The Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary is the primary department taking leadership for programs that connect faith to work and the economy on behalf of Dallas Theological Seminary. The center is headed jointly by myself and Darrell Bock, along with a highly collaborative team whose mission is: shaping compassionate, courageous leaders. Leadership today requires […]
Ethics Curricular Workshop: Faculty Interview
This interview is the latest in a series of articles sharing insights from a joint curricular development initiative of the ON, the Theology of Work Project and three ON schools (Asbury, Assemblies of God and Western). Tell us about the class you examined in the curricular workshop. The class Will, Alistair, and I worked on […]
Faith at Work Summit Group Rates & Student Opportunities
The 2018 Faith at Work Summit, held in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare on October 11th-13th, is open for registration. A reduced price of $239 (regular price $279) is available for a limited time, so be sure to purchase soon! The summit offers group discounts to those purchasing blocks of five or more tickets. The group rate is only $179 […]
Interest on Loans in the Old Testament
Note: This article, part one of a series, first appeared on Biola’s Good Book Blog, one of the posts produced by Biola’s faculty reading group in economic issues. For a more technical analysis, see the author’s article in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. For much of church history, pastoral leaders believed the Old Testament […]
Seminary Spotlight: Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
A pastor, an administrative assistant, a PhD student and a legal assistant would typically have little in common. But they do share one thing: they, like thousands of other believers, have been challenged to integrate their work, culture, faith and concepts of economic wisdom via the resources of the Intersect Project. The Genesis of the Intersect […]
Seminary Spotlight: Biola University
The partnership between the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and the ON continues to reap dividends for our students and external partners. In addition to continuing our classroom integration, we believe we have come up with a beneficial way to integrate new thinking about economic issues with our faculty, and are watching the […]
Big Updates on Karam Forum 2019
We have a lot of news to share – including a new trailer! – as plans have come together for Karam Forum 2019. Our early bird price of $50 is only available for a limited time, so register today to join us for this catalytic event! Karam Forum will be taking place Jan. 3-4, 2019 in […]
New Testament Curricular Workshops: Insights
This the second in a series of articles sharing insights from a joint curricular development initiative of the ON, the Theology of Work Project and three ON schools (Asbury, Assemblies of God and Western). The May ON newsletter included an overall report on three curriculum integration workshops held in March, from the point of view […]
Faith at Work Summit Group Rates & Student Opportunities
The 2018 Faith at Work Summit, held in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare on October 11th-13th, is open for registration. A reduced price of $239 (regular price $279) is available for a limited time, so be sure to purchase soon! The summit offers group discounts to those purchasing blocks of five or more tickets. The group rate is only $179 […]
She Is…
Note: This article is the latest in a series highlighting resources for classrooms and churches. “She Is…Biblical Reflections on Vocation” is a workbook designed to help people engage questions of vocation through the stories of various biblical women. Each of these women – Lydia, Esther, the Proverbs 31 Woman, Mary, Abigail, and Ruth – demonstrates a […]
Seminary Spotlight: Denver Seminary
Note: This article spotlights work at Denver Seminary, where three faculty members are individual faculty partners of the Oikonomia Network. The good work of the Oikonomia Network with seminaries and other educational institutions focuses largely on faculty, academic administrators, and ultimately students. Our schools’ missions rightly keep directing our attention and labors in the direction […]
Seminary Spotlight: Trinity International University
The Center for Transformational Churches (CTC) at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School continues to sponsor programming, cultivate curricular integration and hold campus events focusing on whole-life discipleship and the future of theological education. Some of our key themes under that umbrella include resilient ministry, vocation, lament and perseverance, human flourishing and economic wisdom. Here are a […]
Faith at Work Summit Early Bird Price Ends Soon
The 2018 Faith at Work Summit, held in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare on October 11th-13th, is now open for registration! The early bird pricing for registration is now available at $179 per ticket, so be sure to purchase soon! The ON has been a leading co-host and sponsor of the summit from the beginning. We’re proud of the large […]
Curricular Integration Workshops at ON Schools
Note: This the first in a series of articles sharing insights from a joint curricular development initiative of the ON, the Theology of Work Project and three ON schools (Asbury, Assemblies of God and Western). This March, Will Messenger of the Theology of Work Project and I met individually with 15 faculty on the campuses […]
Practicing the King’s Economy
Note: This is an excerpt from the new book Practicing the King’s Economy. Citations have been omitted. We live in one kingdom, a kingdom of this world. When we look out the window and see King Jesus and his kingdom headed our way, we’re confronted with the same question Rahab faced: Whose side am […]