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Careers, Workplace and Religion

2014-11-18T13:22:35-05:00

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Why we give

Last updated on: November 18, 2014 at 1:22 pm By Guest Contributor

By Mike Coyner. This post originally appeared as part of a stewardship emphasis on the “Indiana United Methodists” website; Coyner is the Bishop of the Indiana Area in the United Methodist Church. This is the season of stewardship and pledge drives and other financial efforts in many of our churches and institutions. Every day it seems our mailbox is filled with appeals from groups and ministries and missions requesting that we give to support their good work. All of that... Read more

2014-12-11T10:47:23-05:00

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COMMUNITY DEVLOPMENT FORUM: Shining God’s light on a corner

Last updated on: December 11, 2014 at 10:47 am By Mission:Work

The Patheos Faith and Work Channel recently contacted leaders of some prominent community development and entrepreneurial organizations to talk about successes and difficulties in their attempts to transform communities through the growth of new businesses and attention to the dignity of work. Over the last few days, just in time for Thanksgiving, MISSION:WORK has been featuring their stories. Here is the final story. By Joel Hamernick, Sunshine Gospel Ministries (note: you can also read about how SGM has worked with... Read more

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Sunshine Gospel Ministires

2014-11-27T09:25:46-05:00

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Images of Thanksgiving

Last updated on: November 27, 2014 at 9:25 am By Guest Contributor

By Bill Droel Our image of Thanksgiving Day is influenced by famous paintings, including from 1915 The First Thanksgiving by Jean Louis Ferris (1893-1930) and from 1943 the still popular Four Freedoms by Norman Rockwell (1894-1978). These images serve a purpose even though they compress history and though celebrations in most homes are not as serene as the paintings. The Statue of Liberty is second only to “that star-spangled banner” as a symbol of our beautiful country. It is also... Read more

2015-09-03T11:12:32-05:00

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM: Equipping the local church

Last updated on: September 3, 2015 at 11:12 am By Mission:Work

The Patheos Faith and Work Channel recently contacted leaders of some prominent community development and entrepreneurial organizations to talk about successes and difficulties in their attempts to transform communities through the growth of new businesses and attention to the dignity of work. Over the next few days, just in time for Thanksgiving, MISSION:WORK will be featuring their stories. Here is the fourth. By David Spickard, Jobs For Life What is the basic mission of Jobs for Life and how did... Read more

Community Development

2014-11-26T09:37:19-05:00

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM: Changing one neighborhood

Last updated on: November 26, 2014 at 9:37 am By Mission:Work

The Patheos Faith and Work Channel recently contacted leaders of some prominent community development and entrepreneurial organizations to talk about successes and difficulties in their attempts to transform communities through the growth of new businesses and attention to the dignity of work. Over the next few days, just in time for Thanksgiving, MISSION:WORK will be featuring their stories. Here is the third. By Jim Wehner, Focused Community Strategies Urban Ministries How did FCS come about? What is its mission? Focused... Read more

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2014-11-25T10:15:09-05:00

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM: Growing new ideas

Last updated on: November 25, 2014 at 10:15 am By Mission:Work

The Patheos Faith and Work Channel recently contacted leaders of some prominent community development and entrepreneurial organizations to talk about successes and difficulties in their attempts to transform communities through the growth of new businesses and attention to the dignity of work. Over the next few days, just in time for Thanksgiving, MISSION:WORK will be featuring their stories. Here is the second. By Brian Jones of Innové Project How did Innové come about? What is its mission? The name Innové means... Read more

Community Development

2015-10-07T06:41:54-05:00

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM: Creating worldwide jobs

Last updated on: October 7, 2015 at 6:41 am By Mission:Work

The Patheos Faith and Work Channel recently contacted leaders of some prominent community development and entrepreneurial organizations to talk about successes and difficulties in their attempts to transform communities through the growth of new businesses and attention to the dignity of work. Over the next few days, just in time for Thanksgiving, MISSION:WORK will be featuring their stories. Here is the first. By Rudy Carrasco of Partners Worldwide How did Partners Worldwide come about? What is its mission? Partners Worldwide... Read more

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2014-11-20T10:32:15-05:00

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WEEKLY ROUNDUP: More news to challenge and encourage about faith and work

Last updated on: November 20, 2014 at 10:32 am By Mission:Work

A Monday roundup of great articles that are worth your time to read, ponder, share, or even argue with. This week’s list: A Protestant Perspective on Ethics in the Executive Suite: With his financial career as a backdrop, Bill Powers discusses the role of faith and ethics in the executive suite from a Protestant perspective, particularly in the financial services sector. Vocational Liturgies: James K.A. Smith on developing rituals that nurture our time in the workplace. Do You Have the... Read more

2014-11-18T13:00:38-05:00

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The work of parenthood

Last updated on: November 18, 2014 at 1:00 pm By Mission:Work

This is the seventh in a series of ten posts featuring artwork from the Christians in the Visual Arts exhibit, “Work: Curse or Calling?” Many thanks to Margot Rogers and CIVA for allowing us to feature these beautiful, intriguing, and challenging pieces here at MISSION:WORK. Please check out CIVA’s website for more information on scheduling the exhibit for your own church, school, or workplace, and to see the other images from the exhibit (there are 28 in all.) Today’s featured... Read more

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2014-11-18T12:39:09-05:00

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A “Theology of Work” in 12 bullet points

Last updated on: November 18, 2014 at 12:39 pm By Made to Flourish

By Drew Cleveland. Originally posted at the Kern Pastors Network Resources blog. This pastors network is “dedicated to growing the numbers and influence of pastors and churches that are actively integrating faith, work, and economics for ministry that produces human flourishing“. The “theology of work movement” has produced a wide range of excellent resources to lay out the biblical and theological foundations and outgrowths in churches and daily life. These include biblical, academic, pastoral, tradition specific (Pentecostal, Reformed, Wesleyan, Lutheran,... Read more

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