Theology that Works
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Formation Curricular Workshop: Faculty Testimony
This testimony is 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). I have the joy of teaching a course at...
Faith & Co.: Business on Purpose
Note: This article is the latest in a series highlighting resources for theological educators and churches. “Faith & Co: Business on Purpose” is a video resource created by Seattle Pacific University (SPU). Amy Sherman has called...
Seminary Spotlight: Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
The activities and conversations at Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (AGTS) on whole-life discipleship, work and the economy continue to blossom in a variety of ways as the faculty more deeply engages its teaching and learning efforts. In a collaborative...
Seminary Spotlight: Seattle Pacific Seminary
Note: Tom Parks recently graduated from Seattle Pacific Seminary and is now teaching a course at Seattle Pacific University’s business school. Nearing the end of my coursework at Seattle Pacific Seminary, I took Christian Values, Ethics & the Marketplace, an...
David Miller on Seminaries and the Faith and Work Movement
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,...
Formation Curricular Workshops: Insights
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...
Four Proposed Standards for Faith and Work in Local Churches
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...
The Christian Economics of Baking Potatoes
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...
Seminary Spotlight: Bethel Seminary
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....
Spotlight: The Gospel of Creation and Shalom
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...