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Spelunking, Cave Formations, and Culture Change

“It’s riskier than ever,” Jill said, “to tell people you work with you’re a Christian.”Jill worked at a public policy communications firm in Denver. Having worked with people of all faiths and no faith for over seven years, her sentiment about being a Christian in pluralist America was one I heard often. Fear. Isolation. Better […]
Alex Wenzel
“A Christian and a Lawyer?”

A college student at my church once approached me after a service and asked, “Do you think it’s possible to be a Christian and a lawyer?”I think I masked the offense I felt pretty well.While his question was fairly general considering the vast types of law practices there are, I understood the thrust of his […]
Jeff Haanen
Want an Affordable Home? Thank a Craftsman

 What is causing soaring home prices in Denver right now? This is the question on many would-be buyers’ minds. In June of 2015, the average home price in Denver was $366,419 — the highest in Colorado state history.The Denver City Council has spent significant time trying to find solutions to the shortage of affordable housing. […]
It’s Time to Honor the Hard Work of Raising Children

By Andrea Palpant Dille A male friend of mine recently struck up a conversation with me about work and gender. “This might sound sexist,” he said, standing in the church sanctuary, “but I just can’t do what my wife does at home. I think it would destroy my sense of dignity.” I shifted my weight, […]
Jill Anschutz
We All Want Purpose in Our Work

This is the second post in a three-part series about the 5280 Fellowship, a new program for emerging leaders created by Denver Institute for Faith & Work.Spend any time in Denver’s urban core and one thing becomes apparent: Denver is a young town. Whether you’re shopping for snowshoes at REI, sipping coffee on South Broadway, […]
The Work of the Pastor

By Trevor Lee If all work is profoundly valuable, what’s the point of being a pastor? I didn’t have a good answer for that question. I had been on a multiyear journey discovering the importance of all work — that generative work is an important part of what it means to bear the image of God […]
Joanna Meyer
A Thoughtful Approach to Year-End Giving

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, my mailbox overflowed with Christmas cards, circulars for holiday sales, and letters from nonprofits and ministries encouraging year-end giving. At times, it felt like the solicitation letters outnumbered Christmas greetings from friends! Maybe you’ve experienced a similar phenomenon. The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy reports […]
Driving Back the Cloud of Fear: A Christmas Meditation

If there is anything we Americans hold in common this Christmas, it is fear.I felt it creeping up my neck four weeks ago when my dad called me on the way to work. “Did you hear about San Bernardino?” I confessed I was behind on the news. “The Islamic State is here.”  That same day […]
Jeff Haanen
Corporate Tithing: An Interview with Jack Kim

Jack Kim has different dreams than the rest of us. I first met Jack at Colorado Community Church when we started talking after a service. Soon after, he started sharing a vision: “You know what I’d do with $20 million? Build an institute for men — to have fellowship, to grow, to live in the Kingdom.” […]
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 asked […]
Jeff Haanen
Stories of Hope: A Reason to Be Generous

Today is Colorado Gives Day, Colorado’s biggest one-day event to give to your favorite nonprofit. As I take a look at the past year, I can see all kinds of reasons to give to Denver Institute for Faith & Work. (But hey, since I’m the executive director, I’m biased!) Perhaps one of the best reasons to […]
Interview with Jack Franicevich

JH: What brought you to Denver? JF: My plan since high school has been to study business and the liberal arts before going to seminary to focus on biblical and theological studies. Denver Seminary values rigorous study, evangelical commitments, and character development, and offers a lot of opportunity for academic specialization and interaction with professors. […]
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