S6E1: Who Are We Becoming? Faith and Work’s Most Important Question

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary Where is the faith and work movement going, and what can we learn from its history? How do we balance the strengths of capitalism against its excesses? Jeff Haanen talks with Drew Yancey, author of […]

Ryan Tafilowski
Recovering Lament: What Should We Do With Unresolved Pain?

What does COVID-19 mean? Well, it depends on who you ask. Before I came to my senses and stopped reading Twitter, I came across a range of answers—from both the political Right and the Left. For some, this mysterious virus is the earth’s way of healing itself by driving the surplus human population to extinction. […]

Jeff Haanen
The Coronavirus Sabbath: 9 Things to Do When Everything is Canceled

Everything is shutting down. Not just major league sports, but swim practices, rec centers, local libraries, and office buildings. In my home state of Colorado, even public schools are shutting down for at least a month.This causes lots of problems. For instance, how are workers like barbers, mechanics, and home health care workers – those […]

Joanna Meyer
Soul Care for Uncertain Times

Maybe your day started like mine: Before I crawled out of bed, I scanned Twitter, Facebook, and The New York Times for the latest COVID-19 updates. Where was the disease spreading? How are friends in Spain and Italy faring? Will Denverites be asked to shelter in place?Thirty minutes later, I realized the error of my […]

Brian Gray
Serving Others While Physically Distancing

As I write this, I am on day seven of working and living from home during the coronavirus pandemic, now with a snowstorm hitting outside. It’s quite a contest between me and my unschooled and unfriended kids as to who can put more crazy into the phrase “stir crazy.” During the week, I’ve pursued ways to […]

Ryan Tafilowski
What Do We Owe Our Neighbors?

You may have summoned the courage to venture out to the grocery store sometime over the past two weeks, like I did. If your experience was anything like mine, it was a surreal outing. My local grocery store resembled a set from The Road or one of the Mad Max movies: barren shelves, haggard workers, […]

S4E6: Christianity in the U.S. at a Crossroads

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary The Pew Research Center reports that Christianity in the U.S. is declining at a rapid pace. But what can we learn from the data? Is there more to the story behind the numbers? Jeff Haanen, […]

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 […]

S3E6: Neil Hudson on Whole-Life Discipleship

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and Spotify. Summary How can Christians be messengers of the gospel in their context of work? How can churches disciple people to embody Christ’s message of redemption in all of life–not just the times we’re gathered together? Neil […]

Jeff Haanen
Lessons Learned from the Global Workplace Forum

I recently returned from the Global Workplace Forum, a conference hosted in Manila by the Lausanne Movement. Started in 1974 by John Stott and Billy Graham, the Lausanne Congress for World Evangelization gathered people from around the world; last week, 850 leaders from 109 different countries met to discuss the next phase of the global […]

Brian Gray
Saving More Than Souls

Almost 15 years ago, my co-pastors and I stumbled into a theological conversation during an annual vision casting session when one of them asked us, “How would you summarize ‘the gospel’ in one word?” My word? “Forgiveness,” I offered, too confidently. The teaching pastor liked my answer. The worship pastor’s answer? “Redemption.” I looked down […]