Jeff Haanen
Mitch Majeski: Repentance Creates New Life (Video)

Mitch Majeski is a leadership consultant at Peak Solutions and a former pastor of Summitview Church in Fort Collins, Colo. On May 20, 2018, Mitch shared how DIFW had influenced his life. Here’s an excerpt from his talk at “The Sounds of Work.”“I think the best way to tell the impact of Denver Institute on […]

Creating Good Work: A 5280 Fellow’s Story

Each year, the 5280 Fellows create a professional project, combining what they’ve learned about the theology of work with their role, industry, and passions. The projects address an actual need in the Fellow’s company, industry, or city. In addition, Fellows are challenged to integrate their project with a theological foundation and reflect on how they […]

Saving Lives with a Bar of Soap

This post highlights the work of Osana, a presenting sponsor at July, 2018’s “God & the Great Outdoors” event. Osana is an all-natural mosquito repellent soap that helps to prevent mosquito-borne illnesses and sanitation related sicknesses in the developing world. Many thanks to Osana for their generous support!Mosquitos suck…literally. Who hasn’t had a picnic ruined by these pesky […]

Joanna Meyer
Called Together: A Biblical Perspective on Gender Roles in the Workplace (Part 2)

Editor’s note: This is the second post in a four-part series. Take a look at part one before diving into the content below! “To be honest, I don’t know any women like me…” It’s a lament I hear often when I ask career-minded Christian women to introduce me to faithful women in their network. This […]

Jeff Haanen
The Church in the World

  “On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them, and he said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then […]

Dustin Moody
7 Thoughts on Work for Recent Grads

The party invitations, regalia rentals, and diploma frames all point to one thing: graduation season. The transition from college to the workforce can be a startling time for many recent graduates. It’s a transition that brings up questions about purpose, calling, employment, and direction. And while students have sat through hours of lectures and countless […]

Joanna Meyer
Called Together: A Biblical Perspective on Gender Roles in the Workplace (Part 1)

One of the highlights of Denver Institute’s event calendar is our annual business leaders’ event “Business for the Common Good.” This year’s (2018) gathering was no exception as entrepreneurs and executives from across the country joined us to consider how God could work through the gifts and influence of His people.Guests packed the Studio Loft […]

Jessica Schroeder
Does Worship Matter for Our Work?

 At Denver Institute’s 2018 Annual Celebration, we welcomed singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken, who will perform several songs from a recent album that is the first of its kind.Work Songs, produced by the Porter’s Gate Worship Project, offers to the Church thirteen songs aimed at preparing us for and accompanying us through our daily work.But does this […]

Laura Bernero
Pursuing Your Dream in the Face of Adversity

Blythe Scott, a 5280 Fellow in the 2016-2017 session, has a passion to advocate for the most vulnerable in society through politics, policy and the church, believing in the power of God’s people to join him in the “renewal of all things.”Her passions for faith and politics became more and more integrated during the Fellowship, […]

7 Ways to Pastor Professionals

Living out our faith at work looks different for doctors, lawyers, accountants, and professionals in various industries, and ministry leaders often struggle to fully understand the challenges their members face in the workplace. At a recent event for our Church Partnership Network, Jeff Haanen shared seven practical ways to disciple the professionals in our pews. […]

The Way We Categorize People

Many business owners wonder about how to broach the topic of religion in their companies, which have people of many faiths. In this guest post from our friends at Agile Partnering, here is one company’s approach. Co-founding my first company last year was the fulfillment of a dream 13 years in the making.When my obsession to […]

Jeff Haanen
Doctrine: Perseverance

In the final post of the series Heart, Work & World? Telling First-Hand Accounts of the Gospel in our Work, we hear from a facilities manager who works at a local church. My favorite part about this story is the quote in the fourth paragraph. Quite stunning that through picking up trash he can see atonement […]