Aimee Minnich
The Biblical Concept of Gleaning and its Implications for Faith-Driven Investing

Editor’s note: This content was originally published for the Christian Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Event. This content is shared with Denver Institute for Faith & Work with consent from CEF. Aimee Minnich was a speaker at “Business for the Common Good” on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.As faith-driven impact investing grows, so too does theconfusion about how much […]

Becker Polverini
Privacy’s Deathblow: 5G, AI, and the Believer’s Response

Editor’s note: This content was originally published for the Christian Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Event. This content is shared with Denver Institute for Faith & Work with consent from CEF.Artificial intelligence (AI) stands in the midst of a renaissance. Once underfunded and haunted by failed, grandiose claims of all-powerful machines,1 AI has transformed into the hot technology […]

Luke Rousch
Creative Destruction and Work as Transformation

Editor’s note: This content was originally published for the Christian Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Event. This content is shared with Denver Institute for Faith & Work with consent from CEF.Joseph Schumpeter, a prominent economist in the mid-20th century, devoted his life work to the study of capitalism. According to Schumpeter, the “gale of creative destruction” describes the […]

Jeff Haanen
Reimagining Retirement

Editor’s note: This article was original published by The Lausanne Movement. It is shared with permission.Greg Haanen recently turned 65 and retired from a career selling print advertising. For over 14 years, he lived in Minneapolis, while his wife Gayle ran Interlachen Inn, a small restaurant in Alexandria, Minnesota. Having lived apart from her for […]

Katherine Leary Alsdorf
Work: A Way to Love Our Neighbor

Editor’s note: This content was originally published for the Christian Economic Forum’s 2019 Global Event. This content is shared with Denver Institute for Faith & Work with consent from CEF.In Every Good Endeavor, Keller and Alsdorf talk about work as an act of loving your neighbor.1 Drawing on the insights of Luther, Sayers, De Koster, […]

Jeff Haanen
NPR Isn’t the Only Place to Donate Your Car

I arrived at the car repair shop hopeful, only to get the dire news. The total repair for my 2006 Subaru Forester would cost $3,300. The Kelley Blue Book value? Well, let’s say that the cost of repairs far exceeded the total value of my beloved Subaru.What to do? As I started shopping for a new […]

Jeff Haanen
What’s Really Happening to Christianity in America?

The Pew Research Center recently published an alarming report: “In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace.” Since 2009, the religiously unaffiliated have risen from 17% of the population to 26% in 2018/19.  And today only 65% of Americans identify as Christians, down from 77% only a decade ago.The report points out that there’s […]

Olivia Duncan
Reflections from “The Faithful Artist”

Artists often feel misunderstood and isolated as they pursue their craft. While the work of an artist can inspire us to experience life and God in new ways, their work can be lonely and frustrating. On Thursday, Sept. 26, Denver Institute for Faith & Work hosted The Faithful Artist, an event to explore and engage […]

Joanna Meyer
Why Men Are Welcome at “Women, Work, and Calling”

Why would a man attend a “women’s” event? After all, that’s A LOT of estrogen in one place! But the secret’s out: Women, Work, and Calling is a powerful place for women and men to understand how we serve together in the workplace, the church, and our world. We asked three men who’ve previously attended […]

The Value of Art for Business

Does the physical environment of a business matter? Walls, color, light, images – many businesses use buildings to communicate their corporate values or mission. Yet are our workplaces beautiful? Should art have a role in businesses and workplaces in Colorado? Can art awaken creativity, innovation, problem-solving, and a sense of deeper purpose in our work?Jeff […]

Dustin Moody
The Artist’s Voice: Integrating Faith & Work

As part of the application process for our past event, “The Faithful Artist”, we asked each artist to reflect on the relationship between their work and their faith. We’ve highlighted a few of their responses below, and we’re excited to see their created works on display soon!Q: What life rhythms or habits have you adopted […]

Dustin Moody
Making All Things New

Our annual fundraiser and celebration of vocation earlier this spring explored the idea of how God is making all things new (Revelation 21:5). We celebrated the places where we’ve seen God’s work of redemption throughout Denver, and we considered how we can individually join his work of restoring our relationships and our companies. We asked […]