Some more great talks from the Faith@Work Summit have now been posted. (Here’s the first set). Enjoy! John Dyer on what technology we’ll take with us to heaven: Bill Peel on workplace evangelism: David Gill on workplace ethics: Randy Kilgore on workplace discipleship: Read more
If Christians are not actively working to transform and develop their world for the common good, they are not fulfilling their role as human beings (who were created to be creators) or as Christians (who are lights in a darkened world). Read more
By Bill Peel In 1954, a young man accepted the call to become the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Over the next fourteen years he devoted his life to confronting racism in America and mobilized thousands of Americans to join him in non-violent civil disobedience to laws that were unjust to minority Americans. What was it that motivated Martin Luther King, Jr.’s tireless efforts? It was a dream, given by God, and so eloquently expressed on... Read more
By Keith Reeves, professor of biblical studies, Azusa Pacific University The temple cleansing narrative, found in all four Gospels, is a fascinating story. And if popular appeals to the story are anything to go by, it appears to have contemporary relevance for the church. Given that a lot of Christians are talking about this passage and applying it to today’s issues, theological educators ought to help the church discern the significance of the narrative more fully. These passages have been... Read more
Work is no vacation, right? We have some good friends at Christian History Institute, as you know from previous posts, and they’ve just released a video exploring work as it was meant to be in God’s design. Here’s what they have to say about it: Adam knew it, and you know it too. Ever since the Fall, work is no vacation. But what if work can be redeemed? What if a day on the job could be a day living... Read more
Here’s another post in an occasional series about blue-collar work and meaning that we’re running here on MISSION:WORK, this one from a former HVAC contractor. Read the first three posts here: “Does blue-collar work have any meaning?” , “Which is a higher calling: building churches or building fences?”, and “The craftsman and her environment.” By Vince Otten It’s really easy to cheat and get greedy in the HVAC service business—and get away with it. You call me up in a... Read more
Some great and inspiring talks from the Faith@Work Summit have now been posted–including some from folks you’ve read on this channel. Here is Katherine Leary Alsdorf on why faith at work is important: Will Messenger on the big picture of God’s Word on work, in a talk also published as a Theology of Work Project blog post: Greg Forster, who you’ve heard from many times here on MISSION:WORK, on stewardship economics (and yes, that’s a teddy bear): Julius Walls on... Read more
By Petar Nenadov, originally published at the KPN Resources blog Several resources now exist that promote business as a means of alleviating poverty – “When Helping Hurts” by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert, “Toxic Charity” by Robert Lupton, and Poverty Cure by the Acton Institute, to name a few. Each resource acknowledges the usefulness of both enterprise and aid in addressing issues of poverty, but with a clear bias toward enterprise – and the resulting wealth creation – as the... Read more
When we ran our recent series of posts on work and vocation (linked at the bottom of this post) in Christian history by Faith and Work Channel senior editor and Christian History magazine senior editor Chris Armstrong, we accidentally missed this one. Ooops! Enjoy. If you want to read more of what Wesley had to say in his own words, you can check out our series of posts on Wesley’s sermon “The Use of Money”: Business advice from John Wesley... Read more
Here’s another post in an occasional series about blue-collar work and meaning that we’re running here on MISSION:WORK, this one from a farmer and college administrator. Read the first two posts here: “Does blue-collar work have any meaning?” and “Which is a higher calling: building churches or building fences?” By Stephen Milliken In his excellent work, Shop Class as Soulcraft, Matthew Crawford reflects on the frustratingly hollow practice of “image maintenance” that seems to be par for the course within... Read more
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