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Aunt Clara Brown: Unearthing a Legacy of Compassion and Strength
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From Colleague to Neighbor

“I grew up in the church and work wasn’t something that was preached,” said Adrienne Tafilowski, the Culture and Care Team Director at L&R Pallet and 5280 Fellowship alumna. “There weren’t small groups dedicated to the theme; people weren’t recommending books on the topic. It was kind of this unknown territory.”When she began working at […]
Recycler Rebuilds Lives by Breaking Down Mattresses

Editor’s note: The full version of this article first appeared on Patheos.com. Thanks to David Rupert and the team at Patheos for allowing us to share it here!Christopher Conway is the president and founder of Spring Back Colorado, a social enterprise mattress recycling enterprise.  Since 2012, Spring Back has recycled more than 381,000 mattresses and […]
S1E9: A “Rule of Life” for 2019

Do you like The Faith & Work Podcast? Be sure to subscribe! Now available on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Summary The change from one year to the next often includes times of reflection and planning. In this episode, Denver Institute staff talk about the concept behind a “rule of life” and how to put […]
A Fellow’s Project: Tackling the Risks of Social Media Technology

For all its redemptive potential, we often hear about technology’s darker sides: a retail company loses customer credit card information; a popular social media platform sells user data to advertisers; and a search engine skims private emails to deliver relevant ads. Making matters worse, the apps on our smartphones seem to command our attention rather […]
Jeff Haanen
Take a Look at the 2018 Impact Report

John Ruskin once said, “The highest reward for a person’s work is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.” In 2018, I was reminded not only of our external “successes,” but that as we live our daily lives, at work and in our families, we are becoming certain kinds of […]
Dustin Moody
Maybe My Boss Isn’t So Bad

Many of us have a story (or more) of working for a terrible boss. Between moral flaws, lack of qualifications, or an inability to manage well, bad bosses make work terrible for everyone. At DIFW, we believe that God calls each of us to redeem the broken parts of our work, but this can be […]
Dustin Moody
4 Things We Learned From Our “Worst Boss” Survey

Bad bosses can lead to high turnover, lack of employee morale, and office conflict. Many of us have had unfortunate experiences with bosses and leaders who failed to bring out our best and created cultures where thriving in the workplace was nearly impossible. But what makes a bad boss bad? Are their common traits we […]
Joanna Meyer
Called Together Part 4: Pursuing Redemptive Relationships

Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final article in our “Called Together” series. Be sure to check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3! At Denver Institute for Faith & Work, we believe in a big gospel–the idea that Christ’s death and resurrection restores not only individual lives but every corner of creation […]
A Labor Day Prayer

Editor’s note: This liturgical prayer is shared in a call-and-response format for use in church or group settings, but we think it’s an excellent resource for your individual prayer and meditation time. Thanks to our friends at The Porter’s Gate for this prayer and their Work Songs project, featured at the DIFW annual celebration in […]
Joanna Meyer
Save the Date! “Women, Work, & Calling” Returns October 13th

Innovators, nurturers, risk-takers, leaders, and life-givers—all roles filled by women in Scripture. Each played a critical part in God’s story, a story that continues to flow through Colorado women today. In this season of marches and #metoo, women demand the respect and recognition that is their due. Yet in our quest to be regarded as […]
Dustin Moody
Book Lovers Day 2018 Staff Recommendations

What’s better than a good book? A new book recommendation that you may not have discovered yet. As a group of (somewhat nerdy) readers, we’ve assembled this list of recommendations below in honor of #bookloversday 2018. Creation & Fall, by Dietrich Bonhoeffer “If the intent of Genesis 1-3 is not to discuss how and how […]
Joanna Meyer
Called Together: A Biblical Perspective on Gender Roles in the Workplace (Part 2)

Editor’s note: This is the second post in a four-part series. Take a look at part one before diving into the content below! “To be honest, I don’t know any women like me…” It’s a lament I hear often when I ask career-minded Christian women to introduce me to faithful women in their network. This […]
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