This week we conclude this first class of the Faith, Work, and Marketplace Ministry DMin cohort looking towards the renewal of the heavens and the earth, “even as through fire!”

The Epistle to the Ephesians contains a cosmic vision of redemption that is so expansive in scope, that it provides a new motivation and fire for work, summing up all things under Christ’s headship.

The Gospel of Luke contains a ‘texture’ characterized by fishing, harvesting, tax-booths, banquets, wages, soldiers… it portrays a dusty, earthy, agrarian marketplace quality that speaks to labor and work realities today.

What was Jesus’ ‘job’ and how does it influence our view of work today?

How does Jesus fulfill the prophets’ vision of economic justice? And how are the ethics of work being redefined as law is being reinterpreted?

This week we look at 3 “Women of Strength” in the Old Testament and in particular their work within their social contexts.

This week we take a look at a theology of work in the Ten Commandments as well as in the characters of Bezalel and Oholiab.

Is work the result of sin, or could it be possible that work existed in a good form even before the Fall? What does 'good work' look like and how might we envision it today?

This week we begin the Faith, Work, and Marketplace Ministry DMin cohort with an introduction and overview of this course.

Today we talk about the journey from stuckness and hitting the Wall, to empathy, imagination, and your next doable risk.

Today we talk about value and its role in forming entrepreneurs with capacity, capability, and competency.

In your spiritual or vocational journey, have you hit a Wall? Are you finding yourself stuck? There is an entrepreneurial path forward.

Is there a way to work that prioritizes the poor but also creates wealth?

I mean really, can the kingRICHdom? Hint: kenosis is the secret again!

What is the scope of the Gospel's redemptive vision? How far does it go?

Work can be seen as pointless, futile, and painful. Christian theology presents us with an alternative vision.

Jim Manney teaches the Ignatian Prayer of Examen, a vital tool in vocational self-awareness. Without self-awareness and the ability to see God’s manifold graces to us, we are apt to fall into what Ignatius considered the deadliest of all sins: ingratitude.

Jim Manney teaches the Ignatian Prayer of Examen, a vital tool in vocational self-awareness. Without self-awareness and the ability to discern our own desires we are liable to become not only unhealthy, but unsafe for spiritual leadership. The Prayer of Examen is an important tool for honesty and clarity.

Ministry is the unpredictable plant. Therefore, the formation of the minister is just as important as the ministry itself. God is interested not only in Nineveh’s salvation, but Jonah’s as well. “Do you have good reason to be angry?…”

There are reasons why Jonah avoided Nineveh. We can see those same reasons within ourselves if we look close enough. Acceptance is key. True ministry happens when we recognize and accept the Ninevehs in our own lives.