Periodically I want to make you aware of men and women who are pursuing Kingdom agendas from within the workplace. This morning I read a story on line about how workplace followers of Jesus were “seeking the peace and prosperity” of their city—Portland, Oregon.

Jim White and friend Randy Glanz coordinated a successful campaign in the fight against methamphetamine. They were able to get a documentary about the horrors of this drug aired on all Portland-area news stations. The documentary provided a call line following the broadcast referring people to ways to get help. Why would they take something like this on? They are both members of Christ@Work a faith-based organization that promotes evangelism at the workplace. The article says,

White and Glanz never hesitate to say the motivation and the strength to complete the project came directly from their faith in God. The “Crystal Darkness” also doesn’t hide its faith-based message, which has drawn some criticism. The film’s message of going deep into the horror stories related to the drug also has drawn question of its effectiveness.

White won’t call himself a hero, but I think he sure provides a model of what God can do through men and women to take a Kingdom approach to their work and communities. White said. “For a yo-yo like me to have even completed something of this magnitude was ridiculous to even think about. … To believe Randy and I could have pulled off anything like this was beyond my comprehension.”

I wonder if Nehemiah, Daniel, and Joseph all felt the same way. God used these everyday leaders to accomplish great things when they saw a need in their community and brought God’s power to bear.

You can read the entire story at

http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=119387071262563800