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Seminary Spotlight
Asbury Theological Seminary Jay Moon, associate professor of church planting and evangelism “Try to develop partnerships, then learn what works and multiply it!” was the advice from Greg Forster when we started the Office of Faith, Work, and Economics (OFWE) three...
More Highlights
From Classroom Learning to Change in the Church Don Payne, associate professor of theology and Christian formation, Denver Seminary David Buschart, professor of theology and historical studies, Denver Seminary During the spring semester of 2015, Denver Seminary...
Fellowships Running Out for Acton University
The Oikonomia Fellows Program at Acton University is already half full! These fellowships provide full support for a limited number of evangelical theological educators to attend the Acton Institute’s annual conference on June 14-17 in Grand Rapids. John Calvin may...
David Miller on the History and Future of Faith & Work
Adam Joyce, program assistant, Center for Transformational Churches This year, the Oikonomia Network’s annual faculty retreat featured provocative and stimulating talks from three leaders of the faith and work movement. Access their talks and slides here: David...
Teaching Systematic: Gifts of the Spirit
Benjamin Quinn, assistant professor of theology and history of ideas, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Note: This article explores a touchpoint for curricular integration from the ON’s annual curricular integration workshop. What are gifts of the Spirit?...
Faith@Work Summit Open
Bill Peel, founding executive director, Center for Faith & Work, LeTourneau University What will it take for every Christian in the workplace to become a whole-life disciple? What can we do to help lawyers, plumbers, teachers, engineers, entrepreneurs - people in...
Seminary Spotlight
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Richard Lints, vice president for academic affairs and Andrew Mutch Professsor of Theology Over the past several years, our faculty have explored, in a variety of ways, the multi-dimensional character of faith, work and economics....
Seminary Highlights
Legacy Award for Professional Faithfulness Sajan Mathews, professor of systematic theology, Moody Theological Seminary On April 14, 2016, Moody Theological Seminary (MTS) will launch the Moody Theological Seminary 1886 Legacy Award. The MTS 1886 Legacy recipients are...
New ON Partnership at Acton University
The Oikonomia Network and the Acton Institute are proud to announce a new level of partnership through the Oikonomia Fellows Program. Since 2009, this program has provided full support for a limited number of evangelical theological educators to attend the annual...
Teaching Systematic/Missions: Churches & Communities Tool
Note: This article describes one of the four ON short talks on theology and economics designed to be used as class assignments. “Christ and culture!” Sometimes it seems like those three words could start an argument in an empty room. But there is actually a deep...