Amy Sherman begins Chapter 8 of Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good (InterVarsity Press, 2011) with a bang! Jesus is actually looking for people He can trust with His power. -- Dallas Willard Faithful vocational stewardship is not only about doing, it's also about being. To deploy their vocational power for the common good, believers must possess a character that handles this power humbly and eschews its misuse. This is why discipling for vocational stewardship involves not only the work … [Read more...] about Deploying Vocational Power: Four Pathways
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Chasing Wisdom with Nathan Foster part III
Returning to our series with Nathan Foster, Assistant Professor of Social Work, Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI. As you may remember, the first post focused upon how a private person, such as Nathan, wrote such an open book about his life, struggles, family, and vocation. In the second post, we explored becoming a wisdom chaser in higher education, strained family relationships, and discerning the call to higher education. Today, we'll consider power in the classroom from the perspective of the … [Read more...] about Chasing Wisdom with Nathan Foster part III
Playing God: Christian Reflections on the Use and Misuse of Power
Tonight, as part of Biblical Seminary's Conversations on Christianity & Culture lecture series, Andy Crouch speaks on Playing God: Christian Reflections on the Use and Misuse of Power. What are your thoughts on the topic? Any questions I should ask the author of Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling (InterVarsity Press, 2008), winner of Christianity Today's 2009 Book Award for Christianity and Culture? I'll take some notes and share what he presents. PS. Culture Making is one of my Favorite book[s] … [Read more...] about Playing God: Christian Reflections on the Use and Misuse of Power
Following Christ 08 resources coming on-line
On InterVarsity's main website, one can find two articles Honoring God at Work Human Flourishing AND two audio files Why Aren't We Flourishing? -- Opening Plenary by MaryKate Morse, Professor of Leadership and Spiritual Formation at George Fox University. Time: 35:00 Powerful Faith -- Seminar presentation by Michael Lindsay, a sociologist at Rice University and the author of Faith in the Halls of Power. The seminar in which Michael Lindsay spoke was entitled Exploring Privilege and Redeeming Power. … [Read more...] about Following Christ 08 resources coming on-line