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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...

June 17, 2014

Who Am I? Rooting Your Identity in the Image of God

A few years ago, I wrote the cover article for Comment Magazine's annual "Making the...

June 04, 2014

How God is Glorified with a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

How, through our vocations, we are the means through which God bestows blessings. Consider all...

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 28, 2014

Two Callings: To be Christian and To Be Human

In this 60-second video, Andy Crouch talks about Calling. He says that there are essentially...

May 22, 2014

Is God More Pleased With My Work Than I Am?

My pastor was doing a short sermon series on work recently, and he said something...

May 20, 2014

Playing It Safe Will Never Change the World

The dust swirled in the hot humid air as I trudged home from school. I...

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,”...

April 10, 2014

Three Questions You Must Answer Before You Die

Every now and then it's good to take an enormous step back and evaluate where...

March 2014

March 13, 2014

Helping People in Their Vocations: Pastors Share Their Stories

"I was repeatedly hearing back from congregants, ‘Thank God somebody is caring about this!’" That...

March 10, 2014

Seven Ways Church Leaders Can Help People Live Missionally Through Their Vocations

In 2012 and 2013, I helped to lead a “Vocation Infusion Learning Community” composed of...

February 2014

February 12, 2014

Preaching The High Calling of Everyone’s Vocations

3 reasons why pastors need to help people reintegrate their faith with their work. ...

February 10, 2014

How Can the Church Affirm Work? – Tod Bolsinger

In this 60-second video, Tod Bolsinger talks about how churches make the mistake of perpetuating...

January 2014

January 06, 2014

“Why is Work Important?” – Scott Wesley

In this 60-second video, Scott Wesley, Program Instructor with The WorkFaith Connection, talks about how the...

January 03, 2014

“Is Your Work a High Calling?” – Kimberly Renner, Construction

In this 60-second video, Kimberly Renner talks about how she approaches her work as a...

December 2013

December 30, 2013

“Does My Career Matter to God?” – Andy Crouch

In this 60-second video, Andy Crouch, Executive Editor at Christianity Today, shares why our work...

September 2013

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 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 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 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 04, 2013

The Economics of Mutuality

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

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...

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...

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...

August 2012

August 25, 2012

College Education: More than a Means to Making Money

People were shocked. How could Andrew Luck, quarterback for Stanford and the presumed first pick...