faith in the workplace, representing Aviva and the Faith Friendly Workplaces initiative. |
| The challenge comes with organisations choosing to recognise a Multi-Faith group rather than specific faith groups... |
| Multi faith forums and faith networks can provide the ideal opportunity to create a Christian group. |
| Multi faith forums - Obstacle or Opportunity? |
| Do let us know if you have any other questions to add to this list |
| At Transform Work we get asked, "why do you encourage Christians to engage in Interfaith Week?" |
| Come and join us on Saturday 30th September, 1:30-4:30pm on the site of the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer. Coleshill, Midlands. |
| This is a great opportunity to get conversations started simply by wearing your T shirt to work or church. Our Ambassadors have already reported that people have asked them about the T shirt when they are wearing it. |
| Transform Work facilitate 3 online meetings a year where leaders of Christian Workplace Groups in the water industry sector come together to share good practice and pray for this sector. Find out more and read a testimony |
| As leaders of Christian workplace mission organisations we unite to serve our Heavenly Father in the workplaces of the United Kingdom and the nations. |
| Bently Eapen demonstrates how a Workplace Christian Group can use prayer to support an organisation's mental well-being strategy. |
| A word from the Chair of the Board of Transform Work who was able to join the Working Party. |
| “Faith is one of the protected characteristics but is often one of the least developed within most companies Diversity and Inclusion strategy,” says Andy. |
| Why would you not want to get involved and make new friends with people of other faiths and non. Take the opportunity to share the good news that Jesus Loves everyone so much that he died for us so we can live eternally. It's amazing. |
| A ministry that seeks to equip a generation of Christian entrepreneurs, business leaders, influencers to do business as ministry. |
| We are constantly amazed at how God goes before our Christian workplace group and provides ways we can benefit our Council.
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| Frameworks, principles, policies and procedures of any organisation are first and foremost governed by the Equality Act 2010. |
| Literally just got all of the sites to pay for hot cross buns for everyone.
I’m hoping to draft a message with details of the churches closest to the offices and get that promoted. |
| Watch this short video as Matt explains how the Christian Workplace Group started in a local authority in Oxfordshire.
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| We wanted to do something different and memorable and fun that would last. Easter eggs get eaten and forgotten... |
| The death and resurrection of Jesus is the big story line of the Bible. It’s no surprise, then, that a majority of Christians celebrate it every year on Easter Sunday. |