Reprinted from the Chalmers Center. Having a clear understanding of the different ways to help people in material poverty is essential to recognizing why choosing the right approach matters. To illustrate this, consider the consequences of misunderstanding and unintentionally applying it in ways that cause greater long-term harm, leading to dependency, wasted resources, and even the erosion of local capacities…
By Demi Prentiss, reprinted from Living God’s Mission. Arise, shine; for your light has come,and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth,and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you,and his glory will appear over you Isaiah 60:1-6 In a sermon “for dark times,” sub-titled “Why Bullies Fear the Dark,”…
By David Gill, reprinted from The 313. If you are like me, you must be exhausted and frustrated by the partisan divides in today’s world – divisions that have fractured the Christian church every bit as much as the society around us. We are in serious and deepening crisis. How will we ever come back together? Sometimes we can worship together and pray side-by-side. Sometimes we…
By Greg Forster: part three of a series. If the profession of shepherd is “largely lost on us today” that of the doctor is not. To the contrary, the difficulty for us is to understand how remote and exotic – and shameful – it was in the biblical world. While the shepherd’s work is foreign to us, we are actually too…
Reprinted from the Theology of Work Project. For every powerful boss whose wish is the command of others, there are infinitely more subordinates who must respond to those wishes. Unless you’re a boss with despotic power, you must learn to influence other people at work. This Bible study will teach you how to “lead up” in your workplace, based on…
By Chris Armstrong, reprinted from Humanism as a Way of Life. Part two of a series. Most seriously, many of us may be tempted to some idols or cults present in our workplaces and industries. For example, there are the cults of material gain, of accruing power and competitive advantage at any cost – cults that seem to demand cutting the…
By Steve Rouse, reprinted from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone. Colossians 4:6 Paul’s attempts at conversations about Jesus have landed him in chains. So you could be forgiven for wondering about his evangelistic approach, whether a combative attitude has…
Reprinted from the Oikonomia Network. Our collection of EWP Talks on Ethics will help your students explore the way we strive to live as followers of Jesus, and what we hope for – and will work for – when it comes to economic systems and practices. Perhaps the toughest part, these talks will help convey why we want what we do in those areas.…
Reprinted from the Chalmers Center. We used to send teams into communities asking, ‘How can we help?’ Now, influenced by the Chalmers Center’s insights, we enter with a different question: ‘What can we learn?’ That shift has been profound, allowing us to engage in ways that honor the dignity, strengths, and leadership of the communities we serve. Jonathan Wiles, Chief…
By Brandon Beck, reprinted from Living God’s Mission. Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the people; but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. Isaiah 68:1-6 Do you remember the camp…
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