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December “Are You Sure I Should Say This?” Mouw & Jones at Karam Forum 2020
December God Is Just, God Is Love
December Karam Forum: Meeting Ministries in Atlanta
December EWP Talks: Pastoral Leadership and History – Embodying the Mission
December Church for Monday
December Seminary Spotlight: Covenant Theological Seminary
November Justice and Vocation: Rachael and Jacob Denhollander at Karam Forum 2020
November Seed Co. Hires ON to Consider AI, Culture and Translation
November Racial Wealth Gaps and What Your Church Can Do about It
November EWP Talks: Culture and Formation – Faithful & Fruitful in a Dark World
November Seminary Spotlight: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
November Seminary Spotlight: Sioux Falls Seminary
October Karam Forum: Economic Wisdom in a New World
October New Resources from the Chalmers Center
October Workplace as Holy Ground: From Moses’ Wilderness to Modern Business
October EWP Talks: Theology and Bible – Loving God, Doing His Word
October Seminary Spotlight: Fuller Theological Seminary
October Seminary Spotlight: Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
September Karam Forum 2020: Justice, Discipleship, Fruitfulness, Kingdom
September Sign Up for Curricular Workshops at ETS/SBL/AAR
September A Church-for-Monday Event at Half Off
September EWP Talks: Ethics – What Is Real Flourishing?
September Friends of the ON: What They’re Up To
September Seminary Spotlight: Western Seminary
August Karam Forum: How Theology Changes Life
August Sign Up for Curricular Workshops at ETS/SBL/AAR
August Souls on Sticks and Short Talk Clips
August Why Bother with the Local Church?
August Seminary Spotlight: Dallas Theological Seminary
August Seminary Spotlight: Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
July The God Who Loved Me: Mark Greene at Karam Forum
July Final Reflections on Curricular Integration Workshops
July Economic Wisdom Project Talks (and Where to Find Them)
July The Call to Work and Seminaries
July Seminary Spotlight: Biola University
July Seminary Spotlight: Denver Seminary
June Seeking Economic Wisdom at Karam Forum
June Ethics Curricular Workshop: Faculty Interview
June We’re All Dead? Book Excerpt and AU Lunch Event
June Small Group Study: Jesus and Your Job
June Leaders Who Empower
June Seminary Spotlight: Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
May Karam Forum 2020 Registration Is Open!
May Volf at Karam Forum: Joy, Scandal and Flourishing in a Pluralistic World
May Formation Curricular Workshop: Faculty Testimony
May Faith & Co.: Business on Purpose
May Seminary Spotlight: Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
May Seminary Spotlight: Seattle Pacific Seminary
April David Miller on Seminaries and the Faith and Work Movement
April Formation Curricular Workshops: Insights
April Four Proposed Standards for Faith and Work in Local Churches
April The Christian Economics of Baking Potatoes
April Seminary Spotlight: Bethel Seminary
April Spotlight: The Gospel of Creation and Shalom
March New EWP Talk: Vocation Is Integral to the Gospel
March New EWP Talk: A Sacred Church
March Business Modules in Curricular Workshops
March AU Fellowships Available
March Seminary Spotlight: Wesley Seminary
March Seminary Spotlight: Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
February New EWP Talk: The Portable Trinity
February Vocation & TOW Curricular Workshops: Insights
February Miroslav Volf on the Crisis of Theology
February Moses, Modern Finance, and Payday Lending
February Seminary Spotlight: Sioux Falls Seminary
February Seminary Spotlight: LABI College
January New ON Impact Report
January Our New Curricular Integration Page
January Karam Forum: 2019 Memories, 2020 Anticipation
January Moses, Modern Finance and Poverty
January Seminary Spotlight: Covenant Theological Seminary
January Seminary Spotlight: Criswell College

December New Workshops at Karam Forum
December Homiletics Curricular Workshops: Insights
December God of the Second Shift
December Moses and Modern Finance
December Seminary Spotlight: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
December Seminary Spotlight: Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
November Karam Forum: The Big Picture
November Systematic & Ethics Curricular Workshops: Insights
November EWP Talks at Karam Forum
November Interest on Loans in the Old Testament (Conclusion)
November Seminary Spotlight: Fuller Theological Seminary
November Seminary Spotlight: Western Seminary
October Karam Forum: Who God Is and What God Does
October Old Testament Curricular Workshops: Insights (Part 2)
October Faith at Work Summit Academic Papers
October Interest on Loans in the Old Testament (Part 3)
October Seminary Spotlight: Asbury Theological Seminary
October Seminary Spotlight: Southwestern Baptist
September Faith at Work Summit: Last Chance!
September Old Testament Curricular Workshops: Insights (Part 1)
September Karam Forum: Field Trip!
September Interest on Loans in the Old Testament (Part 2)
September Seminary Spotlight: Moody Theological Seminary
September Seminary Spotlight: Dallas Theological Seminary
August Karam Forum: Rooms Now Available
August Ethics Curricular Workshop: Faculty Interview
August Faith at Work Summit Group Rates & Student Opportunities
August Interest on Loans in the Old Testament
August Seminary Spotlight: Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
August Seminary Spotlight: Biola University
July Big Updates on Karam Forum 2019
July New Testament Curricular Workshops: Insights
July Faith at Work Summit Group Rates & Student Opportunities
July She Is…
July Seminary Spotlight: Denver Seminary
July Seminary Spotlight: Trinity International University
May Faith at Work Summit Early Bird Price Ends Soon
May Curricular Integration Workshops at ON Schools
May Practicing the King’s Economy
May The Trouble With Utopia
May Thinking Big at Karam Forum 2019
May Seminary Spotlight: Seattle Pacific Seminary
April Faith at Work Summit Call for Papers
April Karam Forum Mini-Talks
April How Are You Doing? A Rubric for Schools
April Fellowships at Acton University
April Seminary Spotlight: Bethel Seminary
April Seminary Spotlight: Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
March KF18: Poets and Prophets for God’s People and World
March New Members Join ON Steering Committee
March Creation and Creativity
March Sample Assignments Across the Curriculum
March Seminary Spotlight: Indiana Wesleyan University
March Join Us for the Faith at Work Summit
February Join Us for the Faith at Work Summit
February New EWP Talk: Andy Crouch on Isaiah’s Posterity Gospel
February Brian Fikkert: The Church and Economics
February Teaching Historical Theology: Perspectives on Calling
February Seminary Spotlight: Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
February Person and Property in the Pentateuch
January Celebrating Karam Forum 2018 and Announcing Karam Forum 2019
January Two New EWP Talks: Israel’s Land Laws and Our Economic Mission
January Greg Jones: Traditioned Innovation and the Back to Egypt Committee
January Recommended Assessment Tools
January Seminary Spotlight: Sioux Falls Seminary
January Seminary Spotlight: LABI College/LATS

December Two New EWP Talks: Proverbs and the Great Commission
December Sample Assignments Across the Curriculum
December Publisher Adapts Karam Forum Video
December Resource: Everyday Works Curriculum
December Covenant Becomes ON Partner School
December Criswell Becomes ON Partner School
November Economics of Love at ETS, Human Flourishing at AAR
November Two New EWP Talks: Jesus and Paul as Economic Teachers
November Spirit of Hope: Church Resources
November Road Reflections: The Journey of Vocational Identity
November Spotlight: Fuller Theological Seminary
November Spotlight: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
October Economics of Love at ETS, Human Flourishing at AAR
October Karam Forum 2018: A “Flipped Conference”
October Sample Assignments across the Curriculum
October Road Reflections: Stories of Vocational Navigation
October Koinonia: Communicating the Goods of Creation
October Spotlight: Western Seminary
September Vanhoozer on “Learning Christ” at Karam Forum
September Economics of Love at ETS, Human Flourishing at AAR
September Amy Sherman on Karam Forum Classroom Applications
September Teaching Old Testament and New Testament – Women at Work
September Forster on the Mission of Higher Education at Karam Forum
September Faith, Work and Eschatology
August New EWP Talk: All Good Work: Creation and Parenthood
August Sample Assignments across the Curriculum
August Economic Value: What Should We Want?
August Economics of Love at ETS, Human Flourishing at AAR
August Spotlight: Grand Rapids Theological Seminary
August Spotlight: The Spirituality of Jesus as a Calling, Part II
July New EWP Talk: Striving in His Image is Flourishing
July Flourishing: What is Good for Us?
July Karam Forum Early Bird Discount Ends Soon!
July Teaching Ethics: Ethics at Work and in Business
July Spotlight: Nazarene Theological Seminary
July Spotlight: The Spirituality of Jesus as a Calling, Part I
June New EWP Talk: Two Sons: The Gospel and Work
June New EWP Talk: Chosen Sojourners in I Peter
June Sample Assignments Across the Curriculum
June What is “Done for Christ”?
June Spotlight: Asbury Theological Seminary
June Spotlight: Beeson Divinity School
May New EWP Talk: Sending Disciples to a Pluralistic World
May Mission, Culture and Economics
May Sample Assignments Across the Curriculum
May Fellowships at Acton University
May Spotlight: Trinity International University
May Spotlight: Dallas Theological Seminary
April New EWP Talk: Fruitfulness Matters
April Teaching Hermeneutics & Homiletics: Is Work Meaningful or Futile?
April Helping People Live Like God Owns It All
April ON Names Individual Faculty Affiliate Partners
April Spotlight: Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
April Spotlight: Biola University
March Announcing Karam Forum 2018
March See Our Partners at Work!
March Sample Assignments across the Curriculum
March Christian Resistance to a Culture of Persecution and Dependence
March Spotlight: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
March Spotlight: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
February New Economic Wisdom Minibook
February Final Tips for Karam Forum
February Teaching Formation: Prayer in the Fast Lane
February Discipleship With Monday in Mind: How Churches Across the Country Are Helping Their People Connect Faith and Work
February Spotlight: Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
February Spotlight: Bethel Seminary
January Aleshire on Theological Education’s Future
January Bacote Joins Karam Forum
January God’s Story of Work for Kids
January Teaching Ethics: Faith in Business
January Spotlight: SBTS
January Spotlight: Denver

December LABI/LATS Becomes ON Partner School
December Regional ETS on Vocation
December Seminary Spotlight
December Coupons for Karam Forum Expire January 31st
December Teaching NT: Work and Status in Philemon
December EWP Talk: Christian Personalism
November Karam Forum: International Scholarships and Free Books
November More Highlights
November Seminary Spotlight
November Teaching OT: Song of Songs
November Hill and Bock on Inequality at ETS
November EWP Talk: Marriage and Flourishing
October Chris Armstrong on Vocation and Calling
October Karam Forum: Get the Word Out, Get Free Books
October Teaching History: Development of the Doctrine of Vocation
October Hill and Bock on Inequality at ETS
October Seminary Spotlight
October More Highlights
September New EWP Talks You Can Use
September Fuller Becomes ON Partner School
September Karam Forum Video
September New EWP Resources – English and Spanish
September Teaching Systematics: The End of Work, or Work in the End?
September Hill and Bock on Inequality at ETS
July Early Registration Deadline: Karam Forum
July Three New EWP Talks
July Theology of Work Project – Classroom Resources
July New ON Faith Statement, Goals and Member Process
July What Your ON Peers Are Up To
July Acton University and Acton Outreach
May Teaching History: John Wesley and Economics
May Karam Forum: Chris Brooks & More Added
May Paul Williams on the Paradigms of Theological Education
May Charlie Self Joins Made to Flourish Leadership Team
May Seminary Spotlight
May More Highlights
April Teaching OT: Ruth and the Contemporary Workplace
April ON Announces the Karam Forum
April Amy Sherman on Helpful Models in Local Churches
April Luke’s “Lifestyles of the Rich and Foolish” Part II
April Seminary Spotlight
April More Highlights
March Acton Fellowships 2/3 Gone; F@W Summit Open
March Amy Sherman on Helpful Models in Theological Schools
March Teaching OT: Ruth and Faithful Care
March Luke’s “Lifestyles of the Rich and Foolish”
March Seminary Spotlight
March More Highlights
February Fellowships Running Out for Acton University
February David Miller on the History and Future of Faith & Work
February Teaching Systematic: Gifts of the Spirit
February Faith@Work Summit Open
February Seminary Spotlight
February Seminary Highlights

December New ON Partnership at Acton University
December Teaching Systematic/Missions: Churches & Communities Tool
December Teaching OT: Wisdom on Work
December Households and Economic Injustice in the Old Testament
December Seminary Spotlight
December More Highlights
November ETS and AU
November Teaching Ethics/Missions: Rethinking Poverty Tool
November Teaching Systematic: Co-laborers and the Curriculum
November Family, Land and Household in the Old Testament
November Seminary Spotlight
November More Highlights
October Changes to Our ETS/EPS Events
October Teaching NT/Ethics: Luke & Money Tool
October Teaching NT: How Poor Was Jesus?
October The Spiritual Blessings of Entrepreneurship
October More Highlights
September Events at ETS/EPS
September Teaching OT/Sys: Creation & Economics Tool
September Teaching NT: Every-Member Ministry
September The Church: Shelter, Fighter, or Preview?
September Seminary Spotlight
September More Highlights
August Helpful Models
August Four Talks You Can Use
August ON National Office Moves to Trinity
August Acton U Moments
August Curricular Touchpoints
August Curricular Integration Videos
May The Resurrection of the Body in Our Work
May Luke’s Gospel of Jubilee
May Explaining Economic Wisdom
May Seminary Spotlight & Discipleship Dynamics Assessment
May More Highlights
May Going on Vocation: A New Video
April Exposing Every Student to Calling
April The Testaments Treat Wealth Differently
April Theology and Economics: Caught on Camera
April Seminary Spotlight
April More Highlights
April Your Job Is Not a Vocation
March Jonathan Edwards’ Theology of Inequality
March The Year of Jubilee
March Working for the Weekend
March Seminary Spotlight
March More Highlights
March How Do You Measure a Mindset?
February A Time for Change
February Getting Past “Order v. Sin”
February The Privilege of Teaching
February Seminary Spotlight
February More Highlights
February New at AU