sW4H 14 | Dara Perreira: The Messiah Manager Mindset

sheWorks4Him podcast

Guests: Dara Perreira

Ministry/Business: Proverbs and Productivity

You want to bring your faith to work, but how? After all, you don’t see too many people in your office inquiring about God before they start a project or deal with that personnel issue. Dara Perreira has been there. She has worked in Human Resources for years in places like The Home Depot, apparel companies, and as the Director of Human Resources for the Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, Hawaii. Dara can smile on even the most difficult days because she has come to know in her heart who she is really working for - the Lord. In this episode, Dara encourages women to make a difference, get into community, and make Jesus our focus at work.

Dara also shares her love for M’s. Not M&Ms but having a Messiah Manager Mindset (MMM) at work and knowing when to be Mary and when to be Martha. Our mindset leads everything we do, how we respond to challenges and how we make decisions. Having the Messiah Manager Mindset means you consider yourself a manager of your work for Christ with Jesus as the CEO. There is a time and a place to be still and receive and another time to act. We all need to take time at the feet of our Lord Jesus, as Mary did, so we can then shift to being like Martha, serving and doing our work with excellence.

Resources from today’s show:

Dara understands the importance of getting into community with like-minded Christian women in the workplace. If you are interested in finding a group like this, check out Women in the Marketplace small group resources. Additional resources include the Women in the Marketplace Unleashed study and Proverbs and Productivity. Plus, to hear more about the idea of balancing when to be Mary and when to be Martha, tune in to our podcast with Pam Lilly called Mary Mornings & Martha Days.

Encourage or motivated by today’s show? Connect with us more at sheWorks4Him.com or tag @sheWorks4Him on Facebook or Instagram with your story! You can also leave a comment or submit a question to 866-713-9675 that’s 866-713-WORK. Quarterly we will answer questions from YOU, so fill up the listener line with your thoughts and questions.