Are You Stuck on God's B-Team?

What if the work you're doing right now, your career and your job isn't "important enough" in God's eyes?

This is the hidden struggle Steve faced for decades. A talented athlete offered professional contracts, Steve wrestled with whether his faith should lead him away from business and toward ministry. Following the guidance of Christian leaders around him, Steve pursued international business with Exxon Mobil all while feeling like he'd settled for second best.

For years, he woke up convinced he was on God's B-team.

Then one question changed everything: "Why settle for being a pastor if God has called you to be a businessman?"

In this episode, Tom Nelson explores God's vision for work and shows you why there is no B-team in God's economy. Drawing on Proverbs 3:5-6 and James 1:5-6, you'll discover how to discern your true vocational calling and find freedom in knowing you're exactly where God wants you.

You'll learn:
-Why God cares deeply about all work and not just ministry callings
-The difference between your primary calling (intimacy with God) and secondary callings (work, family, relationships)
-How to discern what work God is calling you to do
-Why your paid or unpaid work matters profoundly to God
-A biblical framework for making wise vocational decisions

You are on God's A-team. Your work matters. And God has given you everything you need to flourish in your calling.

Released on 21 Jun 2026