With the theme of "God, I Don't Want to Work ard anymore", the Missional Discipleship Workshop invited pastors and experts to talk about how to cope with workplace fatigue.
A survey conducted by the Chinese Coordination Centre of World Evangelism (CCCOWE) found that 60 percent of more than 200 Christian workers aged 18-40 wanted to "lie flat".
But for various reasons, very few of them had the opportunity to "lie flat" (a lifestyle and social protest movement in China to reject societal pressures to overwork) completely. Most of them were stressed out and extremely tired.
"When it comes to following Jesus in the workplace, many people feel very tired," said Rev. David Doong, director general of CCCOWE. "I'm tired enough at work without talking about my mission."
At these times, Uncle Mao, who has been coming to the church since his childhood, expressed that he often felt that he was unable to find the motivation to serve and became even more tired when he was bounded by too many teachings.
Dr. Situ, a workplace manager who participated in the lecture, would not give any advice immediately when someone chooses to lie flat. Instead, he would listen attentively and give them the time to think by themselves. He believes that the workplace is about the relationship between people, and employees are not robots or tools to make money. They should be respected and trusted. Every person in any position has a God-given responsibility.
At the same time, Dr. Situ also talked about his own experience. He had failed in the financial storm in 1997 and was heavily in debt. He was in fear of another failure which may lead to the loss of economic support for thousands of his employees and social events which might hit the industry. At such times, he could only choose to lie flat.
But Dr. Situ also pointed out that lying flat is all about rest and good fortune. The Bible also has many stories of lying flat. God even sent angels to serve Elijah when he was laying flat, all exhausted and sorrowful. The Psalms keeps reminding us of the importance of rest over and over. We're not superhuman. Sometimes we can lie flat and look up to see God's work. God is encouraging people who wanted to lie flat to reveal themselves before God.
A person's life includes many aspects, such as family, work, life, study, and ministry. All these need to be taken into account, so how should we balance them?
Dr. Situ pointed out that we should be committed to our family, work, and church, and live in the same style as Jesus Christ. For example, he said that it was not a good phenomenon for a person to spend all of his or her life in the workplace and then harm his or her family when he or she went home and did not have the energy to take care of them.
Dr. Situ pointed out that God values relationships, and Christians should see our faith in the way we behave, that is, in living the life of Christ.
- Translated by Nicolas Cao
世界华福中心（以下简称华福）举办的“职场使命门徒工作坊”以“上帝我不想努力了”为专题，邀请牧者、专家等畅谈面对职场疲倦期该如何看待。
华福此前做了一份问卷调查，发现200多位18-40岁的职场基督徒，有6成的人想“躺平”，但因各种各样的原因，极少数的人有完全躺平的机会；大多数人感到压力山大、疲倦不堪……
华福总干事董家骅牧师表示，这是现代人的一大挑战，“聊到在职场跟随耶稣时，很多人会觉得很疲倦、很累。工作已经够累了，还要在谈职场使命……”
讲座中，一位自小在教会长大的毛叔表示，自己也曾被许多的教导所捆绑。每当这个时候，他常常觉得无法找到服事的动力，而且也会变得更加地疲倦……
参与讲座的司徒博士是一位职场管理者，当他面对有人想躺平的想法时，他不会给予任何的建议，而是用心聆听并给对方一个空间。因为他觉得职场是人与人之间的关系，员工也并不是机器人或者赚钱的工具，应当得到尊重和信任。任何位置上的人，都有上帝所赋予的责任。
他同时也谈到了自己的经历，他曾在97年金融风暴中失败成为负资产，也曾因害怕二度失败而导致千名员工失去经济支持，更曾因社会事件重创产业……每当这样的时候，他也只能是躺平。
但是司徒博士也指出躺平的根本是人的休息与福分。圣经中也有许多“躺平”的故事，当以利亚耗尽自己，忧愁躺平的时候，上帝也曾差派天使服事他；诗篇也曾多次邀请我们进入安息……要知道我们并不是超人，有时躺下向上看，亦可看到上帝的作为。他鼓励想躺平的人，到上帝的面前袒露心声。
一个人的人生包含着诸多方面，家庭、工作、生活、学习、服事……这些都需要我们顾及到，那我们该如何选择与平衡？
司徒博士指出致力于家庭、职场、教会，要活出相同的耶稣基督的样式。这是什么意思呢？司徒博士举例说明，一个人在职场工作中耗尽自己的全部，而回家后去无心力照顾家庭，反而伤害家人，这并不是一个良好的现象。
司徒博士指出，上帝是重视关系的，基督徒应当在我们的为人处事中看到我们的信仰，即活出基督的生命。
讲座 职场基督徒该如何看待“我想躺平”？
With the theme of "God, I Don't Want to Work ard anymore", the Missional Discipleship Workshop invited pastors and experts to talk about how to cope with workplace fatigue.
A survey conducted by the Chinese Coordination Centre of World Evangelism (CCCOWE) found that 60 percent of more than 200 Christian workers aged 18-40 wanted to "lie flat".
But for various reasons, very few of them had the opportunity to "lie flat" (a lifestyle and social protest movement in China to reject societal pressures to overwork) completely. Most of them were stressed out and extremely tired.
"When it comes to following Jesus in the workplace, many people feel very tired," said Rev. David Doong, director general of CCCOWE. "I'm tired enough at work without talking about my mission."
At these times, Uncle Mao, who has been coming to the church since his childhood, expressed that he often felt that he was unable to find the motivation to serve and became even more tired when he was bounded by too many teachings.
Dr. Situ, a workplace manager who participated in the lecture, would not give any advice immediately when someone chooses to lie flat. Instead, he would listen attentively and give them the time to think by themselves. He believes that the workplace is about the relationship between people, and employees are not robots or tools to make money. They should be respected and trusted. Every person in any position has a God-given responsibility.
At the same time, Dr. Situ also talked about his own experience. He had failed in the financial storm in 1997 and was heavily in debt. He was in fear of another failure which may lead to the loss of economic support for thousands of his employees and social events which might hit the industry. At such times, he could only choose to lie flat.
But Dr. Situ also pointed out that lying flat is all about rest and good fortune. The Bible also has many stories of lying flat. God even sent angels to serve Elijah when he was laying flat, all exhausted and sorrowful. The Psalms keeps reminding us of the importance of rest over and over. We're not superhuman. Sometimes we can lie flat and look up to see God's work. God is encouraging people who wanted to lie flat to reveal themselves before God.
A person's life includes many aspects, such as family, work, life, study, and ministry. All these need to be taken into account, so how should we balance them?
Dr. Situ pointed out that we should be committed to our family, work, and church, and live in the same style as Jesus Christ. For example, he said that it was not a good phenomenon for a person to spend all of his or her life in the workplace and then harm his or her family when he or she went home and did not have the energy to take care of them.
Dr. Situ pointed out that God values relationships, and Christians should see our faith in the way we behave, that is, in living the life of Christ.
- Translated by Nicolas Cao
Lecture: What Should Christians in the Workplace Feel About 'Lying Flat'?
