Each year, the Oikonomia Network Steering Committee reviews syllabi and other materials produced by our network schools in order to identify helpful models that illustrate success in integrating work and economics in theological education. This is one of the ways the committee carries out its mission to provide resources and support to help all our […]
Archives for August 2015
Four Talks You Can Use
Four exciting new short talks on theology and economics from national leaders are now available. These talks are designed to be used as assignments to help you introduce students to these vital issues in your classes. Featuring dynamic and engaging presentations from highly credible figures, and only 15 minutes in length, these talks promise to […]
ON National Office Moves to Trinity
Greg Forster This month, the Oikonomia Network is making an important transition – and so am I. The network’s national office is moving from The Kern Family Foundation to Trinity International University, and I am going with it! I will be joining the staff of Trinity’s newly created Center for Transformational Churches (CTC) to continue […]
Acton U Moments
The Oikonomia Fellows reception is getting crowded – AU is underway! It’s always an honor to welcome the fellows – but it usually looks better in the picture! Jay Moon wants to know – do you know Wesley like you think you do? Asbury brought ten students to AU for class credit this year. Chris […]
Curricular Touchpoints
As we do each year, the Oikonomia Network held a curricular integration workshop at the 2015 Acton University conference. One hundred theological educators divided into tables by discipline and discussed ideas for including work and the economy in every area of the seminary curriculum, from New Testament and Old Testament classes to systematic theology, ethics, […]
Curricular Integration Videos
This spring, we contacted eight ON faculty whose classes were selected last year as helpful models of curricular integration. We asked each of them to record a homemade video of less than five minutes sharing insights on their experiences. Why did they take the approach they did? What worked? What would they do differently? The videos […]