We can’t stop adding speakers to the schedule at Karam Forum 2020! Register to attend this gathering time of equipping and collaboration. Karam Forum will meet on January 3-4 in Atlanta to reconnect with one another, and hear from leading voices including Rich Mouw, Charisse Jones, Greg Jones, Rachael and Jacob Denhollander, Jules Martinez and many more. […]
New Resources from the Chalmers Center
Here at the Chalmers Center at Covenant College we’ve long been crafting tools to help churches and ministries discover better ways to love and serve people living in poverty, and through our partnership with the Oikonomia Network, I’m excited to tell you about a few resources we’ve just rolled out to encourage and equip you […]
Workplace as Holy Ground: From Moses’ Wilderness to Modern Business
Note: Excerpt from Working in the Presence of God, copyright 2019 by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Ma. Used by permission. All rights reserved. As we read Scripture, we see repeatedly that God uses space and place to speak, to transform people, and to further his work. But many times, we gloss over this. We also forget the […]
EWP Talks: Theology and Bible – Loving God, Doing His Word
Our collections of EWP Talks on Theology, New Testament and Old Testament will help your students draw more extensively on the Bible and the theological knowledge tradition to help people wrestle with today’s opportunities and difficulties. At the core of our work in the Oikonomia Network is drawing connections between God’s word and the knowledge of it […]
Seminary Spotlight: Fuller Theological Seminary
At Fuller Theological Seminary we are grateful for the work of the Oikonomia Network and enthusiastic about our common vision of flourishing as central to theological education. Over the past year we at Fuller have been busy: 1) in the classroom; 2) developing a new platform for theological formation; and 3) equipping marketplace leaders to […]
Seminary Spotlight: Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
The rhythms of life at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary are rooted in a vision of the gospel that is biblically holistic, prophetic, formational and deeply practical. Within our shared theological framework, we seek to hold space for difference – theological, cultural, ethnic, gender and otherwise – so that we can experience the richness of the […]
Karam Forum 2020: Justice, Discipleship, Fruitfulness, Kingdom
The schedule is packed at Karam Forum 2020, so don’t put off registering to attend this catalytic and connecting event! We’ll be meeting January 3-4 in Atlanta to refresh our community of collaboration, and hear from leading voices including Rich Mouw, Charisse Jones, Greg Jones, Rachael and Jacob Denhollander, Jules Martinez and many more – the list of speakers is […]
Sign Up for Curricular Workshops at ETS/SBL/AAR
The Oikonomia Network is offering theological faculty in our partner schools a unique opportunity this fall. We’re grateful that you’re walking alongside us in making the changes theological education needs for the coming generation to connect our curricula to the world of daily work, to help people live their whole lives for God. And we know […]
A Church-for-Monday Event at Half Off
Made to Flourish will host its Common Good Conference October 5, in host sites around the country. We want to offer seminary students a 50% discount to attend the conference. Please let your students know about this opportunity to learn outside the classroom! Contact me for more information on how to extend the discount price offer at your […]
EWP Talks: Ethics – What Is Real Flourishing?
Our collection of EWP Talks on Ethics will help your students explore the way we strive to live as followers of Jesus, and what we hope for – and will work for – when it comes to economic systems and practices. Perhaps the toughest part, these talks will help convey why we want what we […]
Friends of the ON: What They’re Up To
Over the years, the ON community has been blessed by interactions and collaborations with all kinds of great scholars and leaders from a wide variety of fields. Their lives and their fields are as busy and ever-changing as ours! Here are a few updates on what some Friends of the ON are up to: Lisa […]
Seminary Spotlight: Western Seminary
One among many reasons for seminaries to take vocation seriously is the change we are seeing in students’ motivation for seeking theological education. Students here at Western Seminary are pursuing their education with a variety of different end goals. Our efforts to cultivate greater appreciation for vocation and ministry outside the church walls are connecting […]
Karam Forum: How Theology Changes Life
At Karam Forum we gather as practitioners and friends of theological education to talk about how theology changes life. At our 2019 meeting, one focus was systematic theology as a discipline. Engaging TED-style talks explored how our daily vocations are shaped by the doctrine of the Trinity, soteriology and ecclesiology. We will, of course, be […]
Sign Up for Curricular Workshops at ETS/SBL/AAR
The Oikonomia Network is offering theological faculty in our partner schools a unique opportunity this fall. We’re grateful that you’re walking alongside us in making the changes theological education needs for the coming generation to connect our curricula to the world of daily work, to help people live their whole lives for God. And we […]
Souls on Sticks and Short Talk Clips
Three years of Karam Forum have produced not just catalytic curricular tools and profound lectures, but also short talks that pack big ideas into just a few minutes. It isn’t just Nathan Hitchcock’s Corn Lover Story! Each session at Karam Forum begins with a session host “setting the table” with reflections on the topic, and […]