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Jessica Schroeder
The Tension of Being Young in the Workplace

If you’re a young person in the workplace, you may be feeling a mix of emotions about your work. As exciting and rewarding as your job may be, you likely feel the inherent tensions that come with being the age you are.  In one sense, you’re stoked. Life has just begun…the world is your oyster…you’re […]
Laura Bernero
“Keep Your Cool. Do Your Best. Honor God.”

He recalled the mantra his father repeated to him before high school basketball games: “Keep your cool. Do your best. Honor God.” Dan Dye still exuded the tenacity of a point guard and the humility of a hard worker as he echoed those same words of advice to me and a group of 5280 Fellows. […]
Jeff Haanen
How Does Your Work Impact Those Down The Line?

Have you thought about the people affected by your work who you may never meet? Learn more in this excerpt from the e-book “The Call to Commerce: 6 Ways to Love Your Neighbor Through Business.” 3. Love Your Supply Chains Months ago, I had a moving conversation with Tim Dearborn, a professor at Fuller Theological Seminary […]
Jeff Haanen
Work, Profession, Job, Vocation, Occupation, Career or Calling? Getting Clear on Language About Work

“You don’t just have a job, you have a vocation!” Really? It feels more like I need a vacation. “Some people have a calling,” my father said to me. “But most of us just have a job.” “Profession? Sounds like what rich people do. ‘Round here, we just work.” “I think I’m gonna quit. I […]
Case Thorp
Andy Crouch, What Does the Faith and Work Movement Need to Hear?

In early February, I probed the thoughts of Andy Crouch, author, blogger, and speaker. Crouch had just resigned as executive editor at Christianity Today and moved to the John Templeton Foundation as a communication strategist. His books and speaking engagements have made him a thought leader on culture, and connected him notably to the faith […]
Jeff Haanen
Love Your Customers, Love Your Employees

Have you thought about the people affected by your work who you may never meet? Learn more in this excerpt from the e-book “The Call to Commerce: 6 Ways to Love Your Neighbor Through Business.” “And who is my neighbor?” This question is just as pressing to us in 21st century America as it was 2,000 […]
Joanna Meyer
Discipling the Women in Your Church for All of Life

In February of 2017, a group of staff from our partner churches gathered at New Denver Church to explore findings from DIFW’s Women & Vocation Initiative. Joanna Meyer, Director of Events & Sponsorships, and Haley Grey Scott, author of Dare Mighty Things: Mapping the Challenges of Leadership for Christian Women facilitated the discussion. It’s important […]
Laura Bernero
Affirmation and Inspiration

Anne Griffin is the worship and implementation pastor at Trailhead Church, a member of Denver Institute’s Church Partnership Network. We spoke recently about how she engages in conversations about faith and work, and how her connections with other church leaders have empowered her to learn more about vocation for herself and for the sake of […]
Chad Hamilton
The Danger of Unexamined Assumptions

It’s been over a decade since I first started thinking about my financial planning career as a potential ministry. But only more recently have I really sought – and struggled – to reconcile the words of scripture pertaining to money with the prevailing wisdom of the financial industry. I could sum up the crux of […]
Laura Bernero
Reawakening God’s Imagination for Vocation

Brandon Addison and I spoke recently about how he engages people in conversations about faith and work, the moral dilemmas encountered across industries, and the importance of community through it all. Why did The Neighborhood Church choose to join the Denver Institute’s Church Partnership Network? I just moved from Nashville about seven months ago, and […]
Joanna Meyer
From Corporations to Cul-de-sacs: We Need More Ambitious Women

I knew the January Women’s March had captured the national zeitgeist when photos of a high school friend wearing one of the infamous pink knit caps alongside his daughter appeared on Facebook. “Our house is filled with nasty women,” his sign proclaimed, one of millions of similar posters waving coast to coast.Who would have dreamed the […]
Halee Gray Scott
The Invisible Army

Halee Grey Scott is an author and independent social researcher who focuses on issues related to leadership and spiritual formation. She teaches courses in spiritual formation, theology, and leadership in seminaries across the country. The following is an excerpt from her book, Dare Mighty Things: Mapping The Challenges of Leadership for Christian Women.   Vision […]
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