The Oikonomiks podcast

1. THIS BURGEONING FAITH & WORK MOVEMENT (the history)

- Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic (ca 1905)

- David W. Miller, God At Work: The History And Promise Of The Faith At Work Movement (Oxford University Press, 2007).

- Rerum novarum, or Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor, is an encyclical issued by Pope Leo XIII on 15 May 1891.

2 A THEOLOGICAL CASE FOR ITS NECESSITY (the theology)

- Zenos E. Hawkinson, Anatomy of the Pilgrim Experience: Reflections On Being A Covenanter, ed. Philip J. Anderson and David E. Hawkinson (Covenant Pub, 2000).

3. FIVE PRACTICAL WAYS TO ACTIVATE PROFESSIONALS AND GAIN PARTNERS (the praxis)

1. Redefine “missional”

2. Consecrate the Carpenter

3. Visit them at work

4. Start a Fellows Program

5. Learn to do Public Theology

1. What is the vision of work in the New Heavens and the New Earth?

2. What about the fire?

Dr. Ryan Gutierrez has a PhD in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary, where his dissertation explored the relationship between people and land in the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. He is also the Senior Director at Fuller’s Max De Pree Center for Leadership, where he oversees the development and implementation of organizational systems, processes, and workflows. He previously worked as the Director of Operations for the Office of Vocation Formation at Fuller.

Dr. Mark D. Roberts is a Senior Fellow for Fuller’s De Pree Center for Leadership, where he focuses on the spiritual development and thriving of leaders. He is the principal writer of the daily devotional Life for Leaders and the founder of the De Pree Center’s Flourishing in the Third Third of Life Initiative. Previously, Mark was the executive director of the De Pree Center, and prior to that, the senior director of Laity Lodge in Texas. With a PhD in New Testament from Harvard, Mark has written extensively on faith and work integration.

Cover image: Vincent van Gogh, Sower at Sunset

Music credits: Aleksey Chistilin

1. What is the scope of Ephesians?

2. How does this play out in ethics?

Dr. Ryan Gutierrez has a PhD in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary, where his dissertation explored the relationship between people and land in the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. He is also the Senior Director at Fuller’s Max De Pree Center for Leadership, where he oversees the development and implementation of organizational systems, processes, and workflows. He previously worked as the Director of Operations for the Office of Vocation Formation at Fuller.

Dr. Mark D. Roberts is a Senior Fellow for Fuller’s De Pree Center for Leadership, where he focuses on the spiritual development and thriving of leaders. He is the principal writer of the daily devotional Life for Leaders and the founder of the De Pree Center’s Flourishing in the Third Third of Life Initiative. Previously, Mark was the executive director of the De Pree Center, and prior to that, the senior director of Laity Lodge in Texas. With a PhD in New Testament from Harvard, Mark has written extensively on faith and work integration.

Cover image: Vincent van Gogh, Sower at Sunset

Music credits: Aleksey Chistilin

1. What are some examples of this ‘texture’ in Luke that weaves in work and labor realities into its message?

2. What are some principles from the distinctly Lukan narrative that are applicable to how we work today?

Dr. Ryan Gutierrez has a PhD in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary, where his dissertation explored the relationship between people and land in the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. He is also the Senior Director at Fuller’s Max De Pree Center for Leadership, where he oversees the development and implementation of organizational systems, processes, and workflows. He previously worked as the Director of Operations for the Office of Vocation Formation at Fuller.

Cover image: Vincent van Gogh, Sower at Sunset

Music credits: Aleksey Chistilin

1. What was Jesus “job”?

2. How does the theology of the incarnation affect our work today?

Dr. Ryan Gutierrez has a PhD in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary, where his dissertation explored the relationship between people and land in the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. He is also the Senior Director at Fuller’s Max De Pree Center for Leadership, where he oversees the development and implementation of organizational systems, processes, and workflows. He previously worked as the Director of Operations for the Office of Vocation Formation at Fuller.

Dr. Mark D. Roberts is a Senior Fellow for Fuller’s De Pree Center for Leadership, where he focuses on the spiritual development and thriving of leaders. He is the principal writer of the daily devotional Life for Leaders and the founder of the De Pree Center’s Flourishing in the Third Third of Life Initiative. Previously, Mark was the executive director of the De Pree Center, and prior to that, the senior director of Laity Lodge in Texas. With a PhD in New Testament from Harvard, Mark has written extensively on faith and work integration.

Cover image: Vincent van Gogh, Sower at Sunset

Music credits: Aleksey Chistilin

1. What is the underlying tension between the OT and the NT as it pertains to work?

2. How does Jesus fulfill the prophets’ vision of economic justice?

3. How does the prophetic voice influence our work today?

Dr. Ryan Gutierrez has a PhD in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary, where his dissertation explored the relationship between people and land in the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. He is also the Senior Director at Fuller’s Max De Pree Center for Leadership, where he oversees the development and implementation of organizational systems, processes, and workflows. He previously worked as the Director of Operations for the Office of Vocation Formation at Fuller.

Cover image: Vincent van Gogh, Sower at Sunset

Music credits: Aleksey Chistilin

1. Deborah the Judge

2. The “Proverbs 31 Woman”

3. Ruth

Dr. Julie Chung is a pastor, teacher, and practical theologian with over 20 years of church ministry experience and served at Saddleback Church for the last 9 years. She holds a doctorate from Fuller Seminary and is the author of the forthcoming book Find and Focus: Purpose in Seasons of Transition. Julie is passionate about helping people connect their faith to everyday work, especially in life’s in-between moments. Julie has been married to her best friend, Sam, for nearly 30 years. Together, they love parenting their three adult children.

Dr. Mark D. Roberts is a Senior Fellow for Fuller’s De Pree Center for Leadership, where he focuses on the spiritual development and thriving of leaders. He is the principal writer of the daily devotional Life for Leaders and the founder of the De Pree Center’s Flourishing in the Third Third of Life Initiative. Previously, Mark was the executive director of the De Pree Center, and prior to that, the senior director of Laity Lodge in Texas. With a PhD in New Testament from Harvard, Mark has written extensively on faith and work integration.

Cover image: Vincent van Gogh, Sower at Sunset

Music credits: Aleksey Chistilin

1. Exodus 20: The Ten Commandments and Work

2. Bezalel and Oholiab

Exodus 31:1-6

Exodus 36-39

Dr. Mark D. Roberts is a Senior Fellow for Fuller’s De Pree Center for Leadership, where he focuses on the spiritual development and thriving of leaders. He is the principal writer of the daily devotional Life for Leaders and the founder of the De Pree Center’s Flourishing in the Third Third of Life Initiative. Previously, Mark was the executive director of the De Pree Center, and prior to that, the senior director of Laity Lodge in Texas. With a PhD in New Testament from Harvard, Mark has written extensively on faith and work integration.

Cover image: Vincent van Gogh, Sower at Sunset

Music credits: Aleksey Chistilin

1. Did work exist before the Fall?

2. What changed in the nature of work after the Fall?

3. How should we understand the language of “subdue”, “rule”, “fill the earth” in the opening chapters of Genesis?

Dr. Ryan Gutierrez has a PhD in New Testament from Fuller Theological Seminary, where his dissertation explored the relationship between people and land in the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts. He is also the Senior Director at Fuller’s Max De Pree Center for Leadership, where he oversees the development and implementation of organizational systems, processes, and workflows. He previously worked as the Director of Operations for the Office of Vocation Formation at Fuller.

Dr. Mark D. Roberts is a Senior Fellow for Fuller’s De Pree Center for Leadership, where he focuses on the spiritual development and thriving of leaders. He is the principal writer of the daily devotional Life for Leaders and the founder of the De Pree Center’s Flourishing in the Third Third of Life Initiative. Previously, Mark was the executive director of the De Pree Center, and prior to that, the senior director of Laity Lodge in Texas. With a PhD in New Testament from Harvard, Mark has written extensively on faith and work integration.

Cover image: Vincent van Gogh, Sower at Sunset

Music credits: Aleksey Chistilin

1) COURSE PHILOSOPHY

Integrative, in-context learning & reflection (lest we become Matt 23:15)

Flipped classroom (and Tolstoy’s bishop)

2) COURSE STRUCTURE

10-week quarter

Hybrid / intensive

Canvas

Grading

3) COURSE CONTENT

Biblical focus this first year

Cover image: Vincent van Gogh, Sower at Sunset

Music credits: Aleksey Chistilin