ITEMS of INTEREST

with contributions from J. Michael Parker, John Beale, Kelly Olson

"When hurting people arrive at work , they don't check their personal problems at the door. And many who aren't facing a crisis want to integrate their faith into their daily lives. That's why some [San Antonio] area employees and employers are embracing efforts to bring faith into the workplace, even amid the national tension over the proper place for religion in public life. Os Hillman of the International Coalition of Workplace Ministries in Cumming, Georgia, said workplace spirituality conferences are mushrooming in number, as are Bible and prayer groups at work. A 1999 Business Week article cited on the coalition's website said more than 10,000 Bible and prayer groups were meeting in workplaces across the nation and that 24 books on spiritually at work were being published monthly. . . .

"Such groups are speaking to an urgent hunger in many Americans to reflect their faith in daily life, said Howard E. Butt Jr., chief executive officer of the Kerrville [Texas,]-based Laity Lodge Foundation . . . .

" 'People are increasingly questioning the meaning of work,' Butt said. 'Is it just a paycheck? Is a job just a status symbol or just a way to put food on the table?

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