Joanna Meyer
How Overpriced Leggings Invite Us to Think Differently About Women’s Empowerment

When did we confuse being empowered with being able to afford expensive leggings? I pondered this question standing outside a women’s activewear store at Park Meadows Mall in suburban Denver. Behind a spotless plate glass window, the store displayed its “Power of She” campaign, an effort that “ignites a community of active, healthy, confident women […]

Joanna Meyer
Experiencing God’s Purpose & Presence Through Our Work

As hard as the last 18 months have been, you may have doubts about returning to life and work as it used to be. The stretches of extended solitude may have revealed you’re happier with a lighter social schedule or you’ve begun to question the direction of your career. This is an important time to […]

Joanna Meyer
Celebration: Starting With a Bang

2020 started on a high with Business for the Common Good (BCG), the largest event in Denver Institute’s history. More than 400 guests, including entrepreneurs, investors, manufacturers, and innovators from around the world, packed ballrooms at the Grand Hyatt Denver for a day exploring our call to love God and serve our neighbors through business. […]

Joanna Meyer
Highlights from RESILIENT: Women, Work, & Calling 2020

On Saturday, Oct. 24, women from around the world gathered online and in home-based watch parties for Resilient: Women, Work, & Calling 2020. This year’s theme acknowledged the challenges women face during the pandemic and strengthened them for the complexities they face in this season. Keynote speaker Bethany Jenkins, of the Veritas Forum opened the […]

Joanna Meyer
Image & Identity

Recently I discovered an Instagram account that has become the most horrifying, life-giving part of my day. @danaemercer is a journalist and eating disorder survivor whose goal is to “help people feel normal” by reminding women why they should never compare themselves to someone online. Mercer reveals the tricks social media influencers use to create […]

S7E6: Mindy Caliguire on Soul Care for Work Stress

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary What is “soul care,” and how can we be intentional about it? What does soul care look like in a season of stress, fatigue, and uncertainty? Joanna Meyer talks with Mindy Caliguire, founder of Soul […]

Joanna Meyer
What COVID-19 Lays Bare: Implications for Women’s Work

Have you seen the ad Microsoft Teams created for Mothers’ Day that shows moms juggling childcare and work-related web calls during the quarantine? Kids sword fight in the background and brush mom’s hair while these harried professionals fight to keep their composure in front of their colleagues. Maybe you can relate to this feeling of […]

Joanna Meyer
3 Thoughts on Arts & Faith

What is good art? It’s a question for the ages and one creators, collectors, and patrons wrestle with as they weigh the merits of various works. What qualifies as good Christian art, and who decides, are even tougher questions. Are Precious Moments figurines or Thomas Kinkade prints closer to God’s heart, or do abstract works […]