Category: Integration with the Church

Why Are You Asking a Theologian What Lawyers Should Do? An Interview With Alistair Mackenzie

by  in Diversity, Future of the Movement, Integration with the Church, Leader Profiles, Vocation-Specific Resources

Alistair Mackenzie is a Teaching Fellow at Laidlaw College – Christchurch, New Zealand and has also worked part-time with the Theology of Work Project.  He is the author of Where’s God on Monday?, SoulPurpose: Making a Difference in Life and Work and Just Decisions: Christians Ethics Go to Work, and the founding director of Faith at Work (NZ). As part…

Book Review: The Greening Of the Church

by  in Future of the Movement, History of the Movement, Integration with the Church, Resource Reviews, Theological Discussions

I was recently introduced to a book that, while not new, has important wisdom for leaders in the faith and work movement. The Greening Of the Church (1971) was written by Findley Bartow Edge (1916-2002). Dr. Edge held the Basil Manly, Jr. Chair of Religious Education at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he taught for more than 40 years. Edge authored…

What does Madam Secretary have to say to the Faith & Work movement?

by  in Blue-Collar Work, Community, Future of the Movement, Integration with the Church, Theological Discussions, Unsolved Problems, Vulnerability

Recently, while enjoying a day away from the office, I was catching up on Madam Secretary. Madam Secretary is a television show that presents the day-to-day life of Dr. Elizabeth McCord, who serves as the Secretary of State. The show does a good job of presenting the entirety of her life, including work and family. One scene from this episode…

7 Ways to Name Flourishing From the Pulpit

by  in Future of the Movement, Integration with the Church, Worship Resources

In the first post (5 Reasons Pastors Fail to Identify Flourishing From the Pulpit) we looked at the risk of flourishing being a buzzword that people write off, and the reason why many pastors are hesitant to name that which flourishes in one’s community. Sadly, pastors are not well equipped with helpful doctrine, definitions, or demands to identify flourishing, and…