Work matters : toward a model of congregational public theologizing about faith and work

Thomas Fitzsimmons Neal

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Work matters : toward a model of congregational public theologizing about faith and work

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Thomas Fitzsimmons Neal. Work Matters : Toward a Model of Congregational Public Theologizing About Faith and Work. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/2d658f37-c105-458c-9ad8-e5a3ca81e7a9.

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T. F. Neal. Work matters : toward a model of congregational public theologizing about faith and work. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/2d658f37-c105-458c-9ad8-e5a3ca81e7a9

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Thomas Fitzsimmons Neal. Work Matters : Toward a Model of Congregational Public Theologizing about Faith and Work. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/2d658f37-c105-458c-9ad8-e5a3ca81e7a9.

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Thomas Fitzsimmons Neal

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Abstract

There are over 1,300 parachurch organizations in North America alone, dedicated to the interface between faith and workplace issues. This project examines the rationale, promise and hope for a congregational approach to the integration of faith and work. Action research was done with a study group of church participants over a one-year period to see what might work for this kind of public theologizing in a congregational setting. The research shows that a small group format that includes an introduction to theology, an introduction to a theology of economics, an introduction to cultural interpretation and leadership, together with an immediate application of these to workplace issues does enable participants to engage in public theologizing about workplace issues. The research also shows that an emphasis on personal development that includes Christian spiritual components is highly motivating to those who wish to engage in this area of public theology. A model for congregational ministries of work and workplace integration ministries is developed based on the research.

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