Greg Forster One of the things I do most frequently in my work is recommend books. There are tens of thousands of titles on this topic, and quality is very uneven. People need to know what titles they can trust to be a fruitful investment of their time. It has been part of my role […]
Bock & Bradley @ ETS
Come hear Darrell Bock and Anthony Bradley address “Economic Justice and the Mission of the Church” at this year’s meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society! Bock is a senior research professor of New Testament studies and the executive director of cultural engagement at the Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary. Bradley is an associate professor […]
Willard on Well-Being
Just before he joined the church triumphant, Dallas Willard gave two talks on economic wisdom at the Oikonomia Network’s first faculty retreat in January 2013 (audio available here). Material from these talks has been incorporated into Willard’s posthumously published book, “The Divine Conspiracy Continued,” co-authored with Gary Black. Below is the second part of an […]
Class Integration
Greg Forster A helpful model of curricular integration: The curricular integration program profiled in this article was selected by the ON Advisory Committee as a “helpful model” for network faculty to consider. See the reports for participating New Testament and systematic theology classes, and the Old Testament class video module. One of the most important […]
Opus: The Art of Work
Chris Armstrong, Director, Opus On July 1, 2014, Wheaton College launched a new institute, Opus: The Art of Work. The institute has set several goals for our first year: Support scholar-teachers who are developing a deeper, clearer Christian vision of vocation Help students launch into occupations where they can serve the world well through the […]
Seminary Spotlight
Indiana Wesleyan University Eddy Shigley, director, Kern Ministry Program Students and faculty at Indiana Wesleyan University are expanding their understanding of the fully integrated life through internships, retreats, and campus events. Nineteen of our pastoral ministry students recently participated in a service learning internship with local business leaders. Students experience firsthand how the personal faith […]
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ON at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Jessica Chang, Foundation Relations Coordinator A historic gathering of pastors and congregant leaders from 18 churches took place in May at the 2014 Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) Pastoral Collaboration hosted by Trinity International University and the EFCA National Office. Participants deepened their theology and strengthened their practice […]
Two Views of Shalom
Just before he joined the church triumphant, Dallas Willard gave two talks on economic wisdom at the Oikonomia Network’s first faculty retreat in January 2013 (audio available here). Material from these talks has been incorporated into Willard’s posthumously published book, “The Divine Conspiracy Continued,” co-authored with Gary Black. Below is the first part of an […]
ON Things New
Greg Forster A new school year is upon us, with new students and new opportunities. We’ve got lots of new things going on in the Oikonomia Network as well, as we continue to expand our enterprise and bring the gospel to bear on the world of daily work, for the sake of our people and […]
Course Changes Lives
David Gill, Mockler-Phillips professor of Workplace Theology and Business Ethics at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary A helpful model of curricular integration: The seminary class profiled in this article was selected by the ON Advisory Committee as a “helpful model” for network faculty to consider. See the class syllabus here. This article is adapted with permission from […]
Course Changes Lives
David Gill, Mockler-Phillips professor of Workplace Theology and Business Ethics at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary A helpful model of curricular integration: The seminary class profiled in this article was selected by the ON Advisory Committee as a “helpful model” for network faculty to consider. See the class syllabus here. This article is adapted with permission from […]
Seminary Spotlight
Bethel Seminary Justin Irving, professor of Ministry Leadership Erin Rupe, manager, Work with Purpose Initiative Bethel Seminary joined the Oikonomia Network in July 2012 and officially launched the Work with Purpose initiative in January 2013. As a seminary, we use a “three centers” approach to preparing well-rounded ministry leaders. These centers are: (1) a sound […]
Commentary on Work
Sean McDonough, professor of New Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary The “Theology of Work Bible Commentary” explores what the Bible contributes to non-church work. The entire commentary website is available for free and it will be published in print this autumn. It is published by the Theology of Work Project (TOW), for whom I serve as biblical studies editor […]
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The Oikonomia Network at Assemblies of God Theological Seminary Johan Mostert, professor of Community Psychology Charlie Self, professor of Church History Two years of research and testing with hundreds of leaders and field participants is now coming to fruition with the debut of the Discipleship Dynamics™ Assessment. This web-based, whole-life discipleship assessment resource was developed through […]
Helpful Models
One of the main purposes of the advisory committee of the Oikonomia Network is to provide resources and support to all our network members, to help them develop pedagogical excellence. The first task has been to review syllabi, papers, videos, and other materials produced by our network schools. The first round of the committee’s review […]