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2014-08-19T14:19:41-05:00

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Twenty centuries of Christian writing on vocation

Last updated on: August 19, 2014 at 2:19 pm   By Mission:Work

What am I going to do with my life? is a question that young people commonly face, while many not-so-young people continue to wonder about finding direction and purpose in their lives. Whether such purpose has to do with what job to take, whether to get married, or how to incorporate religious faith into the texture of their lives, Christians down the centuries have believed that God has plans for them. Read more

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2014-04-03T20:55:53-05:00

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

Last updated on: April 3, 2014 at 8:55 pm   By Made to Flourish

My preaching failed to cast an imaginative vision for spiritual formation in the workplace. How might my listeners have expressed their commitment to live as apprentices to Jesus through their work lives? Read more

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2014-04-03T10:18:48-05:00

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What the Image of God Means for Our Dignity and Work

Last updated on: April 3, 2014 at 10:18 am   By Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics

Every person is created in the image of God, full of dignity, with unique talents and gifts to use for the glory of God in their work. One reason why so many Christians fail to discover their vocation is because they don’t fully understand what it means to be made in the image of God. Read more

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2014-08-19T14:19:42-05:00

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Work as a means to social shalom

Last updated on: August 19, 2014 at 2:19 pm   By Mission:Work

Check out this video from the website of Redeemer Presbyterian’s Center for Faith and Work, where Anthony Bradley speaks on how so much of what we do in our vocation is so our families can flourish. Sustainability in families leads to sustainability in society and social shalom. See more here, along with many other videos from Redeemer’s 2013 CFW Conference. And sign up to go to the 2014 conference, too! Read more

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2014-03-31T22:11:34-05:00

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A Chicago chicken shop’s statement of faith

Last updated on: March 31, 2014 at 10:11 pm   By Acton Institute

Businesses are culture-making enterprises, whether they or we like it or not. When we detest or disagree with particular cultural outputs of particular cultural enterprises, we should respond with healthy Christian output, not systemic strong-arming and stifling. Read more

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2014-08-19T14:19:42-05:00

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Faith and work churches: Some good examples

Last updated on: August 19, 2014 at 2:19 pm   By Mission:Work

While the secular-sacred divide still haunts many, some churches are bridging the gap between Sunday worship and Monday faith. Read more

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LeTourneau Center for Faith and Work

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2014-03-29T23:15:09-05:00

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Serving the least of these through our daily work

Last updated on: March 29, 2014 at 11:15 pm   By Acton Institute

The scope and range of Christian service is deep and wide, and the least of these are probably closer than you think. Read more

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2014-03-28T23:56:00-05:00

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A great reversal of the church and the welfare state

Last updated on: March 28, 2014 at 11:56 pm   By Acton Institute

“The common good binds church and state together. What greater contribution, now, to the common good than setting the welfare system back on its feet? Try it, and see.” Read more

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2014-03-27T22:02:43-05:00

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Celebrating the work of mothers

Last updated on: March 27, 2014 at 10:02 pm   By Acton Institute

In our celebration of work — the dignity it brings, the service it provides, the provision it leads to — how often do we neglect to remember that which is spent outside the confines of the office or the interwebs? Read more

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2014-08-19T14:19:43-05:00

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Poverty and the vocation of business

Last updated on: August 19, 2014 at 2:19 pm   By Mission:Work

Is the vocation of business the main support of civil society's institutions? Read more

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