Center for Faith and Work

Becoming Fully Human - David Kim by Center for Faith and Work

Culture As Liturgy by James K.A. Smith by Center for Faith and Work

A New Faith And Work Movement by David H. Kim by Center for Faith and Work

Workplace Discipleship by David H. Kim by Center for Faith and Work

The Biblical God is a God who delights in all of his creation. Even before God created humans, he delighted in the world and the creatures he had made. Now, however, we live in a fallen world, and that fallenness has impacted every area of life. Yet, God delights in every step that all people take, Christians and non-Christians alike are to reclaim the goodness that was lost in the fall. Theologian Richard Mouw explains why in this talk from CFW’s 2011 Gospel and Culture conference.

Sex, money, and power—three great temptations. Yet, of the three, power may be the least discussed and the most problematic. Christians can choose to live lives of complete chastity or they may give away all their earthly possessions, but none of us can completely empty ourselves of power. Therefore, we are forced to ask the question: is there any “good news” about power? Author Andy Crouch says the answer is yes. But only if we look to a God who destroys the false idea that possessing power means taking it from someone else. God uses his power to empower others—and God calls us to go and do likewise.

Jeff Van Duzer - Why Business Matters To God Too often Christian businesspeople think that their work’s sole purpose is to generate money that they can donate to more “spiritual” causes. But what about business itself? Does God care about that? Jeff Van Duzer is the Dean of Business and Economics at Seattle Pacific University. Drawing from his book Why Business Matters to God, Van Duzer lays out the Biblical foundations for how humans were called to work. Since God created us to work, God desires businesses to provide opportunities for individuals to express their God-given identity through meaningful and creative endeavors. In this paradigm, profit ceases to be an end in itself. Instead, profit becomes the means by which a business can help to enable a community’s flourishing.

Vito Auito - Too often, Christian artists hear spiritual tropes that are long on theory, but short on practice. In our inaugural lecture of CFW's new Faith & Art Lecture series, artist and pastor Vito Aiuto expounds three modes of vision that engender artistic excellence for the person of faith. Here is his fresh and practical perspective on seeing the unseen.

Curt Thompson - psychiatrist and author, explores the impact of shame in impairing work communities, and how the gospel fosters a renewed form of vulnerability as a solution.

Author Dr. Anthony Bradley speaks about the spiritual connection between vocational duty and family flourishing, positing that sustainability in families leads to sustainability in society and social shalom.

J. Richard Middleton - To envision the New we must invariably look to the Old. Throughout the gospel, it’s made clear to us that God is renewing our world, which is leading towards a New Heaven and New Earth. If this world is to become His dwelling place, then our job is to cultivate it wisely, to manifest and capture God’s image in our work. In other words, what we create is meant to be sacred. Theologian Richard Middleton gives us the Why behind what we do and how the Holy Spirit employs our imagination to lead us to what we are created for.

David Brooks - All human beings long for transcendence. The yearning for something holy, something higher than what we currently experience or know, can be the spark for so much of our work. But if that longing isn’t active, if our imagination atrophies and we can no longer see the unseen, work can seem meaningless. So how does the imagination stay active? And how does our common longing for the transcendent shape communities and industries? New York Times Op-Ed Columnist, author, and cultural commentator David Brooks sheds new light on the reality of our common longings and the hope that it bears for our society.

Nancy Ortberg - Being a leader is about creating a way for people to contribute in order to make something extraordinary happen. Nancy Ortberg discusses two simple ways in which leaders can do this to humanize work. First, she explores the ways God reminds us to look in small places for great things. Second, she tackles the importance of workplace conflict and the need for giving feedback to those we respect.

Brad Katsuyama with Rev. David H. Kim - IEX CEO and co-founder Brad Katsuyama discusses the unique position of finding oneself confronted with an entire industry's hidden brokenness.The subject of Michael Lewis' acclaimed book Flash Boys, Katsuyama discusses how his sense of calling was shaped by having a certain sense of vision that disrupted "a system that didn't want to change.

Rev. David H. Kim - Our notion of calling often goes unchecked. Discerning our call is a journey that is often misguided by an inward quest of self discovery. From this, our careers can become riddled with disorientation, burnout, entitlement, and confusions of identity. Rev. David H. Kim offers an alternative view of calling, one that turns the individual back towards the caller, and reorients our work back to its outward-facing nature.