S6E5: The Good Jobs Advantage

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary What makes a job “good,” and how can business leaders help create them? What is the current pandemic teaching us in the U.S. about “essential” work? Jeff Haanen and Joanna Meyer talk about the advantages […]

S6E4: Chuck DeGroat on Narcissism and the Church

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary We hear a lot about narcissism, but how does it show up in our organizations? What are the consequences of a narcissistic pastor or faith leader? The Denver Institute team talks with author and counselor […]

S6E3: A Time for Lament

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary What does Scripture teach us about lament? What does it look like be sorrowful and hopeful at the same time? Dustin Moody talks with Ryan Tafilowski and Brian Gray about the biblical practice of lament, […]

S6E2: Philip Yancey on the Body of Christ and “Fearfully and Wonderfully”

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary What does the human body teach us about the Body of Christ, and how can the Body of Christ respond, serve, and love during a pandemic? Dustin Moody talks with author and speaker Philip Yancey […]

S6E1: Who Are We Becoming? Faith and Work’s Most Important Question

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary Where is the faith and work movement going, and what can we learn from its history? How do we balance the strengths of capitalism against its excesses? Jeff Haanen talks with Drew Yancey, author of […]

Ryan Tafilowski
Recovering Lament: What Should We Do With Unresolved Pain?

What does COVID-19 mean? Well, it depends on who you ask. Before I came to my senses and stopped reading Twitter, I came across a range of answers—from both the political Right and the Left. For some, this mysterious virus is the earth’s way of healing itself by driving the surplus human population to extinction. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Brian Gray
Serving Others While Physically Distancing

As I write this, I am on day seven of working and living from home during the coronavirus pandemic, now with a snowstorm hitting outside. It’s quite a contest between me and my unschooled and unfriended kids as to who can put more crazy into the phrase “stir crazy.” During the week, I’ve pursued ways to […]

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, […]

S4E6: Christianity in the U.S. at a Crossroads

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary The Pew Research Center reports that Christianity in the U.S. is declining at a rapid pace. But what can we learn from the data? Is there more to the story behind the numbers? Jeff Haanen, […]

Jeff Haanen
What’s Really Happening to Christianity in America?

The Pew Research Center recently published an alarming report: “In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace.” Since 2009, the religiously unaffiliated have risen from 17% of the population to 26% in 2018/19.  And today only 65% of Americans identify as Christians, down from 77% only a decade ago.The report points out that there’s […]