Reprinted from the Oikonomia Network. The vision of the Economic Wisdom Project is summarized in twelve “elements” that provide starting points for thoughtful, biblically informed understanding of contemporary opportunities and challenges. For a handy guide to the twelve elements, download this one-page summary, taken from our EWP vision paper “A Christian Vision for Flourishing Communities”: Below is an excerpt from the paper “Twelve Elements of Economic…
Reprinted from the Chalmers Center. Has your church or organization experienced an increase in people asking for financial assistance? As costs have been on the rise this year, often the people hit hardest are those with limited financial resources to begin with. So what should you do when people come to your church or ministry to ask for assistance with…
By Demi Prentiss, reprinted from Living God’s Mission. For those of us who choose to be partners in baptismal living, we aim to live our lives following Jesus, walking the road he described as The Way. One frame for that style of living is to understand the life we live as abiding in sacrament. I’m not talking about The Sacrament:…
By David Williamson. Reading “What Does Christmas Have to Do with Work?”, one of Mark Roberts’ devotionals from the De Pree Center, prompted me to think about those who work especially hard at Christmas. When most of the world cuts back and makes room for the celebration of the holiday! Holiday comes from “holy day,” and some are called by…
By David Gill, reprinted from The 313. Dear friends, My new book was just released and Wipf & Stock Publishers is generously offering a 50% discount on all of their nine Gill titles – if ordered at their website this month using the code DWG1946. This amazing sale will end December 31. Please browse the collection below. And feel free to e-mail me if you have…
By David Williamson. This is the second of a series. O God, the creator and preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech thee for all sorts and conditions of men; that thou would be pleased to make thy ways known unto them, thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for the holy church universal, that a it may…
Reprinted from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. Dates Stage 1: February 6, 2023 | 7:30pm – 9:00pm Stage 2: March 6, 2023 | 7:30pm – 9:00pm Stage 3: April 3, 2023 | 7:30pm – 9:00pm Stage 4: April 24, 2023 | 7:30pm – 9:00pm Sign up now! CLICK HERE An online community for those called to “train the trainers,” walking through the Formation for…
By Wilhelmine “Willow” Bellevue, author. Part two of two. See part one here. In this series we are considering different leadership styles in light of biblical examples, including some styles that leadership theologians often reject, to equip Christian leaders to serve those they lead more effectively. Transactional Leadership Though independent and self-regulated followers can flourish in the absence of a cheerleader…
Reprinted from the Oikonomia Network. The vision of the Economic Wisdom Project is summarized in twelve “elements” that provide starting points for thoughtful, biblically informed understanding of contemporary opportunities and challenges. For a handy guide to the twelve elements, download this one-page summary, taken from our EWP vision paper “A Christian Vision for Flourishing Communities”: Below is an excerpt from the paper “Twelve Elements of Economic…
Reprinted from the Chalmers Center. Part five of a series. Adapted from Becoming Whole, 181-182; A Field Guide to Becoming Whole, 135-39. Throughout this series on the five causes of poverty, the underlying connection between them all is the Fall. Because sin entered the world, our stories and practices are twisted by its effects, and both individuals and groups are broken and can…
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