by Greg Forster, director of the Oikonomia Network | Jun 2, 2020 | Newsletter Articles
Note: This is an excerpt of a chapter in the ON resource Economic Wisdom for Churches. See also Luke Bobo’s Race, Economics and Apologetics: Is There a Connection?, which was shared with attendees at Karam Forum 2020. THESIS 50: Christians should be taught that if the...
by Oikonomia Network | Jun 2, 2020 | Newsletter Articles
Christian higher education, like all institutions of learning across the country, find themselves in a dramatic period of disruption. The forces of change already in play in higher education are only accentuated by COVID-19’s impact on global health and economies....
by Oikonomia Network | Jun 2, 2020 | Newsletter Articles
Note: This month we are reprinting our original article on Christopher Brooks’ EWP Talk on Rethinking Urban Poverty. See our playlists on Ethics, Culture and Pastoral Leadership for more resources. There’s nothing the church needs to rethink as urgently as...
by Oikonomia Network | Jun 2, 2020 | Newsletter Articles
What does vocational faithfulness look like when there is a gulf between our daily work and our sense of calling? How can Christians embrace a holistic vision for work, and every aspect of our economic activity? In this seminal talk in the Economic Wisdom Project...
by Charlie Self, professor of church history | Jun 2, 2020 | Newsletter Articles
In the midst of both a changing educational landscape and the current COVID-19 crisis, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (AGTS) is moving forward on a variety of fronts with her commitment to preparing leaders with the vision and skills of discipleship and...
by Katherine Douglass, assistant professor of educational ministry and practical theology | Jun 2, 2020 | Newsletter Articles
This past quarter at Seattle Pacific Seminary, I taught a course entitled Vocational Discernment and Discipleship. This course is described as “explor[ing] various models of Christian discipleship that are intended to sustain a lifetime of ministry, and various...