By Tiffany R. Harris, originally posted at the NACSW. In August of 2005 I began my professional journey as a social worker when I entered the University of South Carolina to pursue my Master of Social Work degree. Having come from both a small Christian high school and a small Christian college, entering a large … Read More
Faith & Work Integration
Finding Our Way to Great Work: Vocations in Media
By Joseph G. Kickasola, originally posted at the Center for Faith and Work. The first take really “stunk,” to be honest. The camera was on a jib— a long, pole-like support for film production —and the camera moved in to the target, swerving a bit like a drunken sailor. “Back to one,” I shouted from … Read More
A Sacred Calling for Sacred Work
Originally posted at the Center for Faith and Work. “For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible… all things were created by him and for him” – Col 1:16 To envision the New we must invariably look to the Old. Throughout the gospel, it’s made clear to … Read More
Humanizing Work through Leadership
Originally posted at the Center for Faith and Work. 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 … Read More
Work as an Act of Worship
By Ted Jeon, originally posted at the Center for Faith and Work. I first came to New York City nearly 10 years ago, excited to begin my new career as a financial analyst on Wall Street. Having just graduated from college, I came to New York with grand visions for my work – to participate … Read More
Writing About God to Know God
By Whitney Bauck, originally posted at the Center for Faith and Work. When I introduce Christian Wiman’s work, I often begin with the assertion that he’s 75 percent of the reason that I still call myself a Christian. Wiman’s work entered my life at a time when I desperately needed it, via a friend’s recommendation … Read More
When to Go Public with Faith at Work
By Bethany Jenkins, originally posted at the Center for Faith & Work. On his way home from London to New York, Mark Campisano sat next to a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, where he himself was a junior partner. Mark didn’t know the older gentleman very well so when their dinner arrived, Mark tried to … Read More
Bringing Faith to Farming
By Dave Thier, originally posted on The Atlantic. The most obvious benefit of having Ryan Anderson around the farm was that he was big. Broad shoulders, heavy build, long arms: With one hand, he could do jobs that would take three scrawny undergrads an hour. He brought something else to the farm too, however. At … Read More
The Spirituality of Snoopy
By Jonathan Merritt, originally posted at The Atlantic. How the faith of Charles Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip, shaped his work Charles Schulz was widely applauded for a long list of achievements. The creator of the Peanuts comic strip was a Pulitzer Prize nominee, and his comics earned him an Emmy, Peabody, and Congressional Gold … Read More
A New Way to Work
By Wally Larson, originally posted at the Center for Faith and Work. I’m a lawyer, but that’s just the start of what God has called me to at work. In May I graduated from the Center for Faith and Work’s Gotham Fellowship program. Paul writes in Romans that “all have sinned and fallen short of the … Read More