Transforming Vocation
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There has been an explosion of publishing in the faith-work movement in the last twenty years. Work is increasingly seen as the new frontier for Christian mission. However, the church and theological colleges have failed to keep up with the interest among, and needs of, workplace Christians.
This book is the urgent corrective that is needed, moving past Theology of Work 101 to much deeper encounters with God's word as it relates to daily work. These twelve academic papers look at work through three different lenses: the workplace, the church, and theological education.
It is prefaced by Mark Greene from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, reflecting on what work, church, and theological education would look like if there was no sacred-secular divide. In the concluding remarks, the editors imagine a future where each domain is transformed by the gospel, working dynamically together for the life of the world.
While academic in terms of depth of thinking, quality of research, and referencing of crucial sources for further exploration, this book is never dry. Rather, it's life-giving and provocative for every vocation, asking fundamental questions of the reader: What is the work that God is calling you to do? How can the gospel transform your work? And how well-positioned are churches and colleges to be at the forefront of transforming vocation?
With contributions from:
Mark Greene
James Pietsch
Peter White
Peter Docherty
Gordon Preece
Keith Mitchell
David Fagg
Ian Hussey
Colin Noble
Andrew Matthews
Sarah Bacaller
Samuel Curkpatrick
Maggie Kappelhoff
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About David Benson
David Benson directs Culture and Discipleship at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (licc.org.uk). Formerly he lectured in practical theology, worldviews, apologetics, evangelism and faith–work integration at Malyon Theological College, an affiliate of the Australian College of Theology, based in Brisbane, Queensland. His work concerns pluralistic dialogue and the public expression of Christian faith in a post-Christendom context, toward the flourishing of all.
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Kara Martin
Kara Martin is the author of Workship: How to Use your Work to Worship God, and Workship 2: How to Flourish at Work, and is a lecturer in leadership at Alphacrucis College in Sydney. She coaches social entrepreneurs and marketplace leaders through seed.org.au and is on the Marketplace Ministry Board of Lausanne Global. Her third book, How to Shape Christians for the Workplace, is awaiting publication. She has spoken, taught and written across four continents.
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Andrew Sloane
Andrew Sloane is Lecturer in Old Testament and Christian Thought at Morling College (affiliated with the Australian College of Theology). He is author of At Home in a Strange Land: Using the Old Testament in Christian Ethics and On Being a Christian in the Academy: Nicholas Wolterstorff and the Practice of Christian Scholarship.
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