Theology that Works
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Curricular Workshop
Takeaways for Educators At this year’s Acton University, the Oikonomia Network held a curricular integration workshop on work and economics in the seminary curriculum. Over 100 theological educators participated, brainstorming on how work and economics could be better...
New Vision Paper
New Vision Paper on Economic Wisdom and Pastoral Ministry For some time now, the Oikonomia Network has relied on 12 wise elements about the economy to reframe the integration of theology and economics. We envisioned these elements as the first step toward a larger...
Dallas Willard
Tribute to Dallas Willard By Fred Oaks And you know of our concern for you from the way we lived when we were with you. – 1 Thessalonians 1:5 This month we were all saddened by the news of Dallas Willard’s passing. Many faculty members in the Oikonomia...
Seminary Spotlight
What's Going ON at Gordon-Conwell? By David Gill For 20 years, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary has put special focus on work, business, and economic issues through its Mockler Center for Faith & Ethics in the Workplace. The primary activity of the Mockler...
On Screen
Don’t forget about the Oikonomia Network introductory video and one-minute trailer! TED, “Thank you, washing machine . . . that gave us time to read books!” You may recall Swedish economist Hans Rosling’s short BBC video about economic growth...
Brooks & Nelson
Keep watching the Oikonomia Network’s YouTube channel for unique video resources on the intersection of faith, work, and economics. Several new videos feature groundbreaking ideas from leading authors in this field. Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise...
On Point
By Greg Forster Pastors equip the saints for works of ministry, and seminaries equip pastors to do this equipping. In the Oikonomia Network, our calling is to equip the equippers of the equippers! This month, we’re posting several new tools on the ON website that we...
Seminary Spotlight
What's Going on at Biola-Talbot? By Scott Rae At the Talbot School of Theology (Biola University), we are grateful to be participants in the Oikonomia Network as we pursue our commitment to whole-life discipleship by connecting theology to work and economics. When we...
Willard on Wisdom
Love of God and love of neighbor requires us to address these issues of living with economic wisdom. They are too important for human life to be set aside. There is much else for pastors to do, of course, and not every pastor will engage the issues of economic wisdom...
ON Topic
Don’t miss our ON Topic webinar with Tom Nelson, author of “Work Matters,” on May 2 at 1 p.m. CST (2 p.m. EST, 11 a.m. PST). Nelson has made several appearances at seminaries in our network, so many of you are already familiar with his book. In this webinar,...