What does it look like to thrive in your calling when the conversation for women around faith and work feels one-dimensional? This episode is a must-listen for women longing to live out their faith in every corner of their calling.

While women now have more access than ever to meaningful work outside the home, many feel the Church hasn’t caught up. Joanna Meyer joins us to unpack the tension between home, career, and calling. She offers a deeply thoughtful framework for understanding women’s work through a biblical lens, while addressing the emotional, spiritual, and practical challenges women navigate daily—from workplace dynamics to the pressure of holding it all together.

Whether you're climbing the corporate ladder, leading in ministry, or managing the chaos of home life, this conversation will help you:

• Reimagine your vocation with purpose and faith
• Strengthen your inner life to sustain your outer calling
• Face real workplace challenges with wisdom and grace
• Build purposeful, supportive relationships
• And learn from the lived wisdom of godly women who’ve gone before you

Show Links:

Connect with Joanna Meyer: https://www.joannameyer.co/

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannameyer/

Women Work and Calling: https://www.womenworkandcalling.com/

The Denver Institute: https://denverinstitute.org/

Book: Women, Work, & Calling: Step into Your Place in God's World

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joannameyerco/

If you’ve ever sat at your desk or stood behind a counter and wondered, Does what I do really matter?—this episode is for you. Your job doesn’t have to be glamorous to be godly. Tune in to discover how showing up faithfully—even in the most routine tasks—can shape culture, transform hearts, and bring glory to God.

Dr. Dan Doriani joins us to help reframe the way we think about calling, purpose, and the everyday grind. Drawing on more than twenty years of pastoral insight and theological depth, he unpacks how even the most “ordinary” job can have sacred value.

Whether you're wrangling toddlers in a preschool classroom, scanning barcodes at the drive-thru, or performing emergency surgery, your work carries eternal significance. In God's economy, no task done unto Him is ever wasted.

In this conversation, we’ll explore:

• A biblical theology of work—its beauty, brokenness, and future redemption
• How to find meaning in even the most mundane or overlooked roles
• What it looks like to stay faithful when your job feels frustrating or unseen
• Real-life stories of everyday workers making an extraordinary impact
• How your work can participate in God’s redemptive work in the world

More About Our Guest:

Daniel M. Doriani (MDiv, PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary; STM, Yale Divinity School, Research Fellow, Yale University, 1981, 1995) is a Professor of theology at Covenant Theological Seminary. He has written seventeen books on exegesis and biblical ethics, is the founder and president of The Center for Faith and Work, St. Louis, a member of the Board of The Gospel Coalition, and a regular blogger. He was also a lead pastor of a very small church (5 years) and a very large church (eleven years. He has four children and three grandchildren (so far).

Show Links:

More About Dr. Dan

Get Dr. Dan's Book: Work: It's Purpose, It's Dignity, and It's Transformation

Another One of Dan's Books: Work That Makes A Difference

Listen to Dan Doriani's Podcast: Working with Dan Doriani

In this episode of Unpolished Faith, we're joined by Sebastian Traeger, co-author of The Gospel at Work, to explore the profound tension many Christians feel between two extremes when it comes to their jobs: idleness and idolatry. Whether you're feeling stuck in a “just-get-by” mentality or consumed by career ambition, this conversation will challenge your assumptions about work and offer a gospel-shaped perspective that brings both freedom and purpose.

We dive deep into questions that every working Christian eventually faces:

• How should faith shape our career decisions?
• Can ambition coexist with humility and service?
• Is "ministry" more meaningful than marketplace work?
• How do we deal with difficult bosses or unmotivated teams?
• Where does money fit into the equation?
• And how do we balance work with family and church life without burning out?

Rooted in biblical truth and real-life experience, Sebastian unpacks how the gospel liberates us from the pressures of performance and significance, and invites us instead to view work as a way to serve Christ, no matter what our job title is.

Whether you're in the boardroom, behind a register, or somewhere in between—this episode will help you rethink why and for Whom you work.

Show Links:

Buy Sebastian's Book: The Gospel at Work: How the Gospel Gives New Purpose and Meaning to Our Jobs