by Rob Tribken | Feb 3, 2023 | Role of the Church
I believe there is a huge opportunity for churches to minister to people in their work lives. Many of us strongly desire to find deeper purpose and meaning in our work, and our faith and spirituality can help us in this quest. At the same time, when people face...
by Rob Tribken | Mar 29, 2019 | Role of the Church, Spiritual Practices
PDF Version Available A powerful revival occurred in North America in 1857 and 1858. Sometimes known as the “Businessmen’s Revival” by its contemporaries, a distinctive aspect of this revival was the extraordinary popularity of well-publicized noon prayer meetings led...
by Rob Tribken | Jun 22, 2017 | Role of the Church, Spiritual Practices
Writing in the Harvard Business Review Online (The Busier You Are, the More You Need Silence), Justin Talbot-Zorn and Leigh Marz lay out the arguments for why busy people need more quiet time. According to the authors, research shows that “taking the time for...
by Rob Tribken | Mar 7, 2017 | Finding Purpose, Podcasts, Role of the Church
The story of the wise men – – also known as the Magi – – is one of the great stories of the Bible. The late James Dittes of Yale saw in the story a battle between two conflicting aspects of our human nature, a drive for stability and control, and a drive to forsake...
by Rob Tribken | Jan 13, 2017 | Podcasts, Role of the Church, Spiritual Aspects of Leadership, Uncategorized, Working Well
What could spiritual renewal mean? In this podcast episode we explore what spiritual renewal could mean for our work life. Maybe it would lead to working with greater purpose, compassion, and equanimity, and would help us develop a higher level of collaboration and...
by Rob Tribken | Nov 10, 2016 | Role of the Church
In her “Paul Henley Furfey” lecture at the annual Association for the Sociology of Religion meeting, Nancy Ammerman offered ideas about how sociologists might find religion in daily life, including the workplace. Defining “Lived Religion”...
