Recently we posted a list of 25 Ways To Be Missional In Your Neighborhood from Verge Network.  Next up is a list of 30 Ways To Be Missional In Your Workplace.  Below you will find 30 small, practical things you can do to foster a missional life at work.  Try one (or many) of them out, or think of your own, and live a missional life at work by loving and serving your co-workers.

1.  Instead of eating lunch alone, intentionally eat with other co-­workers and learn their story.

2.  Get to work early so you can spend some time praying for your co-­workers and the day ahead.

3.  Make it a daily priority to speak or write encouragement when someone does good work.

4.  Bring extra snacks when you make your lunch to give away to others.

5. Bring breakfast (donuts, burritos, cereal, etc.) once a month for everyone in your department.

6.  Organize a running/walking group before or after work.

7.  Have your missional community/small group bring lunch to your workplace once a month.

8.  Create a regular time to invite co-workers over or out for drinks.

9.  Make a list of your co-­workers birthdays and find a way to bless everyone on their birthday.

10.  Organize and throw office parties as appropriate to your job.

11.  Make every effort to avoid gossip in the office.  Be a voice of thanksgiving, not complaining.

12.  Find others that live near you and create a carpool.

13.  Offer to throw a shower for a co-worker who is having a baby.

14. Offer to cover for a co-­worker who needs off for something.

15.  Start a regular lunch out with co-­workers (don’t be selective on the invites).

16.  Organize a weekly/monthly pot luck to make lunch a bit more exciting.

17.  Ask someone who others typically ignore if you can grab them a soda/coffee while you’re out.

18.  Be the first person to greet and welcome new people.

19.  Make every effort to know the names of co-­workers and clients along with their families.

20.  Visit co-workers when they are in the hospital.

21.  Bring sodas or work appropriate drinks to keep in your break room for co-workers to enjoy.  Know what your co-­workers like.

22.  Go out of your way to talk to your janitors and cleaning people who most people overlook.

23.  Find out your co-­workers favorite music and make a playlist that includes as much as you can (if suitable for work).

24.  Invite your co-­workers to the service projects you are already involved in.

25.  Start/join a city league team with your co-­workers.

26.  Organize a weekly co-­working group for local entrepreneurs at a local coffee shop.

27.  Start a small business that will bless your community and create space for mission.

28.  Work hard to reconcile co-­workers who are fighting with one another.

29.  Keep small candy, gum, or little snacks around to offer to others during a long day.

30.  Lead the charge in organizing others to help co­-workers in need.