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Exilic Discipleship – David Kim

David KimThis is a very helpful article from David Kim of Redeemer Presbyterian entitled Exilic Discipleship. ?

As Kim indicates at the conclusion of the article, he has drawn on the work of people like John Stott (‘double identity’), James Hunter )’faithful presence’) and Tim Keller (‘centre church’) who have all ‘…?championed [an] … outward orientation to defining the mission of the church.’

Kim asserts that, “The exilic perspective can provide important clarity to how we can mentor and shape disciples of Christ in our city context.” ?

Humanizing Work Through Leadership – Nancy Ortberg

Being a leader is about creating a way for people to contribute in order to make something extraordinary happen. Nancy Ortberg explores two simple ways in which leaders can do this to humanize work.

 

 

 

Called to Work: The monotony of the 9 to 5

Katherine Leary Alsdorf is the Founder & Executive Director of Redeemer’s Center for Faith & Work. ?She visited Australia in 2014 and spoke at the Ridley Marketplace Institute’s Redeeming Work Conference.?

Her experience as an entrepreneur and CEO for?20 years in the hi-tech industry preceded her founding the Redeemer Center for Faith and Work. ?

Sh is the co-author of?Every Good Endeavour: Connecting your work to God’s work. The good people at the Centre for Public Christianity took the opportunity to speak with her about work, monotony and vocation.

 

“When to go public with faith at work”: Redeemer Centre for Faith and Work

Bethany Jenkins from the Redeemer Centre for Faith and Work posted this excellent reflection on the sharing faith in the marketplace. ?Following is a summary but you are encouraged to read the full article here.

How easy do you find it to let your colleagues know that you are a Christian let alone speak to them about Jesus? ?As Jenkins points out, for many of the people we work with, “…??believing in a God-man who was raised from the dead is tantamount in some people?s minds to believing in Santa?it maybe an innocent delusion for children, but it?s a foolish, or even dangerous, conviction for adults. Such a perspective often makes it hard for Christians in … to be open about their faith.”

Drawing on the experience of Israel and the exile to Babylon, Jenkins argues that we need to develop an ‘exilic mindset’ – citizens of Babylon, aliens and strangers rather than living in Jerusalem with all its comforts and familiarity. ?This means:

‘A Call For A ?New? Faith & Work Movement’ – David H. Kim

Center for Faith and WorkDavid H. Kim of the Redeemer Center for Faith and Work consider the necessity of an integrated faith and work movement that takes seriously the sovereignty of Christ, remembers the?renewing work of the Spirit and emphasizes the importance of a narrative comprehensive enough to drive forward the challenge of humanizing work.

You can watch the presentation here (21.33)

This presentation was given at the 2013 CFW Humanizing Work Conference.?