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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...
EWP Notes
The vision paper of the Economic Wisdom Project (EWP) asserts that its 12 Elements of Economic Wisdom are “grounded in biblical and theological learning” and “in organic continuity with historic Christian thought and practice” (p. 8). Exploring how the EWP connects...
Seminary Spotlight
Grand Rapids Theological Seminary By Darrell Yoder, Adjunct Professor At Grand Rapids Theological Seminary (GRTS), we seek to contribute to the mission of the Oikonomia Network within our spheres of influence. Since 2008, we have used a variety of venues to explore...
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ON at Western Seminary By Jim Hislop, director of the Center for Leadership Development With the encouragement of our program as part of the Oikonomia Network, several professors at Western Seminary have begun incorporating theological approaches to work...
God and Work Lives
Connecting Our God Lives and Our Work Lives Klaus Issler, Professor of Christian Education & Theology, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University What are some ways in which people can bring their God-lives into their work-lives? The brief reflections presented...
Good Fruit
Andrew Arndt, lead pastor of Bloom Church and regional network coordinator for the Kern Pastors Network in the Rocky Mountain region One of the great joys of serving as a regional coordinator of the Kern Pastors Network is gathering together with other Kern Pastors to...
ETS Event
The Oikonomia Network (ON) will once again host a public lunch event at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. Titled “The Global Economy: Implications for the Church,” this year’s event will be hosted by Scott Rae and will feature two...