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Radio Free Acton: Jordan Ballor on the Dignity of Our Work
Radio Free Acton: Jordan Ballor on the Dignity of Our Work
Dec 6, 2025 5:16 PM

In this week’s edition of Radio Free Acton, Paul Edwards es Acton Institute Research Fellow Jordan Ballor to the microphone for a discussion on the dignity of our work. Is it more Christian to be a minister than a muck farmer? Does the work of the farmer have spiritual value? Ballor and Edwards explore these questions and more in this podcast, which you can listen to via the audio player below. And if you haven’t done so already, check out Jordan’s book on the topic,Get Your Hands Dirty.

Update:We had a problem with the podcast this afternoon; after some behind the scenes labor, hopefully the issue has been addressed.

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