I’m grateful to write this month’s seminary spotlight on behalf of The Commonweal Project at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. I benefited from The Commonweal Project as a new student at Southern, grew with it through my MDiv, and now, get to serve it as its...

Note: This article spotlights the work of Paul Anderson, an individual faculty partner in the Oikonomia Network. He delivered this address as the 1985 Quaker Lecture, Western Yearly Meeting. See original text for full citations. Part One of Two The Revelation of John...

Karam Forum 2020 was a landmark. If pastors see themselves as CEOs, the call to justice and vocation – which rocks our placid organizational boats – will feel like a threat. But if pastors are shepherds, they can see that the call to justice and discipleship is...

At Karam Forum 2020 in Atlanta, the Oikonomia Network presented its new 2019 Impact Report. This document introduces the mission and vision of the network, with an overview of who our partners are and what we’re doing; provides testimonies and statistics on the scope...

Reprinted from Made to Flourish. What’s your measure for success at work? Somewhere in the back of my mind I carry around a little scorecard for success at work. “How was your day today?” my husband will ask me over dinner. To answer his question, I take out my little...

We’re grateful for the success of our Economic Wisdom Project Talks, a library of short and accessible – but catalytic and theologically weighty – videos that can be easily assigned to students in classrooms. Covering topics from Jesus as an economic teacher to the...

As we step into the new year, we often welcome resolutions and reflections. We look at the year behind, and cast hopes and goals into the new year – and even the new decade – ahead.  This fall, the Theology of Work Project launched a new podcast, Making It Work,...

Five nouns, which we call our Graduate Profile, drive our teaching at Criswell College: Ambassador, Cultivator, Peacemaker, Problem-Solver and Professional. When students walk across the stage on graduation day, we intend that they will be these five things. We...

Theological leaders Richard Mouw and Greg Jones have dedicated much of their careers to equipping Christians to seek the common good of their communities. Both have led theological institutions and published on the intersections of faith and public life for many...