Note: Karam Forum isn’t the only digital opportunity for ON collaboration! Here’s a quick reminder of an opportunity we shared last month: 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 […]
Archives for October 2020
Flourishing and Justice as “Subduing” the Earth
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 is an excerpt from a chapter in the book; footnotes have […]
Living Faithfully in a World of Difference
Note: Adapted from the authors’ new book, Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference. This book’s central question is how Christians can engage with those around us, while both respecting people whose beliefs differ from our own and maintaining our gospel confidence. We want to provide a Christian response to the reality of […]
Classic EWP Talk: Pastoral Leadership for Flourishing Communities
We’re all struggling with pandemic-adapted classrooms. An invaluable tool to help you adapt your classes for the new pedagogical reality is our library of Economic Wisdom Project Talks. To avoid losing students to “Zoom fatigue” in your digital or blended class, a key best practice is to switch teaching modes at least every 20 minutes. […]
Seminary Spotlight: Western Seminary
In this seminary spotlight, we highlight Western Seminary’s Center for Leadership Development. The CLD is a part of our institution specifically aimed at equipping men and women to thrive as Christians in their workplaces, whether they work in church ministry or elsewhere. A growing library of non-credit resources is available to help train individuals and […]
Seminary Spotlight: Denver Seminary
Note: This article spotlights work at Denver Seminary, where three faculty members are individual faculty partners of the Oikonomia Network. Appropriately for the new pandemic reality, this update comes to you via video. A transcript, with links to the resources discussed in the video, is provided below. Hi there, and greetings from Denver Seminary. My name is […]