Economic Wisdom for the Church: Casting a Vision for Vocation

This free conference for pastors and their lay leaders will equip them through the integration of sound economic and Biblical principles to enrich their congregations with a robust theology of vocation. 

Conference Highlights

• Keynote speaker, Tom Nelson, Senior Pastor at Christ Community Church in Leawood, KS and author of Work Matters:  Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work.
• Presenters include economic scholars, Christian business practitioners, theologians and fellow pastors. See full listing of speakers and bio information.
• Discussion time with fellow pastors to build networks and develop a church plan for communicating a strong vocational vision within your church.
• Visit Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood entrepreneurial enterprise projects and meet Wayne “coach” Gordon.
• Tool kit with “cutting edge” books selected to inform and enhance your vocational vision.

The Hastert Center wants to help pastors respond to a statement keynote speaker, Tom Nelson, hears repeatedly from lay people in nearly every vocation: 

“Tell me what I do everyday matters.”