Free Download: 6 Ways to Love Your Neighbor Through Business

“Who is my neighbor?”This question has stumped believers since the legal expert asked Jesus about it more than 2000 years ago. In hopes of justifying himself, the lawyer sought unambiguous instructions for inheriting eternal life. Jesus responded with the story of the Good Samaritan, demonstrating that loving our neighbors is defined more by our mercy […]

Jeff Haanen
Starting your Journey on Work, Calling, and Our Economic Life

Wondering where to get started in learning about how Christianity might begin to influence your work – and even the entire economy?Here’s a good list of resources from our peers across the US compiled by our friends at the Kern Family Foundation:To Whom is Given (30-minute watch time, AEI Values & Capitalism project)For the Life […]

Jessica Schroeder
Disrupting An Industry That Needs to Be Disrupted

This post highlights the work of Core Ventures, a presenting sponsor at a past February’s “Business for the Common Good” event. Thank you to Core Ventures for their generous support! For any of us who’ve been involved in recruiting and hiring, it’s no secret that the process can be slow, tentative, and at times painful. Maybe you’ve […]

2017: Best of the Blog & Social Media

In 2017, we had the privilege of seeing great stories unfold in workplaces and communities across the Denver Metro area and beyond.Our partnerships and events yielded beautiful testimonies of men and women doing excellent work throughout the region. Stories of unconventional leadership, tenacity and faith revealed themselves in conversations on the Denver Institute Blog and […]

Jeff Haanen
Faith in the Workplace: The Four Postures

How should I think about the role of faith in my company? How do corporations in America today handle issues surrounding spirituality in the workplace? I recently addressed these questions with David Miller who leads Princeton University’s Faith at Work Initiative and is the author of God at Work: The History and Promise of the […]

Jeff Haanen
The Prayer of Awareness

In the busyness of my life, who really has time to pray? Several weeks ago I sat down with my friend and spiritual mentor Barry Rowan. Though I wouldn’t say I was too busy to pray – especially not to Barry, a giant in the faith compared to me – when the conversation turned to […]

Jeff Haanen, Laura Bernero
“Expand Your Cultural Imagination”: A Christian Rap Artist on Creativity  

In early June of 2017, I invited my friend Jim Mullins of Surge Network (a faith and work organization in Phoenix) to share with other movement leaders at City Gate, an annual gathering of peers doing similar work to Denver Institute.  Jim stood up and said, “I want to begin my talk on theological imagination […]

Jessica Schroeder
Cookies at Work: The Relational Power of Hospitality in the Workplace

If you have ever seen the film Babette’s Feast, you know the power of exceptional food and wine to foster the healing of broken relationships. For those unfamiliar with the film, the narrative culminates in an extravagant meal that mediates grace to an unsuspecting group of people. As they dine on each successive course, these […]

The Education Choice Is Not One-Size-Fits-All: Four Things to Consider

We are homeschooling our girls again this year.  But that decision did not come easily.It took months of anguish to decide.  We finally chose to homeschool again for one primary reason: our global calling to missions and our desire to keep including our kids in all that entails.  Though our permanent address is now in the US, […]

Tim Macready
Integrating Faith Into the Way We Invest

As Chief Investment Officer of a Christian pension fund, it occurs to me frequently that 25,000 Australians have entrusted their retirement savings to us. This is a substantial responsibility. Our beneficiaries trust that we will work to the utmost of our abilities to ensure they are well-provided for so they can live a fruitful and […]

Jeff Haanen
The Miracle of the Reformers: Why Teaching Your Kids Hymns is Good for the Economy

Perhaps the songs we teach our children is one the most important legacies we can leave for posterity. This morning I sat down to breakfast with my wife and four daughters. After eggs and sausage, we listened to the classic hymn “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation.” My wife educates our […]

Chris Horst
A 411 for Fundraising

 Chris Horst, vice president of development at HOPE International, first shared this post on his blog in 2013. A few weeks ago, I sat down with a friend-of-a-friend who just started her first fundraising job.Because I’ve now been in a fundraising role for years, I have meetings and calls with new fundraisers often. Sometimes they’re new fundraisers […]