Faith, Work, and #Ferguson: An Opportunity for Us?

Last updated on: December 3, 2014 at 9:14 pm By Guest Contributor

By Dr. Vincent Bacote Ferguson, MO has become an emblem, mirror and prism of some of the great challenges that remain in our society. While the debates and punditry will likely continue, and while there are multiple points of discussion, the events there give a significant opportunity for Christians to contribute to the common good and the flourishing of public life. “Common good” and “public life” often lead us to consider the very important work of politics; unquestionably political concerns... Read more

WEEKLY ROUNDUP: More news to challenge and encourage about faith and work

Last updated on: November 24, 2014 at 8:56 pm By Mission:Work

A Monday roundup of great articles that are worth your time to read, ponder, share, or even argue with. This week’s list: Gratitude Pie @ Work. What do we have at work that we can express gratitude for, John Pletcher asks? In Pursuit of Excellence. Constantine Campbell recommends some books on how to be excellent–and what being excellent means. (Part of a whole series on the theology of achievement.) Want a Job? Follow the Market. Mike Rowe’s famous Facebook “rant”... Read more

Does this look like work to you?

Last updated on: November 18, 2014 at 12:58 pm By Mission:Work

This is the eighth in a series of ten posts featuring artwork from the Christians in the Visual Arts exhibit, “Work: Curse or Calling?” Many thanks to Margot Rogers and CIVA for allowing us to feature these beautiful, intriguing, and challenging pieces here at MISSION:WORK. Please check out CIVA’s website for more information on scheduling the exhibit for your own church, school, or workplace, and to see the other images from the exhibit (there are 28 in all.) Today’s featured... Read more

Economic wisdom in 12 bullet points

Last updated on: November 18, 2014 at 12:17 pm By Made to Flourish

By Drew Cleveland. Originally posted at the Kern Pastors Network Resources blog. People love lists! We naturally categorize, organize, and label to cultivate order out of chaos. Even those who are disorganized find value in organization. This is one of the Creator’s strongest imprints on us. Perhaps more telling than we realize is one of the first tasks God gave to Adam in the garden – the naming of the animals! Last month, we posted a short list of the... Read more

Why we give

Last updated on: November 18, 2014 at 1:22 pm By Guest Contributor

By Mike Coyner. This post originally appeared as part of a stewardship emphasis on the “Indiana United Methodists” website; Coyner is the Bishop of the Indiana Area in the United Methodist Church. This is the season of stewardship and pledge drives and other financial efforts in many of our churches and institutions. Every day it seems our mailbox is filled with appeals from groups and ministries and missions requesting that we give to support their good work. All of that... Read more

COMMUNITY DEVLOPMENT FORUM: Shining God’s light on a corner

Last updated on: December 11, 2014 at 10:47 am By Mission:Work

The Patheos Faith and Work Channel recently contacted leaders of some prominent community development and entrepreneurial organizations to talk about successes and difficulties in their attempts to transform communities through the growth of new businesses and attention to the dignity of work. Over the last few days, just in time for Thanksgiving, MISSION:WORK has been featuring their stories. Here is the final story. By Joel Hamernick, Sunshine Gospel Ministries (note: you can also read about how SGM has worked with... Read more

Images of Thanksgiving

Last updated on: November 27, 2014 at 9:25 am By Guest Contributor

By Bill Droel Our image of Thanksgiving Day is influenced by famous paintings, including from 1915 The First Thanksgiving by Jean Louis Ferris (1893-1930) and from 1943 the still popular Four Freedoms by Norman Rockwell (1894-1978). These images serve a purpose even though they compress history and though celebrations in most homes are not as serene as the paintings. The Statue of Liberty is second only to “that star-spangled banner” as a symbol of our beautiful country. It is also... Read more

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM: Equipping the local church

Last updated on: September 3, 2015 at 11:12 am By Mission:Work

The Patheos Faith and Work Channel recently contacted leaders of some prominent community development and entrepreneurial organizations to talk about successes and difficulties in their attempts to transform communities through the growth of new businesses and attention to the dignity of work. Over the next few days, just in time for Thanksgiving, MISSION:WORK will be featuring their stories. Here is the fourth. By David Spickard, Jobs For Life What is the basic mission of Jobs for Life and how did... Read more

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM: Changing one neighborhood

Last updated on: November 26, 2014 at 9:37 am By Mission:Work

The Patheos Faith and Work Channel recently contacted leaders of some prominent community development and entrepreneurial organizations to talk about successes and difficulties in their attempts to transform communities through the growth of new businesses and attention to the dignity of work. Over the next few days, just in time for Thanksgiving, MISSION:WORK will be featuring their stories. Here is the third. By Jim Wehner, Focused Community Strategies Urban Ministries How did FCS come about? What is its mission? Focused... Read more

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM: Growing new ideas

Last updated on: November 25, 2014 at 10:15 am By Mission:Work

The Patheos Faith and Work Channel recently contacted leaders of some prominent community development and entrepreneurial organizations to talk about successes and difficulties in their attempts to transform communities through the growth of new businesses and attention to the dignity of work. Over the next few days, just in time for Thanksgiving, MISSION:WORK will be featuring their stories. Here is the second. By Brian Jones of Innové Project How did Innové come about? What is its mission? The name Innové means... Read more