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The Denver Institute blog includes stories about individual workers, academic articles, theological studies, and personal reflections to examine the many aspects of faith and work.

Jeff Haanen
The Public Good of Faith Expressed Through Work

It’s often assumed that faith is a private matter. Fine for your personal life, but less appropriate in the workplace or public life. Yet time and time again, I’ve seen that when faith becomes a public matter – and is expressed as working for the good of one’s neighbor – there are transformative results for […]

Jeff Haanen
What Greg Thompson Can Teach Us About Living as Christians in Cities

Occasionally you meet somebody that shines with such virtue that you are, perhaps for the first time, made aware of your own poverty of spirit. When I met Greg Thompson during our Thriving Cities symposium in late October, I almost immediately felt the weight of his glory. Before speaking to the crowd, he almost desperately […]

Jeff Haanen
Why Work Is at the Heart of God’s Mission

Almost every Sunday morning at church, as we finish the final songs and benediction (and I prepare to pick up my crew of girls from Sunday School – now four!), I find myself asking the same question: What is the Church sent into the world to do? This is a question that my friends in […]

Jeff Haanen
How To Choose a Career: Advice From a Puritan Pastor

“What am I called to?” That’s the question it seems most of us are asking. My friend Nathan is a pastor of young adults, and without a doubt, nearly everybody he knows hates their jobs. The question “What am I called to?” is often followed by “It can’t be this!”The fact that 70% of Americans […]

What’s Next: Work & the Church (Part 2)

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary Denver Institute has launched into its next season under the leadership of CEO, Ross Chapman. In this episode of The Faith & Work Podcast, we continue our 3 part series with “What’s Next: Church and […]

Working from the Inside Out Study Guide

Overview Many today are experiencing social isolation, deep anxieties about the future, and various difficulties in the workplace. For too many of us, work seems tedious, painful, or meaningless. And we don’t know what to do about it.Working from the Inside Out pulls back the veil on the deep emotional and vocational challenges faced by […]

Teach Us To Pray: Episode 9

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary Welcome to the newest podcast of Denver Institute for Faith & Work: Teach Us To Pray! Hosted by Jeff Hoffmeyer, Vice President of Advancement, this podcast seeks to focus on the practice of prayer through […]

What’s Next for Denver Institute (Part 1 of 3)

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary Denver Institute has launched into its next season under the leadership of CEO, Ross Chapman. In this episode of The Faith & Work Podcast, we kick off a 3 part series titled “What’s Next for […]

When Work Becomes an Idol

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary When does work become an idol? How do you know when something has crossed the line from a good thing into the territory of a “God thing?” In this episode of The Faith & Work […]

Managing and Being Managed

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary What makes a good manager? How can Christian managers emulate good leadership in their workplaces? In this episode, we interviewed two former Fellows – Bobby E., a senior librarian, and Betsy Z., vice president of […]

Brian Gray
A Good & Toilsome Work: The Meaning of Labor Day

Ask most Coloradans what Labor Day means to them, and they’d talk about the summer’s “last hurrah” of the three-day weekend. It’s the second bookend framing of the unofficial summer season, running from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Tube Boulder Creek, camp in Summit County, fly fish the Tarryall, or hammock in the backyard – […]

The State of the Workplace 2023

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary What would the world look like if more workers were fully engaged? In this episode of The Faith & Work Podcast, we hear from two members of the Denver Institute staff Ross Chapman, CEO, and […]

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At Work, With God, For the World: Preview the 5280 Fellowship
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The Call to Commerce: 6 Ways to Love Your Neighbor Through Business
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Faith-Based Investing: A Guide for Financial Advisors
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Politics at Twilight: Faithful Political Engagement in an Age of Ideology
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Called Together: A Biblical Look at Gender in the Workplace
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Spiritual Disciplines for Your Work
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Deep Rest: A Study of Sabbath
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A Study on Calling: New Thoughts for an Old Idea
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Books

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Working from the Inside Out: A Brief Guide to Inner Work That Transforms Our Outer World
Jeff Haanen
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An Uncommon Guide to Retirement: Finding God’s Purpose for the Next Season of Life
Jeff Haanen
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Virtue & Vice at Work: Ancient Wisdom for a Modern Age
Ryan Tafilowski
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available January 2, 2024
Faithful Work: In the Daily Grind with God and for Others
Ross Chapman
Ryan Tafilowski
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available October 24, 2023
Women, Work, & Calling: Step Into Your Place in God’s World
Joanna Meyer
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