All Boldness and Without Hindrance (Acts 28:30-31) Part I

Summary The book of Acts ends with Paul under arrest, living out his vocation “with all boldness and without hindrance.” In part one of two episodes on these verses, I examine how we can pray toward the vocational freedom offered in this passage by coming to understand the relationship between freedom and constraint. Episode 32: […]

Summer Series: Steve Garber on Calling & Vocation

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes and Spotify. Summary Summer is a great time to rest, enjoy the nice weather, and listen to your favorite podcasts. Tune into the Faith & Work Podcast as we kick off a four-part summer series featuring some of our […]

Praying Toward Resilience with Tod Bolsinger

Summary  In this special guest episode of Teach Us To Pray, Jeff interviews Tod Bolsinger, author of Canoeing the Mountains and Tempered Resilience about the necessity and practice of prayer for leaders who are leading through adaptive change. Episode 31: Praying Toward Resilience with Tod Bolsinger Hosted by Jeff Hoffmeyer, Denver Institute’s Vice President of […]

It Seemed Good to the Holy Spirit and to Us: Decision Making and Christian Unity

Summary Acts Chapter 15 records how early church leaders came to a compromise regarding a sharply divisive issue. This episode explores how that story can guide our own prayerful decision making, as well as how we can pray and act toward the unity of the Church. Episode 30: It Seemed Good to the Holy Spirit […]

Summer Series: You Are an Agent of Flourishing

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary Summer is a great time to rest, enjoy the nice weather, and listen to your favorite podcasts. Tune into the Faith & Work Podcast as we kick off a four-part summer series. In these episodes […]

How You Think about Heaven Will Shape Your Work

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary What bearing does our work have in light of eternity? How does our theology of heaven shape the way we show up to the needs of the world in the here and now?Tune in to […]

Why Your Imagination Matters to Public Life

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary Join us for our second conversation on Faith In Public Life, featuring Karen Swallow Prior Ph. D., reader, writer, and professor. In this episode we discuss Karen’s most recent book, The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, […]

Virtuous Deconstruction: A Pastor’s Journey (Part 2)

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary What comes to mind when you hear the term “deconstruction”? You may think of Christians who have walked away from their faith, distanced themselves from their church, or wrestled with strained relationships. But what if […]

Brian Gray
Rule of Life: A Trellis for Growth

A banker, a teacher, and a pastor walk into a bar to share a conversation about the most important Rule in their life… But there’s no punchline coming next…that was an actual conversation. Last month, I got to lead three gatherings to help professionals craft a personal Rule of Life. We retreated into the mountains over […]

Virtuous Deconstruction: A Pastor’s Journey (Part 1)

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary What comes to mind when you hear the term “deconstruction”? You may think of Christians who have walked away from their faith, distanced themselves from their church, or wrestled with strained relationships. But what if […]

New Podcast: Teach Us To Pray

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary The Faith & Work Podcast is excited to announce that our podcast family is growing! Join us in welcoming the newest edition: Teach Us To Pray – hosted by Jeff Hoffmeyer Denver Institute’s Vice President […]

Ross Chapman
The Challenge of (Not) Seeking Credit

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. I started rereading Good to Great by Jim Collins. One of the things I want to continue developing is my understanding of what makes organizations great, whether that’s a business, educational institution, church, or […]