Theology that Works
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Seminary Spotlight
Bethel Seminary Justin Irving, professor of Ministry Leadership Erin Rupe, manager, Work with Purpose Initiative Bethel Seminary joined the Oikonomia Network in July 2012 and officially launched the Work with Purpose initiative in January 2013. As a seminary, we...
More Highlights
The Oikonomia Network at Assemblies of God Theological Seminary Johan Mostert, professor of Community Psychology Charlie Self, professor of Church History Two years of research and testing with hundreds of leaders and field participants is now coming to fruition with...
Commentary on Work
Sean McDonough, professor of New Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary The “Theology of Work Bible Commentary” explores what the Bible contributes to non-church work. The entire commentary website is available for free and it will be published in...
Acton U Moments
Who let the Kern Fellows Out? Stephen Holmgren and Royce Evans are not enjoying AU at all. P.J. Hill has time for another question. It's always an honor to welcome the Kern Fellows. Bethany Jenkins is not enjoying the Kern Fellows welcome reception. Mako Fujimura...
Helpful Models
One of the main purposes of the advisory committee of the Oikonomia Network is to provide resources and support to all our network members, to help them develop pedagogical excellence. The first task has been to review syllabi, papers, videos, and other materials...
Curricular Workshop
As we did last year, the Oikonomia Network held a curricular integration workshop at the 2014 Acton University conference. Over 100 theological educators divided into tables by discipline and discussed ideas for including work and the economy in every area of the...
Faith@Work Summit
The Oikonomia Network is stepping out into the spotlight! At the upcoming Faith@Work Summit, probably the largest and most important gathering in the modern history of the faith and work movement, ON schools and partners are making significant contributions. We’ve...
FLOW Grows
Demand for the Acton Institute’s new church curriculum, “For the Life of the World” (FLOW), continues to grow. Several more seminaries have made plans to use FLOW with students and faculty since our report in the May newsletter. Meanwhile, sales have significantly...
Classroom FLOW
The Acton Institute has officially launched its revolutionary church curriculum, “For the Life of the World: Letters to the Exiles” (FLOW). Faculty in the Oikonomia Network got a special preview of the curriculum at our annual retreat in January, viewing episode 1,...
ON Point
Our seminary spotlights and highlight reports, documenting the steadily building success of our partner schools, are two of the most popular features in our newsletter. As this school year comes to a close, it seems like a good time to look back at some of our...