by Oikonomia Network | Apr 8, 2019 | Newsletter Articles
The faith and work movement will be critically important for the church in the coming generation, and seminaries have an important role to play as the movement faces new challenges and new opportunities. That was the message of Princeton University’s David Miller,...
by ALISTAIR MACKENZIE, TEACHING FELLOW, LAIDLAW COLLEGE | Apr 8, 2019 | Newsletter Articles
This 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). Conversations with seminary faculty about formation courses...
by Oikonomia Network | Apr 8, 2019 | Newsletter Articles
What does it mean for the church to “equip the saints for works of service” in the new and changing world that is emerging globally? One of the toughest challenges in the faith and work movement is that this question is so overwhelming and can be answered in so many...
by Dan Doriani, professor of theology, Covenant Theological Seminary | Apr 8, 2019 | Newsletter Articles
Note: This is an excerpt adapted from Dan Doriani’s new book, Work: Its Purpose, Dignity, and Transformation. After years of teaching about work and interviewing hundreds of people, I sought to supplement the excellent recent publications on work. For that reason, one...
by Justin Irving, director of the Doctor of Ministry program and professor of ministry leadership | Apr 8, 2019 | Newsletter Articles
Since 2012, Bethel Seminary has been engaging the conversation about whole-life discipleship through our Work with Purpose initiative. Seven years later, that conversation and the impact of the initiative continue within the seminary and beyond. Through partnerships...
by Mark DeVine, associate professor of divinity, Beeson Divinity School | Apr 8, 2019 | Newsletter Articles
Note: This excerpt spotlights the work of Mark DeVine, an individual faculty partner in the Oikonomia Network. It is taken from his new book, Shalom Yesterday, Today and Forever. Without warning and with unexpected power, the first article of the oldest...
