17 Apr Integrous News: April 15, 2021
Why Work Is Necessary: The Implications of Genesis 2:5 This article first appeared on April 15, 2021 in CU: The Magazine, published by Christian Union....
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20 Jan #052 – Integriosity – RENEW—Keep First Things First—Kingdom—Role of Work, Business and Redemption
Posted at 06:00h
in Beautify the World, Glorify God, Humanize People, Integriosity Blog, Renew, Restore
The book-ends of a BIGGER GOSPEL reveal the purpose and relevance of work and organizations in God's grand plan and an even greater purpose for Redemption through Jesus. Creation and Restoration teach us that humans need work and organizations to be "fully human"; work and organizations have intrinsic Kingdom value; work and organizations can glorify God; and a purpose...
13 Jan #051 – Integriosity – RENEW—Keep First Things First—Kingdom—Where We Are Going—We Have a Role
Posted at 08:30h
in Beautify the World, Glorify God, Humanize People, Integriosity Blog, Renew, Restore
For a leader to lead an organization to faithfully "do right", they must recognize that what they believe about "where we are going someday" profoundly impacts "how we act today". God's restoration plan for His Kingdom means work and business have relevance in God's grand design and eternal significance. A BIGGER GOSPEL reveals that we have the...
06 Jan #050 – Integriosity – RENEW—Keep First Things First—Kingdom—Where We Are Going—A Restored City
Posted at 06:30h
in Beautify the World, Glorify God, Humanize People, Integriosity Blog, Renew, Restore
For a leader to lead an organization to faithfully "do right", they must recognize that what they believe about "where we are going someday" profoundly impacts "how we act today". A Restoration understanding of heaven means the "very good" creation that left plenty of room for our creative and productive cultivation will finally be perfected as a refined...
30 Dec #049 – Integriosity – RENEW—Keep First Things First—Kingdom—Lessons from Creation—Work Is Necessary
For a leader to lead an organization to faithfully "do right", they must look to Creation to understand the necessity of work to God's plan for His creation. The world was actually created to need our creativity and productivity in order to flourish. A BIGGER GOSPEL reveals that creation needs human work to unleash its potential (and...
23 Dec #048 – Integriosity – RENEW—Keep First Things First—Kingdom—Lessons from Creation—Work Is Good
For a leader to lead an organization to faithfully "do right", they must look to Creation to understand the importance of work to the humanity of those they lead. God created work for humanity as a GOOD THING before the Fall, and people are more “fully human” when engaged in meaningful work that unleashes their God-given productivity and creativity....
16 Dec #047 – Integriosity – RENEW—Keep First Things First—Kingdom—Lessons from Creation–Imago Dei
A leader can't lead an organization to faithfully "do right" without understanding and embracing a BIGGER GOSPEL, because without going back to Creation, we can't understand Who We Are, and more importantly, we can't understand Who Other People Are. It is only when we understand the implications of God creating humans in His image that we can begin to understand...
09 Dec #046 – Integriosity – RENEW—Keep First Things First—Kingdom—Lessons from Creation–Why Are We Here
It is impossible to understand God's purpose for work or business without looking at Genesis and understanding the Creation Mandate (a commandment about our purpose on earth), God's love for all creation and our role as its stewards. As stewards, we have global responsibility to use our God-given creativity and productivity to cultivate God’s creation in order to enable...
02 Dec #045 – Integriosity – RENEW—Keep First Things First—Kingdom—Bigger Gospel
Many faith-driven leaders are operating out of a narrow and incomplete vision of God's story--missing the beginning and end of a grand four-part narrative (Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration). Because the purpose and relevance of work and business are found in Creation and Restoration, we do not believe a leader can lead an organization to faithfully "do right" without understanding and...
03 Apr Special #001 – Let’s Free Work From the “Money Box”
We were designed to work--to use our gifts of creativity and productivity--it is part of being fully human. If we are not working and earning an income, we can feel empty and insecure (this is a special post prompted by the Covid-19 crisis tagging 10,000,000 people with the label "unemployed", which often brings with it feelings of emptiness and insecurity). Sadly,...
25 Mar #009 – Integriosity – The Need – Workers are Breaking
The United States is facing an epidemic of loneliness, isolation, confusion, distrust and dissatisfaction (pre-Covid-19). It is clear that the blue pill of "business as usual" has become "dehumanizing" and has moved far from its original design in Genesis as something good. We believe it is time for "business a better way" in alignment with Biblical values and priorities--it...
18 Mar #008 – Integriosity – The Need – Workplaces are Broken
There is no shortage of statistics showing that most workers feel disengaged and disconnected from the activity that was intended to bring flourishing and fulfillment by unleashing their God-given creativity and productivity. Central to the the red pill of Integriosity® is humanizing people by redeeming work and business-- bringing it closer to God's design in Genesis....
11 Mar #007 – Integriosity – The Need – Work is Broken
One of the reasons faith/work integration and the the red pill of Integriosity® are needed is because "work" is broken and "business as usual" has led to our relationship to work and our relationships surrounding work bearing little resemblance to God's design for humanity and work in Genesis....
04 Mar #006 – Integriosity – The Basics – Fruit
The fruit of Step 4 of Integriosity® - "Restore" - is to see what we believe are the three bigger WHY's of work and business materialize and manifest in the organization: Humanize People, Beautify the World and Glorify God....