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September 2013

September 24, 2013

Crazy-fit Physical Therapist on Work-Life Balance

Several years ago, I met a blogger through The High Calling who seemed to care...

September 17, 2013

From a pastor, To pastors: Are we doing a great disservice to our congregants?

Having been in ministry for over 20 years, I have come to a conclusion about...

September 13, 2013

Has the Church lost her hold on reality?

I've been in church ministry for well over two decades now, and one of the...

September 09, 2013

Is Working as a Financial Adviser as Spiritual as Working for World Vision?

Mark Sheerin was once an international aid worker for the Christian ministry World Vision, traveling around...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

The Great Big Cosmic Gospel

Below is my graphical representation of the Gospel. It is the four-chapter story of God’s...

August 26, 2013

We have a new partner ministry: Celebrate Your Work!

Reintegrate has officially partnered with Celebrate Your Work, a new website ministry featuring a boatload...

August 26, 2013

Trust Does Not Come Easy

“When you find yourself having to choose between depending on somebody else to get an...

August 22, 2013

How to Survive Heartbreak at Work

You've been let go from your job. You cannot find a new job in your...

August 05, 2013

Five Ways Pastors Can Affirm Faith, Work, and Vocation

Art Lindsey, over at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics, writes "Today’s evangelical Church...

July 2013

July 17, 2013

“Why Evangelism Cannot Be Our Focus” – Alan Hirsch

When I was first introduced to the incredibly important passage in the Gospel of Matthew called...

July 16, 2013

How to be a “Radical” Christian

A business manager wants to live a radical Christian life—a life for which Jesus will...

July 10, 2013

Working for God’s Best

Mark comes home from another exhausting night in the pediatric emergency room. In his mind...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

Work Life Balance – All this week at THE HIGH CALLING

June 14, 2013

From Ideologies to Art: Why Work Matters

Why work? For all that the Marxist-Leninist vision got badly wrong, they got this right: work...

June 04, 2013

The Economics of Mutuality

Growing out of a conversation with business executives who have responsibility for a global corporation...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

Subversive for the Common Good: Seek the Welfare of the City

Imagine, if you will, a leader telling his followers who are living within the enemy's...

May 29, 2013

What “The Office” Taught Us about the Workplace

The finale of “The Office” had me laughing and even close to shedding a tear....

May 23, 2013

Asking the Right Questions about Vocation

vocation, meaning, and ethics. I had one more conversation with someone today about the vision...

May 10, 2013

Christian Faithful Presence in the Culture

If Christians are to be “missional,” then we must take seriously that our work, as...

May 08, 2013

Be the Best (Insert Your Name Here) You Can Be

Last week I attended a meeting where a very famous sports broadcaster gave a motivational...

May 02, 2013

Is Your View of Ministry Too Church-Focused?

In my experience in church ministries, I have found that the pastoral staffs I've been...

May 01, 2013

How Do We Glorify God in the Workplace? (Video)

Over at The High Calling (where I serve as the editor for the "Faith" Channel),...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

College Students Struggling to Find Significance in their Career Choices

KC McGinnis, over at the young adult magazine website, RelevantMagazine.com, has written a very helpful...

April 26, 2013

Vocation as Parish: The Missional Possibilities of Inhabiting Your Workplace

When I hear someone talk about being more “missional” or “incarnational” in my faith, I...

April 16, 2013

Work is God’s Idea

In this audio podcast (mp3), teacher and pastor Jay Halley offers insights from God's Word...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

God, Work, People & The Church

With this motion graphic slideshow, Rob Murray draws from pop culture, experts in the field,...

March 26, 2013

Dallas Willard – Finding God in Business

In this video from BIOLA, Dallas Willard talks about how all the various aspects of...

March 20, 2013

Five Questions to Ask When Work and Morals Collide

by Ed Cyzewski, originally published at TheHighCalling.org “People are bored and aimless, just waiting to be...

March 14, 2013

Work: What is it Good For? With Tim Keller and Katherine Leary Alsdorf

Watch LIVE from New York as Tim Keller and Katherine Leary Alsdorf discuss the unique...

February 2013

February 22, 2013

Video: Work as Worship

In this video from RightNow Media beautifully and succinctly explains the reason Reintegrate exists (and...