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Why Did Jesus Come to Earth?
Reprinted from the Chalmers Center; also see the Chalmers Center’s statement on racial injustice and call to prayer and lament. So what is the church supposed to do about racial injustice? Many responses to this cultural moment have emphasized...
Classic EWP Talk: A Public Faith That’s Religiously Right, Not “Religious Right”
The long-term captivity of U.S. evangelical churches to right-wing politics is leading many young evangelicals right out of our church doors. As Anthony Bradley of The King’s College highlights in this classic Economic Wisdom Project Talk, young American evangelicals...
What Does Justice Require?
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...
Karam Forum: Traditioned Innovation and the Common Good in Theological Education
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....
Christopher Brooks on Rethinking Urban Poverty
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 poverty....
Classic EWP Talk: Creation and Economics
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...
Seminary Spotlight: Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
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...
Seminary Spotlight: Seattle Pacific Seminary
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...
Karam Forum: Entrepreneurship Connecting Church, Academy and Community
At Karam Forum 2020, we convened a panel of leading theological educators from across the country to discuss the relationship between entrepreneurship, theological education and pastoral ministry. In this brand new video release from Karam Forum, three speakers cast a...
Chicken Farming and Motorcycle Repair Training for Pastors in Kenya
Through my over 20 years of experience in teaching and administration in Christian higher education institutions in Kenya, two main challenges have become apparent. The first is the challenge of long-term financial sustainability of theological institutions. Students’...