Note: This interview highlights the small-group video study curriculum “Jesus and Your Job,” from the Theology of Work Project. What are the big insights people will get from this video series? When people – both inside and outside the church – hear the word “Jesus,” they might think of a church building, or of “heaven,” or […]
Leaders Who Empower
Note: This article is adapted from Leadership in Christian Perspective: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Perspectives for Servant Leader by Justin A. Irving and Mark L. Strauss (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2019). In his 1978 book simply titled Leadership, James MacGregor Burns notes that leadership is “one of the most observed and the least understood phenomena on earth” (p. […]
Seminary Spotlight: Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
The Center for Transformational Churches (CTC) at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School continues to sponsor development opportunities for faculty and students, cultivate curricular integration and hold campus events. In addition, CTC houses the national office of the Oikonomia Network. Our integrating themes are whole-life discipleship and the future of theological education. Some of our recurring points […]
Karam Forum 2020 Registration Is Open!
Registration for Karam Forum 2020 is now open! Click here to register and make plans to join us this January 3-4 at Intown Community Church in Atlanta for a time of connecting, collaborating, equipping and inspiration. Karam Forum 2020 will feature insights from Richard Mouw, Charisse Jones, Rachael and Jacob Denhollander, Jules Martinez, Christeen Rico, […]
Volf at Karam Forum: Joy, Scandal and Flourishing in a Pluralistic World
Miroslav Volf spoke at Karam Forum 2019 on the urgency of Christians working for flourishing in a pluralistic world. This talk distills insights from an important ongoing conversation in the church, and also includes some provocative new ideas for consideration. Volf particularly points to the importance of educational institutions in carrying the faith forward into […]
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 Western Seminary entitled Introduction to Theological Studies and Ministry Leadership Formation, which […]
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 it “the best resource I’ve seen for Christian business leaders.” We hope theological and business educators alike will find it a helpful tool as well. “Faith […]
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 initiative with academic program chairs, the dean’s office recently established a learning outcomes template for […]
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 interdisciplinary elective “across the street” at Seattle Pacific University’s School of Business, Government, and Economics. […]
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, author of the definitive history of the movement (God at Work), at Karam […]
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 emphasised three different dimensions. Spiritual Formation It is only in the last two or […]
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 different ways. It’s hard to […]
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 chapter reviews a neglected topic, the history of thought on work – with […]
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. Through partnerships with local churches and our network of alumni, we provide opportunities for learning beyond the seminary community. We […]
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 Christian creed arrested my attention. These opening lines seemed to illumine not subsequent articles of the […]