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…
By now it is almost a truism that the faith and work movement struggles with reaching blue collar workers. A number of very smart people have tried to do something about that. More than any I have seen so far, W. David Buschart and Ryan Tafilowski have succeeded with their new book Worth Doing: Fallenness, Finitude, and Work in the…
By Denise Lee Yohn, reprinted from the Bay Area Center for Faith, Work & Tech. How do you maintain integrity when your workplace doesn’t share your values? It’s a question I hear constantly from Christians in tech, finance, healthcare, and beyond. The software engineer asked to ship an unready product. The data scientist told to optimize algorithms that push users…
By Greg Forster: part two of a series. In a talk on Sending Disciples to a Pluralistic World, Vincent Bacote said: “Many Christians live in an imagination desert, unable to connect faith to vocation.” That’s a deep insight – that it takes imagination to make the connection between faith and work. And Bacote draws the work/imagination connection tighter when he…
Reprinted from the Theology of Work Project. Introduction to the Issue Because they are human and subject to the effects of the Fall, bosses can be arrogant, self-centered, or even abusive. Dealing with a bad boss requires extra tact and forethought. Here is a case study from the bible on one bad boss. A Bible Hero with a Bad Boss…
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