Tag: stewardship
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“Nothing is Free: The Price Only Business can Pay to Protect Free Markets” by Dave Geenens – Book Review
Order at Amazon: Nothing is Free: The Price Only Business can Pay to Protect Free Markets. What is the purpose of business, particularly as it relates to the welfare of employees? Economists, business leaders, and theologians engage in endless debate about this topic. Regrettably, it tends to be two separate debates with economists and business…
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Ten Ways to Encourage Vocational Stewardship in Your Church
Re-Integrate: Ten Ways to Encourage Vocational Stewardship in Your Church Over the years I've had conversations with pastors who want to do more to integrate faith and work but struggle to know where to begin. Re-Integrate has a post with some very practical ideas. Originally published at www.vocationalstewardship.org 1. During corporate worship services, pray for…
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Stewardship and the Human Vocation to Work
Acton PowerBlog: Stewardship and the Human Vocation to Work Gregory Jensen … We also hear in Genesis the divine command to our First Parents to “be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it” (Gn 1:28). This refers not simply to procreation, to the begetting and raising of children in marriage, it also has…
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After Cape Town: Still Learning to Talk About Business and Ministry
Acton Commentary: After Cape Town: Still Learning to Talk About Business and Ministry … The sad reality for far too many in the church is that “ministry” is sacred and “business” is secular. You do not have to be a theologian to grasp the logical conclusions that follow and that perpetuate these bifurcated realms. Christian…
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“Are Christians Called to be ‘Stewards’ of Creation?” – Paul Heyne
[The following is from a photocopy of an article in a journal that has ceased publication. The article is very difficult to locate. The late Paul Heyne was an exceptional theologian, ethicist, and economist, who authored the highly acclaimed economics textbook, The Economic Way of Thinking (now in its 12th edition.) His collection of essays,…
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Theologians and Economists: A Mission of Stewardship and Redemption
[Series Index] I wrote in the previous post that shalom is God’s vision for us. So what is our mission in relation to the vision that God has given us? I suggest that it is a twofold mission: stewardship and redemption. (I’m riffing here on John Stackhouse’s formulations.) Stewardship Our mission of stewardship is in…
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Self-Interest and Benevolence: Partners, not Antonyms (Part 11)
(Link to Part 10) Benevolence in Family and Beyond I concluded the last post by characterizing the family as a benevolence-oriented commune. There is communal property. Some laborers produce goods for trade. There is a place for those without the capacity to do economic labor and a place for caregivers. Biological bonds and those established…
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Self-Interest and Benevolence: Partners, not Antonyms (Part 6)
[Link to Part 5] Co-creators and Partners in Our Own Provision Over the last five posts, I've made the case that economic freedom has generated unprecedented abundance. People acting on what they believe to be in their best interests bid for goods and services, and people acting on their perceived best interest freely choose to…
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Consumption vs. Consumerism (Final Part)
The following quote comes from David Cowan in Economic Parables: The Monetary Teaching of Jesus Christ. I almost jumped from my chair and shouted "YES!" when I came to this passage; it expresses my sentiments so well. Economic life, in part, is about aspirations. How are we to balance our economic goals with our aspiration…
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Prosperity: Respect for the Individual
We hear much today about the destructiveness of individualism. It no doubt is a significant cultural issue. But only recently has such excessive focus on the individual emerged. Throughout history, individuals were considered subordinate to society or rulers. An individual's existence and liberty were maintained primarily at the pleasure of the societal elite. Elaborate religious…