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Faith at Work, Part 4: Turning Corporate Leadership Upside Down @TheHighCalling

Ken Melrose is well known for employing a model of servant leadership to turn around the Toro company when it was on the verge of bankruptcy. Earlier this year, he returned to Princeton University, his alma mater, to… Read More

Posted on July 24, 2011 by cascheller

Culture, Ethics, Faith, Leadership, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Culture, Ethics, Faith, Leadership, TheHighCalling, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

What I Wrote This Week @UrbanFaith: July 11-15

Foreclosures Hit Churches Hard: A troubling increase in church foreclosures, especially among African American congregations, has us wondering whether too many churches have jeopardized their witness for the sake of an extravagant new building. Was Slavery Better for Black… Read More

Posted on July 17, 2011 by cascheller

church life, Community, Culture, Democracy, Ethics, Faith, History, Leadership, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

church life, Community, Culture, Democracy, Ethics, Faith, History, Leadership, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, UrbanFaith.com, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Faith at Work, Part 3: Uncompromising Ethics @TheHighCalling

Jimmy Dunne is, by his own admission, a man who sees the world in black and white. In a time when shades of gray are increasingly admired, this is not always a popular perspective. But Dunne’s singular vision became… Read More

Posted on July 14, 2011 by cascheller

Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Leadership, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Leadership, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, TheHighCalling, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Celebrating the King James Bible @NJShorePatch

Museum of Biblical Art in New York hosts exhibit celebrating translation’s 400th anniversary. While there are plenty of places to celebrate a special anniversary right here at the Jersey Shore, for one as monumental as the 400th anniversary… Read More

Posted on July 14, 2011 by cascheller

Art, Books, church life, Culture, Faith, History, Politics, Public Square, Theology, Walkin' the Talk

Art, Books, church life, Culture, Faith, History, NJ Shore Patch, Politics, Public Square, Theology, Walkin' the Talk

What I Wrote This Week @UrbanFaith: July 4-8

It was a short work week because of the Fourth of July holiday, so even though I wrote three posts for Urban Faith, only one was published this week, and perhaps that’s appropriate given that it’s a bit… Read More

Posted on July 8, 2011 by cascheller

About the Explorer, Blogging, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, History, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Blogging, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, History, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, UrbanFaith.com, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

A Pilgrim Message for a Patriotic Weekend at First Presbyterian Church @ManasquanPatch

Rev. Steve Davis takes congregation on a journey from Abraham to America at July 3 worship service, and talks about The Samaritan Center afterward. “‘The thing that struck me when I first moved here is that there is… Read More

Posted on July 8, 2011 by cascheller

church life, Community, Culture, Faith, Leadership, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Walkin' the Talk

church life, Community, Culture, Faith, Leadership, NJ Shore Patch, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Walkin' the Talk

What I Wrote This Week @UrbanFaith: 6/27-7/1

New Laws, Shifting Demographics: Whether the issue is gay marriage, the ‘war on drugs,’ African American marriage prospects, or the plight of undocumented immigrants, Americans are confronting the issues. Michael Tait: ‘Living Integration’: The dc Talk veteran and current Newsboys… Read More

Posted on July 1, 2011 by cascheller

church life, Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, History, Leadership, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

church life, Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, History, Leadership, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, UrbanFaith.com, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Muslims Brave Violent Storm to Attend Friday Prayers @NJShorePatch

Whatever the weather, local Muslims meet for prayer at the Islamic Center of Ocean County. “Open the gates of mercy for all of us,” Imam Maqsood Qadri prayed as congregants trickled in for Friday afternoon prayers at the Islamic… Read More

Posted on June 27, 2011 by cascheller

Community, Culture, Faith, Islam, Theology, Walkin' the Talk

Community, Culture, Faith, Islam, NJ Shore Patch, Theology, Walkin' the Talk

Faith at Work, Part 2: Avodah & the Faith at Work Movement @TheHighCalling

When Laity Leadership Institute Senior Fellow David W. Miller was studying biblical Hebrew in seminary, he discovered a concept that would come to define his work. “As I was slogging through Hebrew vocabulary, I came across the word avodah…. Read More

Posted on June 27, 2011 by cascheller

church life, Faith, Leadership, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

church life, Faith, Leadership, TheHighCalling, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Faith at Work, Part 1: Personal Journey Becomes Professional for David W. Miller @TheHighCalling

Laity Leadership Senior Fellow David W. Miller was flourishing in his career as a senior executive and partner at a London bank, and felt called to that career, but he seldom, if ever, heard clergy talk about how to integrate… Read More

Posted on June 23, 2011 by cascheller

Capitalism, Education, Ethics, Faith, Leadership, Public Square, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Capitalism, Education, Ethics, Faith, Leadership, Public Square, TheHighCalling, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Compromise Keeps Neptune Graduation at Great Auditorium @ManasquanPatch

ACLU complaint over holding ceremony at religious venue has been resolved. Neptune High School seniors will continue decades of tradition tonight when they hold their graduation ceremony at the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove. The American Civil Liberties… Read More

Posted on June 17, 2011 by cascheller

Community, Democracy, Ethics, Faith, Leadership, Politics, Public Square

Community, Democracy, Ethics, Faith, Leadership, NJ Shore Patch, Politics, Public Square

Globetrotting toward a Spiritual Center and a Sense of Shared Humanity @NJShorePatch

Dean Fengya’s accidental adventure evolved into a business with a spiritual core. If you’ve driven the stretch of Route 88 where Point Pleasant Beach meets Bay Head, you’ve probably noticed Dean Fengya’s colorful collection of ceramic pots at… Read More

Posted on June 17, 2011 by cascheller

Art, Beauty, Buddhism, Culture, Faith, Friendship, Islam, Philosophy, Public Square, Theology, Travel, Vocation

Art, Beauty, Buddhism, Culture, Faith, Friendship, Islam, NJ Shore Patch, Philosophy, Public Square, Theology, Travel, Vocation

Faith at Work, Part 4: Turning Corporate Leadership Upside Down @TheHighCalling

Celebrating the King James Bible @NJShorePatch

Muslims Brave Violent Storm to Attend Friday Prayers @NJShorePatch

Faith at Work, Part 2: Avodah & the Faith at Work Movement @TheHighCalling

Faith at Work, Part 1: Personal Journey Becomes Professional for David W. Miller @TheHighCalling

Compromise Keeps Neptune Graduation at Great Auditorium @ManasquanPatch

Globetrotting toward a Spiritual Center and a Sense of Shared Humanity @NJShorePatch

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