Alistair Mackenzie briefly examines the idea of vocation in each age.
This past Easter, I found myself in a conversation with some friends about death. More specifically, about how our culture views and...
Explanation of differing hermeneutical principles used in the past 50 years by scholars developing theologies of work.
Note: This interview with Sean McDonough by the Oikonomia Network highlights the small-group video study curriculum “Jesus and Your Job,” from the...
A Pittsburgh business executive wakes up one Monday morning with a problem. He needs God’s help, but it isn’t Sunday. As a faithful church member, he suddenly realizes that he’s relegated God to.....
Master Sergeant Russ Gehrlein made his career in military service, where he not only discovered God's purposes for his work, he also...
As the CEO of Executive Soul, Dr. Margaret Benefiel works with individuals and organizations to help integrate spirituality into the workforce.
Lay people have shaped church history by launching businesses that impacted economies and transformed culture.
It’s a book about discipleship and it’s a thoughtful read. Hazardous: Committing to the Cost of Following Jesus asks the question: What does following Jesus look like today? Authors Ed Cyzewski and...
Blogger Lisa-Jo Baker writes, “They tell you that motherhood is a high and noble calling. But they don't tell you you'll clean...
Dale Jones is a vice chairman and partner at Heidrick & Struggles, one of the nation’s top executive search firms.
Most prominent Bible characters were not professional religious leaders. They had jobs in what many call the "secular workplace." For example, Abraham and Jacob were ranchers. Joseph, Daniel, and...
The first characteristic of the way of wisdom personified in the Valiant Woman is trustworthiness. “The heart of her husband trusts in...
God doesn't seem too concerned about what kind of job you have. Some have powerful jobs and others do not. What matters...
Although theology and ethics are inseparable in the Bible, conversations with systematic theology and ethics faculty highlighted the way these have become...
Most Christians don’t find their workplaces very supportive of their faith. Generally, there is limited scope for explicitly Christian witness and action...
My message is, “If you want to know about work, read the Bible.”
God’s faithfulness underlies human productivity, but people have to do the actual work.
Good work is possible even in the midst of difficult circumstances.
Scripture Genesis 1:27-28 27 So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he...