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Author: John PletcherDr. John Elton Pletcher is Lead Pastor at Manor Church in Lancaster, PA where he regularly teaches theology of work and leads in faith-at-work integration. He also teaches as adjunct faculty at Indiana Wesleyan University. John’s books include: Joy & Thriving: Grow Stronger in the Tough Times, Henry’s Glory: A Story for Discovering Lasting Significance in Your Daily Work, Henry’s Christmas: A Story for Discovering God’s Joyous Work at Advent, and coauthor of EmotiConversations: Working through our deepest places. John and his wife, Nancy, have three sons.

  • At Work

Are you feeling foggy, boggy, and stuck in the daily quagmire of down-in-the-weeds decisions as a leader? In Uncharted Leadership,…

  • At Work
  • Theology 101

My first official workplace—the kind that rendered a pay stub—was in eleventh grade after school at Woolworth’s Department Store. Each…

  • At Work
  • Theology 101
Why Forgiveness Is Vital in Business

By: John Pletcher

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Conflict with coworkers is painful. The sting can be real with supervisors, clients, even remote business contacts. We’ve all felt…

  • Theology 101
How To Have Your Best Getaway Ever

By: John Pletcher

8 minute read

Our dining room table is stacked high with travel gear. Later today, I will unbury the cartop carrier and fasten…

  • At Work

I was trying to recover after a long day. I should have known better than to camp on the news…

  • At Work

We all have our share of feisty characters show up in our daily labors. My encounters with porcupine people began…

  • Theology 101

He walked, talked, wrote, and taught with so much wisdom and wondrous grace. Our hearts overflow with rejoicing in remembrance…

  • Theology 101

While touring Israel years ago, I gazed upon what tradition claims to be the very spot. With mild skepticism, I…

  • Theology 101

I bet you’ve wondered. Whether you wait tables each day, help patients at the hospital, fix cars, juggle kids plus…

  • Theology 101

Does this plaguing question haunt you? I’ve asked it often: Does my daily work actually have any greater motivation and meaning? …

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