It’s been a crazy year, and you’ve been waiting patiently for word on our annual Karam Forum event. We didn’t want to make any hasty decisions, or make announcements when we weren’t yet sure what we were doing. But we’ve been working behind the scenes to craft the best plan to serve you well. Karam […]
Human Flourishing: Scholarly Collaboration from the ON
Note: The new book Human Flourishing: Economic Wisdom for a Fruitful Christian Vision of the Good Life publishes papers delivered at colloquia that were held by the Oikonomia Network in 2019. This innovative, cross-disciplinary scholarly collaboration is now available in an inexpensive paperback. This book is a step forward for an urgent conversation in theology. […]
Innovative Church: Book and Webinar
Note: Register today to join Scott Cormode, author of The Innovative Church, and Michaela O’Donnell Long for a webinar on how churches can transform their approach to vocation to connect with the rapidly changing needs of the world around us. The Innovative Church is the fruit of five years of innovation work with hundreds of […]
Workplace Discipleship: A Biblical Case for Partnership and Teams
Note: Excerpt from Workplace Discipleship 101: A Primer by David W. Gill, copyright 2020 by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Massachusetts. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The secular case for teams tends to be pragmatic: teams are embraced because they work and they improve the organization. The biblical case grounds the argument even deeper in our created […]
Seminary Spotlight: Biola University
Note: Appropriately for the new pandemic reality, this spotlight update comes to you via Zoom video. A transcript, with links to the resources discussed in the video, is provided below. Scott Rae: We’re happy to bring you this update from Talbot School of Theology and Biola University in the area of faith, work and economics. […]
Seminary Spotlight: Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
A window cleaner, an associate pastor and an educator would typically have little in common. But they do share one thing: they, like thousands of other believers, have been challenged to integrate their work, culture, faith and concepts of economic wisdom via the resources of the Intersect Project. The Genesis of the Intersect Project Southeastern Baptist […]
Karam Forum: Richard Mouw on Theological Education and the Common Good
One of the foremost evangelical leaders in building a theology for the common good is Richard Mouw, former president of Fuller Theological Seminary. In a newly-released video of his talk at Karam Forum 2020, Mouw insightfully identifies potential pitfalls among evangelical leaders driving this change, and offers a more integrated way forward in theological education. […]
Compassion and Conviction: Faithful Civic Engagement
Note: Adapted from Compassion & Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement, by Justin Giboney, Michael Wear and Chris Butler. No one makes political decisions from a neutral position. To make a policy decision is to choose certain values and goods over others. Political decisions are inevitably informed by a certain worldview or […]
The Sixth Commandment and American Democracy
Note: Reprinted from Made to Flourish. In 1958, Martin Luther King, Jr. made the following statement about the Civil Rights Movement: From the beginning a basic philosophy guided the movement. This guiding principle has since been referred to variously as nonviolent resistance, non-cooperation, and passive resistance. But in the first days of the protest none […]
Classic EWP Talk: Fruitfulness Matters
In today’s pandemic-adapted alternative learning environments, Economic Wisdom Project Talks are an invaluable classroom resource. One of the most important methods to avoid losing students to “Zoom fatigue” in your digital or blended class is to switch teaching modes on a regular basis – every 20 minutes is a typically recommended length. Our 15-20 minute […]
Seminary Spotlight: Asbury Theological Seminary
Note: Appropriately for the new pandemic reality, this spotlight update comes to you via Zoom video. A transcript, with links to the resources discussed in the video, is provided below. Transcript Hello, I’m Jay Moon, one of the directors of the Office of Faith, Work and Economics at Asbury Theological Seminary in the Wilmore Campus. […]
Seminary Spotlight: Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
The Center for Transformational Churches (CTC) at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School continues to sponsor programming, cultivate curricular integration and hold campus events focusing on whole-life discipleship and the future of theological education. Some of our key themes under that umbrella include resilient ministry, vocation, human flourishing and economic wisdom. Things have been chaotic here, as […]
I Can’t Breathe: Three Gospel Truths
Note: This article first appeared at Woodside Bible Church on May 28, and is part one of two; read part two here and check out Woodside’s other excellent resources. Citations have been omitted. This article was also published by Made to Flourish. Last week, I lost my breath. My breathlessness came because of watching the […]
Another Run at Freedom
Note: This article is reprinted from Christianity Today, where it launched a 20-week series on race, justice and the church. We encourage you to check out the series as it continues running at CT. Many minorities would rather talk about anything else. We would much prefer to converse over the joy of sports, music, cinema, […]
It’s Decision Time: Reflections on Faith, Race and Justice
Here’s an actual exchange I had after a 2019 Black History Month event that I co-organized and facilitated at a seminary to engage the community in a conversation on Faith, Race and Culture: Event Attendee: “Yeah, that was a good gathering. But, you really shouldn’t use the word ‘race.’ Choose a different word for your […]