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December 2015

December 05, 2015

Quotable Saturdays: Garber Defines “Vocation”

"The word vocation is a rich one, having to address the wholeness of life, the...

November 2015

November 18, 2015

Vocation is Not Just One Aspect of the Christian Life; It is the Whole of Life (“Calling” Part 2)

Vocation is what humans do, and if humans are to participate in the mission of...

September 2015

September 08, 2015

Need to Get Away?

Go to Laity Lodge Next Month! The Contemplative Life for the Rest of Life:...

August 2015

August 14, 2015

Church Leaders: Please Affirm the High Calling of Our Daily Work

Church leaders, rightly, have a primary thing on their mind: The mandate to see people...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

Knowing Always Means Doing

Blood:Water Mission and the Need to Do Something. Now that we know, what are we...

June 2015

June 12, 2015

(re)integrate Summer Reading List

So, you want to enjoy a summer on the beach (or in Bob's case in...

April 2015

April 20, 2015

Thou Mayest – and Why It Matters

Thou mayest…. two words that run through history and every heart. I recently lectured at the...

April 15, 2015

Missional Already in Our Work

Want to lead a missional church? Think "vocations." The great missiologist Lesslie Newbigin stated, “God’s saving...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

What might your work give to the world?

Leadership Journal's "LJ Live" Event in Denver: "REDEEMING WORK." Back on March 13 in Chicago,...

July 2014

July 01, 2014

Common Grace for the Common Good

COVENANT SEMINARY Commencement Address, May 2014 I suppose I was a favorite of the librarians...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

Video: Amy Sherman Gives Three Reasons Why Faith and Work Conversations Matter

At the first "LJ Live" gathering for Redeeming Work in Chicago, Skye Jethani, of Leadership...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

Steven Garber Video: Vocation is Integral to the Mission of God

In this 18-minute video, Dr. Steven Garber asks, “What is the relationship of faith to...

May 06, 2014

Integral, Not Incidental

I think most of us want coherent lives; in fact we long for coherence. Given...

April 2014

April 23, 2014

Vocation and Occupation as Sacrament

Over lunch today at Elevation Burger, home to “burgers the way they’re meant to be,”...

February 2014

February 07, 2014

Visions of Vocation

We are pleased to announce that the newest book by Steven Garber, Visions of Vocation:...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

Asking the Right Questions about Vocation

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

August 2012

August 27, 2012

Relationships: The Context for Living the Coherent Christian Life

But is it really possible? Sometimes I wonder... Steve Garber, in his book, The Fabric of...