Tag: theology of work
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Six Ideas on How to Lead Congregations to Integrate Work and Discipleship
The High Calling: Six Ideas on How to Lead Congregations to Integrate Work and Discipleship “How can we create a congregation where work and discipleship are truly integrated?” This is a question I am hearing more often, even though much has been written about a theology of work in recent years. Pastors and church leaders…
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A Theology of Work by One Businesswoman
Ampersand Photography: Thursday Q & A // Theology of Work It’s Thursday! Time for another Q & A post! A question someone posed to me a few weeks ago (I’m sorry, I forgot to write down who asked this…): “I am a fellow photographer desiring to make a business and have been thinking through things…
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Saturday Links
1. I don't know much about Common Good RVA, but I like their vision. Christianity Today published a piece featuring them, Why the Rest of Your Week Matters to God "In general, the church has done a fine job equipping Christians for the "private" areas of their lives: prayer, morality, family life, and so on.…
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Happiness, Meaning, and a Theology of Work
The Atlantic: There's More to Life Than Being Happy This is a fascinating piece on happiness written by Emily Esfahani Smith as she reflects on the difference between happiness and a meaningful life. I've got some thoughts below but here is one powerful excerpt: … This is why some researchers are cautioning against the pursuit…
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The Eternal Significance of Everyday Work
Values and Capitalism: The Eternal Significance of Everyday Work Is God calling you to the workforce or full-time ministry? Many Christian college students preparing to graduate feel as if their entire life rests on the answer to this question. During my senior year at James Madison University, I watched plans to become doctors and business…
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Mark Roberts on Work
Mark D. Roberts: Work and God . . . Oops! The Times Gets It Very Wrong "… So, Kreider’s assertion that God invented work as punishment reveals a double problem. His understanding of God and his understand of work are lacking. If he had done a bit of homework, actually reading Genesis 1-3, Kreider would…
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Mark Roberts on The Chief End of Humanity
Mark D. Roberts: Creation, Contentment, and Work … Human beings are not simply to sit on a beach and enjoy the beauty of creation. Nor are they simply to sit in a cathedral and enjoy the beauty of God. Rather, they are to be actively involved in creation and cathedral, being fruitful, multiplying, and exercising…