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April 2014

April 26, 2014

The church–an employment agency?

What if we spent the same amount of time, effort, and resources helping a man...

April 22, 2014

Relationships and generational poverty

One-way giving is no proof of interest in another person’s welfare. Relationships are real compassion....

April 18, 2014

Engaging the culture

How does the middle-class church, with its high production values, strong work ethic, emphasis on...

April 14, 2014

Tents, culture, gospel: A post from a Kern Pastor

What difference might it make in our communities if, instead of simply preparing our children...

April 09, 2014

Trafficking and the common good

If you can force me to work – or not to work, as is often...

April 08, 2014

What would God’s March Madness look like?

What better way to honor the Risen Lord than to serve His people?

April 06, 2014

The church, faith, and work

The gospel has a deep and vital impact on how we do art, business, government,...

April 03, 2014

Spiritual formation in the workplace: A post from the Kern Pastors’ Network Director

My preaching failed to cast an imaginative vision for spiritual formation in the workplace. How...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Faith and work churches: Some good examples

While the secular-sacred divide still haunts many, some churches are bridging the gap between Sunday...

March 20, 2014

Re-imagining work as the expression of our humanity

God’s grace is constantly at work in the world to promote workplace practices that resonate...

March 17, 2014

Job’s complaints and our work

Not every church is fully equipped to help people handle work-related difficulties. Is this an...

March 15, 2014

Generational poverty: a post from a Kern pastor

The church cannot afford to engage the poor without understanding their culture.

March 08, 2014

Redeeming Work initiative

Christianity Today announces a new series of events focused on faith and work.

March 07, 2014

God brings the world into being. What does that mean for the world?

Any theology of work must begin with a theology of creation.

March 05, 2014

Civic planning in the Bible?

If God troubles to instruct Moses on civic planning, based on the semi-geometrical growth of...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

The need for social capital

How foolish if we think we must provide for ourselves before we can afford to...

February 25, 2014

The church and those who cannot work

If the close-knit members of the Thessalonian church had a hard time discerning who among...

February 18, 2014

Lessons from excavators: a post from a Kern Pastor

Every vocation is so dependent on the economy that if I’m going to pastor my...

February 15, 2014

Knowing your city’s story

You cannot tell humanity’s first story―the story of God’s rescue―without knowing your people’s second story...

February 04, 2014

Economic challenges provide church with opportunity

“The congregation has to be a place where its members are trained, supported, and nourished...

January 2014

January 25, 2014

The new patron saint of business?

"Faber's vision of the positive role of business is remarkable. He wrote two centuries before...

January 23, 2014

Working on gratitude: a post from a Kern Pastor

One simple way to help people integrate faith, work, and economics is through gratitude. You...

December 2013

December 20, 2013

The end of urban ministry

Although it is often equated with neighborhood improvement, in reality gentrification is a process of...

December 20, 2013

Why does the clergy tax exemption matter?

Aside from the question of constitutionality, the clergy exemption raises a question that many people...

December 14, 2013

Good fruit, thorny endeavor

One of the great joys of serving The Kern Family Foundation as a regional director...