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Making Peace with Proximate Justice

by Steve Garber

A few years ago a pastor in the city asked if I would meet someone in his congregation whose work was in the world of national security. A senior official with complex responsibilities, he knew that his deepeningfaith required him to “think Christianly” about his life and labour, but he did not know where to begin.

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SERVANT LEADERSHIP JOURNAL

On a Mission

by Ray Blunt

Martin Luther doesn’t make many appearances in the pages of the numerous leadership tomes that reach bookstore shelves each year...but what not many may know is that those in public service owe him a large debt of gratitude because he introduced the idea that a calling (i.e. a vocation) is of critical importance in secular life.

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ECHOES

Christ in the Workplace

by Rome Hartman

The question that I think I’ve heard more often than any other over the years here is, “How do you manage to be a believer in the mainstream media?” I guess it’s a good question, but the honest answer I think is that it’s hard to be God’s person or a follower of Christ no matter what your profession.

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ARTICLES & WRITINGS

Culturally unpopular, personally difficult, critically important: Mentorship

by Susan Den Herder

Years ago I remember listening in on a conversation, and deciding that if I had ever had the opportunity to study again, that I wanted to spend some years trying to understand why for some people a young adult faith grows into a mature adult faith, and why others stumble and fall

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