Have you ever wondered how your work life fits into your spiritual journey? Do you want to explore the various ways that people experience work and struggle with its meaning? This course provides a forum to explore these questions and their implications for ministry today. We approach the topic from a variety of angles, including historical, sociological, literary, and theological texts; interviews; case studies; and site visits. We will explore themes such as: work as spiritual practice or challenge, work as vocation, creativity, prayer and work, fragmentation, use of time, and discernment. We will also explore how cultural forces and economic structures influence the contemporary person’s spirituality. The course includes specific attention to family and work, and to men and women’s various experiences. Students will reflect on the churches’ ministry with working people and will strategize about creative means of spiritual guidance. All will participate in a class project to sponsor a retreat for working people.