Tag: leadership

Seminary Spotlight: Fuller Theological Seminary

by  in Diversity, Future of the Movement, Integration with the Church, Leader Profiles, School Profiles

By Mark Roberts Reprinted from the Oikonomia Network website. Fuller Seminary remains grateful for the work of the Oikonomia Network and deeply committed to our common goals. In the past year, we have continued to help all our students grapple with issues of work and calling in required core courses. We have entered the second year of our D.Min. cohort that…

Faith and Work Videos from Fuller Studio and the DePree Center

by  in Leader Profiles, Vocation-Specific Resources

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.

 

“America! America!”: Faith, Work, Law, and Liberty at the Inaugural Prayer Service

by  in Future of the Movement, Theological Discussions, Transparency, Vulnerability

America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law! –America the Beautiful (Katharine Lee Bates) It had been a long glorious morning full of adrenaline, symbolism, and splendid pomp and circumstance. Then we sang the second stanza of the hymn “America the Beautiful.” Confirming my soul in self-control and confirming my liberty in…

An interview with Katherine Leary Alsdorf, part ii: “The church can’t just provide a catalog of answers”

by  in Future of the Movement, Integration with the Church, Leader Profiles

Read part I of this interview here. David Gill: Let me come back to the challenge of being a woman in executive leadership. It seems that many of our faith at work organizations and ministries define themselves as “for men only” even in our time when women are massively present in business schools and the marketplace. Katherine Leary Alsdorf: Prior…

An interview with Katherine Leary Alsdorf, part I: “Who wants a start-up church?”

by  in History of the Movement, Integration with the Church, Leader Profiles, Transparency

Katherine Leary Alsdorf is co-author with Timothy Keller of Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work (Dutton, 2012). She came to Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City in 2002 to establish the Center for Faith and Work to help people nurture a meaningful integration between their faith and their professional work. Prior to this ministry role at…

Inner Work-ing

by  in Vulnerability

A friend of mine just landed a job. The job-hunting process was quite an ordeal. As it turns out, looking for a full-time job is a full-time job. I learned a lot from my friend’s experience, and I am proud of all she did to land a job that seems like the perfect fit. A lot of the work of job hunting involves…

The Top 5 Struggles of Christians in Business: How the Faith and Work Movement Can Help

by  in Future of the Movement, Integration with the Church

    By Jeff Haanen Behind the veneer of confidence, bold risk-taking, and decisive leadership, all of us in positions of influence struggle – especially CEOs.  Considering these challenges tend to be perennial challenges for Christian business leaders, what experiences and/or resources can pastors, para-church leaders, and other business leaders provide for the executives in their network? What still needs…