Reprinted from the Theology of Work Project. Talk about performance at work can bring up all sorts of mixed feelings. In a recent study of over 1,000 professionals, nearly a quarter of respondents said they “feared” their performance review, while 42 percent said they think managers leave important elements out of their review. According to the study’s authors: “Traditional annual…
By Chris Armstrong, reprinted from Humanism as a Way of Life. Part three of a series. Pastor Tim Keller, in the book Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work, which he wrote with former silicon valley tech CEO Katherine Alsdorf, puts his finger on this syndrome of idolatry. If you wonder how Tim built the thriving Redeemer Presbyterian Church in…
By Jo Trickey, reprinted from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. People do not light a lamp and put it under the bushel basket; rather, they put it on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your…
Reprinted from the Oikonomia Network. Our collection of EWP Talks on Theology will help your students draw more extensively on the theological knowledge tradition to help people wrestle with today’s opportunities and difficulties. At the core of our work in the Oikonomia Network is drawing connections between the knowledge of God and his word stewarded in the church and the challenges of…
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…
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