Theology that Works
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Across Traditions
Faith, Work, and Economics in Four Traditions: Whenever we talk about faith, work, and economics, we speak from perspectives within our various faith traditions. While there are important things we hold in common as evangelicals – the faith once delivered to the...
Working and Keeping
Working and Keeping in God's Oikos By Seong Hyun Park, Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary There are three passages in the Old Testament that employ the verbs “to work” (‘bd) and “to keep” (šmr) as a correlative pair. Reflecting...
ON Point
Like the national faith and work movement, the Oikonomia Network (ON) is growing and maturing quickly. Here are four clear signs of how far we’ve come and how important your leadership is: Mission: Work: Three weeks ago, the world’s largest website for religion –...
ON Retreat
From 3 D's to 6 C's - The ON Faculty Retreat: The annual retreat of the Oikonomia Network, held in Phoenix on Jan. 2-4, kicked off with a powerful talk on “The Church and Economic Renewal” by Chris Brooks, senior pastor of Evangel Ministries and campus dean of the...
Vocation & Call
Vocation and Call: A Construct Proposal Ron Marrs, Associate Professor of Youth and Pastoral Ministry, Western Seminary I have become increasingly concerned about the use of the word “calling” in the discussion of a theology of work. The primary use of “calling” in...
Pastors & Economics
Pastors, Seminary Students, and Economics – Part II Scott Rae, professor of Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University Why do pastors need to be knowledgeable about work and economics? In a previous article, we introduced this...
More Highlights
ON at Assemblies of God Theological Seminary Johan Mostert, professor of Community Psychology Charlie Self, professor of Church History The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (AGTS) is developing a unique discipleship assessment for churches. An innovative product...
Seminary Spotlight
Seminary Spotlight: Trinity Donald Guthrie, professor of Educational Ministries Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) is in the midst of its second year of Oikonomia Network (ON) activities. From the beginning of this partnership, it was apparent that no single...
ON Point
ON Point: The Adiabene Temptation By Greg Forster History can teach us a lot about how different religions and faith traditions have approached work and economics. Last month, one story in particular caught my eye as we prepared to release the first research notes...
ON Point
By Greg Forster “The Bible is not a book for making the world a better place to go to hell from.” That remark came from a missionary attending an event at an Oikonomia Network seminary. Theological educators in seminaries across the country tell me that they hear...