Vocation

October 25, 2017

How a church in Chicago’s South Side is empowering people through work

After purchasing an abandoned, dilapidated pool hall in Chicago’s South Side, Living Hope Church began massive renovations, engaging a range of help, including church members, volunteer construction workers, generous donations, and random passersby. Continue Reading...

October 19, 2017

Vocation is not an excuse to ‘follow your passion’

Amid modern society’s more common materialistic assumptions about business and economics, Christians have a great deal to contribute when it comes to reviving and sustaining a transcendent view toward work and calling. Continue Reading...

October 06, 2017

‘Work Songs’: A new collection of hymns on work and vocation

In June of 2017, a group of 60 Christian creatives gathered in New York City to discuss and reflect on the intersection of worship and vocation. Known as the The Porter’s Gate Worship Project, the group is comprised of musicians, pastors, writers, and scholars, aiming to “reimagine and recreate worship that welcomes, reflects and impacts both community and the Church.” Continue Reading...

September 29, 2017

The cultural connection between economics and belief

Is there a connection between economics and belief? In a recent Karam Forum lecture for the Oikonomia Network, theologian Jay Moon uses a Perplexus ball to explain the overlapping influence and impact of distinct cultural spheres — what anthropologists call the “functional integration of culture.” Continue Reading...

September 26, 2017

How should Christians respond to economic disruption?

I graduated from college in 2008 at the height of the Great Recession. It wasn’t the greatest time to be looking for a job, but nevertheless, I somehow managed to get hired at a global FORTUNE 100 company. Continue Reading...

September 18, 2017

Redemption Camp: A Nigerian megachurch builds its own city

As urbanization accelerates around the world, local municipalities and city planners are struggling to keep up with the pace. Sometimes and in some areas, it’s easier to work outside the government altogether. Continue Reading...

September 11, 2017

A holistic view of Christian vocation

In a society where personal identity is conveyed by one’s job title, it is of little wonder that the nation’s youth are so anxious about career choice. But what if your identity is found in Christ? Continue Reading...

August 30, 2017

Toward an economics of neighborly love

As a child growing up in rural poverty, Tom Nelson was constantly confronted by material lack and the social shame that sometimes comes with it, instilling an acute sense that economics mattered. Continue Reading...

August 30, 2017

How economic enterprise can revitalize rural churches

Churches in America are closing at an alarming rate, with an estimated 3,400 to 4,000 singing their final hymns and closing their doors each year. The majority of these churches are almost certainly in rural areas that are seeing unprecedented declines in population. Continue Reading...

August 15, 2017

Value investing: Restoring ownership and ethics to investment

In today’s global economy, it can be easy to feel like robotic worker bees or petty consumer fleas in a big, blurry economic order. The feeling is understandable. Value creation, even at its largest margins, is increasingly difficult to spot. Continue Reading...

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