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2014-03-17T17:13:15+00:00

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Job’s complaints and our work

Last updated on: March 17, 2014 at 5:13 pm By Theology of Work Project

Not every church is fully equipped to help people handle work-related difficulties. Is this an area where churches need to improve? Read more

2014-03-17T14:35:53+00:00

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Generational poverty: a post from a Kern pastor

Last updated on: March 17, 2014 at 2:35 pm By Made to Flourish

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

2014-03-08T01:34:51+00:00

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Redeeming Work initiative

Last updated on: March 8, 2014 at 1:34 am By Patheos Faith and Work Channel

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

2014-03-08T01:23:18+00:00

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

Last updated on: March 8, 2014 at 1:23 am By Theology of Work Project

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

Theology of Work Project

workplace

2014-03-05T11:54:39+00:00

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Civic planning in the Bible?

Last updated on: March 5, 2014 at 11:54 am By Theology of Work Project

If God troubles to instruct Moses on civic planning, based on the semi-geometrical growth of pastureland, doesn’t it suggest that God’s people today vigorously pursue all the professions, crafts, arts, academics, and other disciplines that sustain and prosper communities and nations? Read more

Local Church

Leviticus

MISSION:WORK

Theology of Work Project

town planning

2014-02-25T20:34:47+00:00

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The need for social capital

Last updated on: February 25, 2014 at 8:34 pm By Theology of Work Project

How foolish if we think we must provide for ourselves before we can afford to take time for God and the society of his people. The truth is that we cannot provide for ourselves except by the grace of God’s generosity and the mutual work of his community. Read more

Theology of Work Project

tithe

worship

2014-02-25T17:53:50+00:00

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The church and those who cannot work

Last updated on: February 25, 2014 at 5:53 pm By Theology of Work Project

If the close-knit members of the Thessalonian church had a hard time discerning who among them was worthy to receive financial support, imagine how much more difficult it is for a far-flung modern city, province or nation. Read more

Theology of Work Project

unemployment

2014-02-16T20:55:11+00:00

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Lessons from excavators: a post from a Kern Pastor

Last updated on: February 16, 2014 at 8:55 pm By Made to Flourish

Every vocation is so dependent on the economy that if I’m going to pastor my people to think about their work biblically, I must see how their lives are intertwined with everyone else’s. Read more

2014-02-16T20:55:20+00:00

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Knowing your city’s story

Last updated on: February 16, 2014 at 8:55 pm By Made to Flourish

You cannot tell humanity’s first story―the story of God’s rescue―without knowing your people’s second story ‒ their dominant, current reality with wants, hopes, desires, and dreams. Read more

Redeemer Presbyterian Church

urban ministry

2014-02-16T20:55:29+00:00

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Economic challenges provide church with opportunity

Last updated on: February 16, 2014 at 8:55 pm By Made to Flourish

“The congregation has to be a place where its members are trained, supported, and nourished in the exercise of their parts of the priestly ministry in the world. The preaching and teaching of the local church has to be such that it enables members to think out the problems that face them in their secular work in light of their Christian faith.” Read more

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