Jeff Haanen
The Coronavirus Sabbath: 9 Things to Do When Everything is Canceled

Everything is shutting down. Not just major league sports, but swim practices, rec centers, local libraries, and office buildings. In my home state of Colorado, even public schools are shutting down for at least a month.This causes lots of problems. For instance, how are workers like barbers, mechanics, and home health care workers – those […]

Drew Yancey
Leading Through Relationships

“Drew, how am I going to feed my family?” The question haunts me to this day. It was 2013, and the U.S. government had just shut down. The year before, I had taken over as CEO of a distribution company. The company was well positioned, which is how I was able to convince many of […]

Joanna Meyer
Soul Care for Uncertain Times

Maybe your day started like mine: Before I crawled out of bed, I scanned Twitter, Facebook, and The New York Times for the latest COVID-19 updates. Where was the disease spreading? How are friends in Spain and Italy faring? Will Denverites be asked to shelter in place?Thirty minutes later, I realized the error of my […]

Deep Rest: A Study of Sabbath

Who hasn’t dreamt of getting away from it all? Maybe you long to escape the depths of winter on a sunny beach, or perhaps you look forward to time alone at a mountain cabin. It’s normal to seek relief from the pace of modern life, but few vacations provide the deep rest our souls need. […]

Ryan Tafilowski
What Do We Owe Our Neighbors?

You may have summoned the courage to venture out to the grocery store sometime over the past two weeks, like I did. If your experience was anything like mine, it was a surreal outing. My local grocery store resembled a set from The Road or one of the Mad Max movies: barren shelves, haggard workers, […]

Jeff Haanen
Designing Workplaces to be More Human

We spend about a third of our waking lives at work. And yet, for the majority of people, work is not much more than a paycheck. We feel lonely, especially men. We feel like there’s a gap between our job responsibilities and our own potential. We often feel exhausted and question whether our work is […]

Greg Lernihan
Stewarding His Resources

Editor’s note: This content was originally published for the Christian Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Event. This content is shared with Denver Institute for Faith & Work with consent from CEF. Greg Lernihan is a speaker at “Business for the Common Good” on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. In God’s Perfect Timing Everyone has life changing experiences. One of […]

Richard Lackey
Capitalism 2.0: The Benevolent Hand

Editor’s note: This content was originally published for the Christian Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Event. This content is shared with Denver Institute for Faith & Work with consent from CEF. Richard Lackey is a speaker at “Business for the Common Good” on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.At America’s inception God’s hand was evident in many ways. In 1776, […]

Jesus Sampedro
Catching the Entrepreneurial Wave to Reconfigure the Spiritual Capital of a Nation

Editor’s note: This content was originally published for the Christian Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Event. This content is shared with Denver Institute for Faith & Work with consent from CEF. Jesus Sampedro is a speaker at “Business for the Common Good” on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.The idea of redeeming societies though innovation and entrepreneurial ventures is at […]

David Park
On the Road Again

Editor’s note: This content was originally published for the Christian Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Event. This content is shared with Denver Institute for Faith & Work with consent from CEF. David Park is a speaker at “Business for the Common Good” on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. Waking Up I woke with a start. It was 2:30am and […]

Aimee Minnich
The Biblical Concept of Gleaning and its Implications for Faith-Driven Investing

Editor’s note: This content was originally published for the Christian Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Event. This content is shared with Denver Institute for Faith & Work with consent from CEF. Aimee Minnich is a speaker at “Business for the Common Good” on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.As faith-driven impact investing grows, so too does the confusion about how […]

S5E1: Investing for the Kingdom with Aimee Minnich

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary How can scripture guide investing? Can the investments we make have both a financial return, as well as an eternal one? Jeff Haanen and Joanna Meyer talk with Aimee Minnich, chief impact officer and general […]