I'm always thinking of different ways to minister and impact my colleagues at work. Since my student worker days while in undergrad, I've always had an opportunity to either offer sound counsel, prayer, and encouragement. My goal has always been to glorify God. So, I began thinking how can I make an impact this Christmas Season. Thus, I'll be sharing some ideas I've gathered that you may be able to use as well.
1. Give away Christmas music that glorifies Christ, and not just holiday music.
You'll find me at any point singing "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire" or "The weather outside is frightful, but the season is so delightful." However, these songs fail to glorify the birth of the Savior that this holiday indicates that it was designed to do. Some suggested music includes Kari Jobe's Bethlehem, Chris Tomlin's Glory to the Highest, or Israel and New Breed's A Timeless Christmas.
2. Twelves Days of Christmas
While working for an employer one year, apart of our gift exchange each day we secretly gave very small inexpensive gifts to our gift exchange recipient. Perhaps, you can give small inexpensive gifts with scriptural notes that glorifies the character of Jesus Christ.
3. Calendars/Pocket Planners
This could be the gift that keeps on giving. Whether it is a daily dose of biblical encouragement, a psalm or proverbs of wisdom, this would be a practical item in which seeds would be sown to win an individual to Christ, and or encourage one who may have a personal relationship with Christ.
4. Personalized Letter, Card, and Framed Poetry
Be creative and be led by the Holy Spirit. Write a personalized prophetic letter to an individual. Pray and ask God what he would like to say to the individual. Listen to hear, look to see, and sense to feel. Print is on nice stationary, handwrite it in a nice card or frame it as artwork. Here's an example:
5. Bible Study.
This season we will certainly see many nativity scenes of Joseph, Mary, and Baby Jesus. But, Jesus was not a baby forever. Jesus at the age of twelve was found in the temple talking with teachers (Luke 2:40-52 KJV), Jesus did a sermon on a mountain (Matthew 5:1-7:29). Jesus was also a healer, deliver, and is the Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6). Use this as a opportunity for discipleship. Take someone to lunch, study and teach the word, and use this as an opportunity to widen their view of the little baby Jesus to a Lord and Savior full of majesty and power.
These are just a few ideas on how to impact your work environment this Christmas Season. Remember we've been commissioned.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Matthew 28:19, 20 KJV
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