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Theology of Work Making Sense of the Other Six Days R. Paul Stevens, Adjunct Professor, Bakke Graduate University

Budapest Hungary October 12-16, 2009 Course Description Most people spend most of their waking hours working, yet seldom reflect on its significance. Further, the church frequently gives priority to the in-church activities and the professional ministry without affirming that the whole people of God are in “full time” ministry Monday to Friday, and often Saturday as well. Starting with the definition of work as “purposeful activity, whether manual or mental or both, whether remunerated or not” we will explore both the biblical basis of a theology of work and then wrestle with the contextual implications. Theology is an ellipse with one focus on the timeless Word of God and the other in the contemporary situation. The course will involve learning as a community and putting into practice the theology of work one has gained.

Course Outline: DAY 1 Monday October 12 Introduction of Class and Resource People Introducing a Biblical Theology of Work 1. Why a Theology of Work? Appendix: Read “Reading the Bible in the Global Marketplace” 2. God at Work and Rest: A Trinitarian Theology of Work 3. Humankind: The Creating Creature 4. What On Earth Happened and What Can We Do About It?

5. Why a Contextualized Theology of Work? 6. The Missional Calling of Israel and the World of Work

7. Dealing with the Weeds in the Marketplace (Kenny Woodhull) Assignment for Day 2: Begin to develop the parameters of a contextualized theology of work for your own culture; reading assignment in texts and handouts; Read “Hope: Making Our Mark on Heaven” and “Kingdom People” (to be discussed)

DAY 2 Tuesday October 13 8. Tour of Workplaces in Budapest 9. Feedback and Learnings 10. Entering into the Joy of Work (Kenny Woodhull) DAY 3 Wednesday October 14 11. The Missional Calling of Israel: The Beginning of the Substantial Redemption of Work Read in Appendix: “Organizational Culture and Leadership”

12. Shrewd Leadership: The Judges and the Kings Read in Appendix: “Tentmaking,” “Leadership”

13. The Soul of Work and the Way of Wisdom Read in Appendix: “The Soul of Work”

14. Work and Worldview 15. Cultural Groups – Developing a Contextualized Theology of Work DAY 4 Thursday October 15 16. Having the Heart of God for Work and the Workplace: The Prophets Appendix: “People of the Burning Heart”

17. Developing a Kingdom Worldview: Jesus and Work

Appendix: “Aware of the Struggle”; “Love”; “Kingdom People”

18. The Anointed Worker: The Holy Spirit and Everyday Work 19. Cultural Groups: Developing a Contextualized Theology of Work Assignment for overnight – contextualizing a theology of work Assignment for overnight Read “Business as a Calling,” “Business as Mission” (chapter DGB)

DAY 5 Friday October 16 20. Why and How to Work: The Apostolic Letters 21. The Heavenly Good of Earthly Work Appendix: “Hope”

22. Work and Rest 23. Work Ethic 24.

Reporting on Dimensions of a Contextualized Theology of Work

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Work and Calling

26. Evaluation Tw-OutlinebguOct09ver3