Work with Purpose Initiative of Bethel Seminary

By Caitlyn Stenerson, Bethel Seminary St. Paul Walk into any given American church this Sunday and you’re bound to see generations gathering for worship, service, and teaching. One generation, however, is missing: Millennials. The statistics surrounding millennial religious participation are dismal, at best: 1 out of 4 millennials are unaffiliated with any faith tradition. Less… Continue reading Work as a catalyst for millennial outreach

By Erik Dees, Bethel Seminary San Diego Prior to accepting the call to full time pastoral ministry, I worked in the business world for eighteen years. Throughout my eighteen-year journey, previous to my conversion to Christianity, several people were used by God to soften my perception of “religious people.” One such person was Scott. I… Continue reading Wisdom on Sunday for a calling on Monday

By Daniel Froman, Bethel Seminary San Diego At the beginning of this book group I was going through a situation where I realized I had become unbalanced.   I had made some decisions to help regain that balance and in a great example of God’s timing, I joined this book group.   All four books taught me… Continue reading Reflections on balance

By Terry Stephens, Bethel Seminary St. Paul We, of course, desire integration and wholeness in all that we do. It is easier and cleaner and freer to know that we can be the same person – one person – in any context, and every day. Unfortunately, it is far too common to think that life… Continue reading Seamlessness: Everyday work as worship

By Jonathan Nelson, Bethel Seminary St. Paul One of the most helpful passages in Scripture regarding work is 1 Peter 4:11b which states, “If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power… Continue reading Working in God’s strength

By Alex Blackwell, Bethel Seminary St. Paul 2015 winner of the 100,000 Hours Colloquy! There are two concepts that seem to be often separated by Christians: work and mission. There is something inside of some of us that wishes we could just do good work, and not have to worry about the part where others… Continue reading The convergence of work and mission