by Oikonomia Network | Feb 20, 2014 | Newsletter Articles
Faith, Work, and Economics in Four Traditions: Whenever we talk about faith, work, and economics, we speak from perspectives within our various faith traditions. While there are important things we hold in common as evangelicals – the faith once delivered to the...
by Oikonomia Network | Feb 20, 2014 | Newsletter Articles
Working and Keeping in God’s Oikos By Seong Hyun Park, Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary There are three passages in the Old Testament that employ the verbs “to work” (‘bd) and “to keep” (šmr) as a correlative pair....
by Oikonomia Network | Feb 20, 2014 | Newsletter Articles
Like the national faith and work movement, the Oikonomia Network (ON) is growing and maturing quickly. Here are four clear signs of how far we’ve come and how important your leadership is: Mission: Work: Three weeks ago, the world’s largest website for religion –...
by Oikonomia Network | Feb 20, 2014 | Newsletter Articles
From 3 D’s to 6 C’s – The ON Faculty Retreat: The annual retreat of the Oikonomia Network, held in Phoenix on Jan. 2-4, kicked off with a powerful talk on “The Church and Economic Renewal” by Chris Brooks, senior pastor of Evangel Ministries and...
by Oikonomia Network | Dec 18, 2013 | Newsletter Articles
Vocation and Call: A Construct Proposal Ron Marrs, Associate Professor of Youth and Pastoral Ministry, Western Seminary I have become increasingly concerned about the use of the word “calling” in the discussion of a theology of work. The primary use of “calling” in...
