You were made for work that matters.

But life is tough, the world is changing, and career paths are never straight.

It can get pretty…overwhelming.

Take a breath.

You don’t have to do it all, be it all, or have it all.
You’re not a machine.
Discernment comes one step at a time.

What if your job is just to show up, ask the big questions, tune in to God, and keep taking those deep breaths?

My work as a practical theologian is to convert academic research and lived experience into practical resources for the sake of your career. I’m an entrepreneur at heart, which means I’m a doer, a dreamer, and an optimist. Through the starting of my own company and the hundreds of hours I’ve spent listening to people like you, I’ve come to believe that you and I are called to be part of God’s big redemptive work in this world.

I wholeheartedly believe in you. So, let’s get started.

Michaela

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Make Work Matter

Your Guide to Meaningful Work in a Changing World

In the past decades—not to mention the past year—work has changed dramatically. Yet we are still sent into the new world of work with old, outdated tools, expectations, and strategies. This leaves us ill-equipped in our pursuit of meaningful work that will impact our communities and change the world.

The result? Unmet expectations and unfulfilled longings. Not to mention curiosity about how to do the work we sense God calling us to.

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Make Work Matter provides a blueprint for a better future. Filled with stories and insights from faithful entrepreneurs and built on solid research, this book will help you

  • discover what God is calling you to do in a changing world
  • define where you are in this season of work
  • embrace what the Bible says (and doesn’t say) about calling 
  • develop a mindset and habits suited for the new world of work
  • reflect on and work out ways that sustain you on the journey

It’s time to close the gap between what you’re doing now and the meaningful work you desire to accomplish. This book will help you chart your own way forward.

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Road Ahead

The Road Ahead is a six-week group experience that helps you get unstuck and discern next steps on your road ahead. Rooted in research and developed over time, our process is designed to give you space to self-reflect, recharge, and explore new possibilities as you consider what and whom God is calling you to in your work.

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Meaningful Work in a Changing World

This self-paced course is the perfect companion to Make Work Matter. More information will be available Fall 2021.

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Make Work Matter

Close the gap between what you’re doing now and the meaningful work you desire to accomplish. Make Work Matter will help you chart your own way forward.

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“The pursuit of good work takes work—and this book is a powerful tool to focus your labors and ease the challenge of that worthy pursuit. I recommend it heartily.”
 

Dave Evans
cofounder, Stanford Life Design Lab; coauthor, Designing Your Life and Designing Your Work Life; and venture partner, Praxis Labs

“Most of us spend more waking hours on work than anything else. Make Work Matter gives you the road map you need to maximize those hours for your own growth, calling, fulfillment, and formation.”

 

Kara Powell, Ph.D
chief of leadership formation and executive director, Fuller Youth Institute; coauthor, 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager

“Dr. Michaela O’Donnell’s Make Work Matter offers a life-giving, meaning-making invitation, recipe, and coaching-session about work—all in one. She is a very motivating exemplar of what she writes about, and her voice resonates with lived wisdom, creativity, and courage. In a time of extraordinary changes in work, turn here for true help.”

 

Mark Labberton, Ph.D
president, Fuller Theological Seminary

“As a fellow laborer in the faith and work space with Michaela, I wanted to cheer out loud when I read her book, because it is such a practical wisdom for the angst around ‘call’ for many workers, but especially millennials. Her work reflects not only theological truth, but also the hard-earned wisdom that only one who has walked the path can unpack. Michaela’s book has come to lead you into a journey of understanding your work with God at the center.”

 

Missy Wallace
managing director, Global Strategic Services; Faith & Work Content Specialist at Redeemer City to City

“With the compassion of a doting shepherd, the precision of a practical theologian, and the discerning eye of a cultural exegete, Dr. Michaela O’Donnell has gifted us with a down-to-earth book written for working Christians who find themselves smack dab in the midst of a new work world saddled with old tools and sadly ill equipped to be a world changer. Through masterful and compelling storytelling and end-of-chapter practical exercises, O’Donnell provides a blueprint for maturation for the path forward.”

 

Luke Brad Bobo
director of strategic partnerships, Made to Flourish, Overland Park, KS

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Hi, I’m Michaela O’Donnell

Hi there! I am the Executive Director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Seminary where I oversee the center’s vision, strategy, program, and team, all with the goal of helping leaders like you respond faithfully to God in all seasons of your life and leadership.
 
In my work there, I created Road Ahead, a six-week experience, rooted in research, that’s designed to help folks in transition take a breath, discern next steps, and gain clarity about whatever it is God is calling them to do.
 
In addition to my work at Fuller, I have fifteen years of experience as a leader in the marketplace. I own a creative agency with my husband Dan. Long Winter Media. We help brands make social impact through multi-media content.

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