Part of UTG at Work’s ministry will be offering workshops in which participants will be given a “missionary discipleship assessment” that will help them narrow in on the “good habit” they should work on to live their faith more authentically at work, Martin said.
For many people, there’s a gap between who they are at home, at church, and with friends and the person they project around co-workers. The assessment focuses on finding where the biggest gaps lie and how those gaps can be narrowed, Martin added.
Martin said participants can evaluate their strengths among the good habits and work on living them out in the workplace. The goal is for participants to walk out of the workshops with a plan for how they are going to evangelize and live their faith more openly at work, she said.
“What we’re trying to do is just get people to take a little step in a direction they’re already moving,” Martin said. “We’re just trying to help people take this one more step.”
In addition to the numerous resources available on the UTG at Work website, Houghton and Martin already have plans to work with several parishes, and the ministry’s first leadership roundtable is scheduled for Oct. 18 with Dr. Kristin Collier, associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan and director of the University of Michigan Medical School Program on Health, Spirituality, and Religion.
The event, which is free for members, will include Mass at St. Aloysius Parish in Detroit followed by a luncheon, speaker, and discussion at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel.
In addition to events, UTG at Work will feature a weekly podcast in which Houghton will give a homily on the Sunday Gospel geared toward working professionals. The ministry’s website also features articles and videos to help guide Catholics interested in evangelizing at work.
Martin hopes UTG at Work will form a community where people can hold one another accountable and encourage one another in their faith.
“If we all were living those good habits, we’re going to influence the culture, in our families, in our communities and our neighborhoods, and especially for us at work,” Martin said.
To learn more about UTG at Work visit www.utgatwork.org.
This article was originally published July 10, 2023, in the Detroit Catholic and is reprinted here with permission.
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