While these thoughts were originally addressed to members of the Oikonomia Network, there are implications for many other folks as well about what we measure and how we measure it. The assessment system profiled in this article was selected by the Oikonomia Network Advisory Committee as a “helpful model” for network faculty to consider. The rest of us can look at the available resources about integrating faith, work, and economics too by checking out their page. Does the faith and... Read more
Where once retailers were strangers, they are now a united group, proudly sharing photographs of their joint achievement. Where they acted as competitors towards each other, they now act like a mini Neighborhood Watch group alerting one another to thefts and break-ins. Once again, something of the life-giving kingdom breaks through. Read more
Today we’re starting a series of posts on Luther, Lutherans, and calling by Lutheran pastor Adam Roe with responses over at Cranach by Gene Veith. (Read the response to this post here.) They’ll appear from time to time in this space for the next couple of weeks. Enjoy! “I am a pastor, but we are all ministers.” Most readers have probably heard the above statement, or some variation of it, in their denominational circles. As a United Methodist in the... Read more
By Randal Franz This article is adapted by the author from “An Exercise in Theological Imagination,” which appeared in the Journal of Biblical Integration in Business. Even before the recent Great Recession prompted many to rethink our current economic models, some leading management scholars and business titans were calling for the reinvention of management. I agree with them, but as a Christian business scholar I contend that we need to rethink our management models not simply because the context has... Read more
Some more great talks from the Faith@Work Summit have now been posted. (Here’s the first set , here’s the second set, here’s the third set, and here’s the fourth set.) Enjoy! David Miller on the past, present, and future of the faith at work movement: And Bill Pollard reminding us Who comes first (it’s OK to say “Amen”): Read more
Thinking biblically about work requires much more than memorizing a lot of Scripture. It requires learning to think critically and practically about what the Bible has to say. Read more
So last week we recommended the latest issue of Comment on how the faith and work conversation often avoids talking about God’s plan for those of us in work that is blue-collar, no-collar, or just plain icky. They got in touch and were nice enough to let us reprint some excerpts from the magazine here at MISSION:WORK. Here’s the awesome opening essay in full. By Brian Dijkema There is a swath of the evangelical community to whom the “faith and... Read more
A version of this article appeared in In Trust in 2013. This version is reprinted from Grateful to the Dead. Let’s take as given that work matters—it matters to God, and it is most people’s primary arena of discipleship. And let’s agree that the primary role of seminaries and theological schools is to form pastors and scholars who teach and lead people in discipleship. Therefore, it makes sense that theological education should serve a vital role in making the connection... Read more
What are some ways in which people can bring their God-lives into their work-lives? Read more
We’re always happy when more people join the discussions on faith, work, economics, vocation, and calling here at Patheos Faith and Work. Recently we introduced you to our new blogs The Working Catholic and +WORKmessages, and now we want to welcome the Charlotte Fellows, young professionals trying to live out their faith in today’s complex marketplace. Click the logo to head over to their blog, curated by Matt Avery. And stay tuned for exciting announcements in the coming weeks about... Read more
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