Business as Mission Event for all Scholars and Educators
Steve Rundle, the author of Great Commission Companies: The Emerging Role of Business in Missions and professor at Biola University is teaming up with Neal Johnson of Belhaven College and Calvin College for a conference this summer that is specifically designed for educators, scholars, and pastors who are looking to learn more about the business as mission movement. Here's a quote from the website:"The last ten years has seen an explosion of interest in the role of faith in business, and specifically in how business can be both (1) a ministry in itself, and (2) an essential partner for other Christian ministries... Yet, while many professionals are embracing the idea of business as a calling and a ministry, little scholarship has been produced that addresses the many legal, managerial, missiological, and ethical questions related to the integration of faith and business. Furthermore, many churches and academic institutions continue to undermine this movement by reinforcing the view that the most praiseworthy Christian service entails working directly for the church or other charitable organizations (See the previous post about the church reinforcing the sacred and secular divide).
The purpose of this seminar is to address those problems and stimulating new ideas for research, teaching and preaching. Scholars from the fields of theology, business or ministry/missions, as well as pastors, are encouraged to apply. It is anticipated that while many participants will have done some studying, teaching and/or preaching on this topic, there will be others who are relatively new to this subject who can bring fresh thinking and new analytical skills... The two-week program will include three guest speakers, and one field trip to a faith-based business. As an end-product, participants will be expected to begin writing, preaching and/or presenting papers to wider audiences within their respective disciplines. ."
To learn more about the leaders, the seminar and to apply, click here.
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