How God made us to “make something of the world” (Andy Crouch at Redeeming Work Twin Cities, part II)

Last updated on: January 12, 2015 at 11:22 am By Chris Armstrong

Redeeming Work Twin Cities was full of pleasant surprises for me. For one thing, I’m a longtime fan of Ken Myers, founder/interviewer at Mars Hill Audio Journal. So I perked up when Andy Crouch used Ken’s concise definition of culture: “What human beings make of the world—in both senses.” The two senses, explained Andy, are these: First, culture is simply the things we make – material – chairs, furniture, pews, clothing, projectors, microphones, interstate highways. Even speech is an act... Read more

Rubber gloves or muddy hands? Andy Crouch at Redeeming Work (Twin Cities)

Last updated on: January 12, 2015 at 11:20 am By Chris Armstrong

Yesterday morning at Art House North in St Paul, MN, the mixed audience of pastors and marketplace workers grabbed a coffee and muffin-the-size-of-your-head and headed for the pews of this unique space to begin a stimulating day’s conversation on faith and work, sponsored by Leadership Journal and the Kern Family Foundation. After musician and Art House North co-owner Sara Groves opened up with a simple worship song (if she were my worship leader, I’d never miss church!), Christianity Today Executive... Read more

Stay tuned tomorrow for the Redeeming Work event……live here on MISSION:WORK!

Last updated on: August 19, 2014 at 2:16 pm By Mission:Work

Tomorrow in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Leadership Journal is sponsoring “Redeeming Work Twin Cities” at the Art House North to discuss faith, work, and the common good. If you can go–sign up now! Today is the last day to get the preview pricing of $99. If not–come back to this spot tomorrow where our senior editor Chris Armstrong will be live-blogging the event. See you there…..or here! Read more

[AUDIO] How in the world do faith and work go together?

Last updated on: August 19, 2014 at 2:16 pm By Mission:Work

Our friends at Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton, IL recently devoted five Sundays (yes, you read that right! over a month!) to the topic of work. Click on the links below to access the first four sermons: “Faithful,” Stephen Gautier “Positive,” Val MacIntyre “Productive,” Kevin Miller “Called,” Kevin Miller Or you can check out lots more uplifting sermons, and other information about “Rez” here. Read more

Why you should study philosophy, even if you’re a plumber

Last updated on: August 19, 2014 at 2:18 pm By Patheos Faith and Work Channel

Recently Scott Samuelson, a community college professor, posted an article at The Atlantic under the provocative title “Why I teach Plato to Plumbers.” His argument is mainly about the importance of opening study of the liberal arts to all people, but it has important implications for integrating faith and work. He writes, Once, when I told a guy on a plane that I taught philosophy at a community college, he responded, “So you teach Plato to plumbers?” Yes, indeed. But... Read more

What does faith and work mean to blue-collar workers?

Last updated on: June 6, 2014 at 3:08 pm By Oikonomia Network

Recently on the Oikonomia Network, pastor Blaine Crawford pondered the white-collar orientation of many of his colleagues in the faith and work movement after returning from a recent conference: During the session, one of the speakers said that while we used to work to meet needs lower on this hierarchy, we now search for meaning, fulfillment, and purpose in our work ‒ the higher levels in the hierarchy. In Maslow’s terminology, we seek to become self-actualized. Implicit to his statement,... Read more

Does capitalism have a future?

Last updated on: August 19, 2014 at 2:18 pm By Patheos Faith and Work Channel

Those of you out there reading this blog have a number of things you want to hear about, we know….how to serve God in your daily work, how to build a better world through your work, how to find hope amidst unemployment and discouragement. We also know that at least some of you are interested in an occasional post on the “big picture” of not just faith at work, but faithful economics. As such, we want to let you know... Read more

Patheos Faith and Work Channel welcomes a new blogger

Last updated on: August 19, 2014 at 3:43 pm By Patheos Faith and Work Channel

Patheos Faith and Work Channel welcomes our newest blogger, J. B. Wood of “Shrinking the Camel.” J. B. is a businessman trying to bring his spiritual life and his business life together. Read more about his struggles and joys, and leave him a comment, here. We are excited to welcome J.B. to the channel. Stay tuned as from time to time we feature some of his work in this space as well! Read more

Listen to a banker talk about serving God in her work

Last updated on: August 19, 2014 at 2:18 pm By Patheos Faith and Work Channel

Recently, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship’s The Well website, a ministry for graduate and professional women, sat down with Christian banker Patricia Snyder to talk about how she serves God in her family and professional life. She described early influences on her calling: My father was a banker, and I always found it appealing that he knew everybody in our hometown. He knew all that was going on in the community. My first banking job, while in college, was stuffing bank statements one... Read more

Four ways to help people who are out of work

Last updated on: June 4, 2014 at 10:47 am By Made to Flourish

Ever feel like a lot of conversation about faith and work is about people with good jobs and rewarding lives? So did pastor Trevor Lee: How do you approach faith, work, and economics with those who have little or no consistent work? As I move deeper into the conversation around faith, work, and economics, I’ve noticed that most of the illustrations and stories I hear are about people with good jobs—even if these are jobs people don’t particularly enjoy. I... Read more