By Jim Grubs, reprinted from Minding the Gap. In a recent conversation with a long-time friend of mine who has just retired as a professor of theology at Whitworth University, I asked him, “What is the most important element of your faith you need to bring into the world of work?” After a few moments of reflection he responded that…
By Philip Thompson, reprinted from the Oikonomia Network. The Oikonomia Network’s student outcome goals include desired outcomes for “pastors, Christian leaders and local churches.” Sioux Falls Seminary wholeheartedly endorses these outcomes and has worked to integrate them thoroughly as we develop “servants for their participation in the kingdom mission,” regardless of the context of their ministry. To give but one very recent…
By Claire Greenwood, reprinted from the Salt & Light Australia Daily Devotional. The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion’, says my soul, ‘ therefore I will hope in him Lamentations 3:22-24 (ESV) Everyone was looking forward to the new year of…
By David Williamson, part seven of a series. God’s intent in saving Noah and the contents of the ark is broader and more comprehensive than the particular creatures and plants. God uses Noah and this remnant from the original creation to preserve all forms of life. Is Noah in this way an environmentalist, understanding and protecting the whole hearth for future…
By Andrew Parris and Don Pope, reprinted from Christian Business Review. Citations have been omitted. Part six of a series. What Christian Leaders Can Learn from Lean Christian leaders, workers and organizations can have confidence that they can learn from and apply Lean wisdom to help them succeed in their work and even to strengthen their Christian identity and mission. Our experiences in…
Reprinted from the Salt & Light Australia Daily Devotional. I have been thinking lately how important it is to reframe our work as an act of worship. I think it helps transform the profane to profound, the secular to sacred, the ordinary to extraordinary, and the natural to supernatural. I see Christians feeling defeated in the workplace, from a faith perspective, because…
By David Gill, reprinted from The 313. Marianne Jennings, educated as an attorney, is professor at Arizona State University. The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse: How to Spot Moral Meltdowns in Companies Before It’s Too Late was her tenth book. She writes and speaks widely on business ethics and has lots of experience consulting with companies great and small. She is a wonderful…
By Jonathan Rogers, reprinted from “The Habit,” his weekly newsletter about writing. To subscribe, click here. When I was growing up in Warner Robins, Georgia, there was a subdivision called “Leisure World.” It wasn’t a retirement community or a neighborhood of vacation homes. It was just a place where people lived with their families. Best I could tell, most of…
Schmiesing, Kevin. Merchants and Ministers: A History of Businesspeople and Clergy in the United States. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2017. 248 pp. $105.00. The story this book tells will be unfamiliar to many readers. The role of business in the development of American history is a contested one, and robber barons and Wall Street tycoons often feature as villains. This…
By Michaela O’Donnell Long, reprinted from Made to Flourish. It might not surprise you to hear that at Fuller Theological Seminary and its De Pree Center for Leadership, this year has been marked by change and uncertainty. After all, who hasn’t felt the turbulent effects of change in 2020? In the midst of this, we remain committed – perhaps more…
