Part six of a series. On my list of four things we can learn from the sacraments about vocation, the fourth is: My daily work participates in the ongoing drama of the world’s redemption. In the very delicate theological tap dance that constituted my last post, the key problem was relating creation and redemption. Sacraments, I proposed, are the legacy…
Reprinted from Made to Flourish. From time to time, the team at Made to Flourish likes to spotlight real-life examples of the faith, work, and economics integration we teach and promote. This week we want to introduce you to one of our City Network Leaders, Travis Vaughn. Vaughn is the executive director of Metro Atlanta Collective, a church planting network in…
I want to recommend a new podcast that is exploring connections between faith, work and rest: “The mission of the Surge Faith, Work and Rest Initiative is to help people discern their vocations and reimagine their occupations for the good of their neighbor and the glory of God. We produce this podcast to curate opportunities for people to listen to…
What opportunities emerge when faith and work intersect? How does vulnerability change the way we understand the workplace? Industry leaders, CEOs, and trustees from the Fuller community reflect on evolving opportunities at the intersection of faith and the workplace.
For more in this series, check out Fuller Studio’s Faith and Work playlist. Our recent interview with Mark Roberts of the DePree Center is here.
This is the first in a series of posts adapted from a white paper prepared for Wheaton College’s Theology of Vocation Project It is nothing short of ironic that I was asked to produce a white paper on the topic of rest. The news that I had been paired, in Wheaton’s Theology of Vocation Project, with this particular topic elicited…
Barry-Wehmiller is a multimillion dollar global engineering/manufacturing company you’ve probably never heard of and yet “touch” multiple times each week. Close to 95% of all the cardboard used in the U.S. is made on a BW machine (that’s virtually every cereal box at your grocery store). 80% of the world’s medicines pass through a BW-engineered centrifuge. BW holds the patent…
Part five of a series. On my list of four things we can learn from the sacraments about vocation, the third is: My daily work is a means of grace. “Means of grace” is a phrase used differently by different traditions. The goal in this series is to avoid getting too bogged down in differences over the sacraments, but here…
I am pleased to introduce you to a book that invites the church to a journey toward a more holistic method of mission and poverty alleviation. Laceye and Gaston Warner have written From Relief to Empowerment: How Your Church Can Cultivate Sustainable Mission. The Warners support the idea that mission flourishes when relationships are characterized by mutuality—a difficult, but important, balance to…
At Work on Purpose engages over 8,000 working Christians in Cincinnati, Ohio—across church homes, denominations, zip codes, and ministries. This presentation introduces the citywide marketplace ministry model of At Work on Purpose, a contemporary workplace expression of the 1st Century Ekklesia for post-Christian America. Learn about the identity, infrastructure, and initiatives that collectively form the foundation for citywide marketplace ministry…
Dr. Joshua Chatraw has been named director of New City Fellows (NCF) in Raleigh, NC effective July 1, 2018. NCF, a pioneering and intensive program that equips young professionals for meaningful and sustainable integration of faith and work, was launched in 2016 by Holy Trinity Anglican Church and two downtown church partners – Christ the King and Vintage. Dr. Chatraw…
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