Month

CFW Group

Sponsor

Who

What

Attendance

Apr 2010

All CFW

N. T. Wright

After you Believe

In light of the resurrection, we are new creatures,

more fully human, given a tangible purpose of

participating in God’s work of building for his

Kingdom.

Business

Fellowship

Jeff Van Duzer

Why Business

Matters to God

Exploring the purpose of business through the

lens of the biblical narrative reveals its created

good as being intended for the service of society,

its brokenness displayed in both individuals

and institutions, and a vision of its potential to

serve God’s purposes of renewal.

189

Nov 2010

Entrepreneurship

Initiative

Andy Crouch

Creating Power

In opposition to Nietzsche’s view of power as a

force of domination, the biblical view of power

shows us an all-powerful god creating mankind

in his image, and pouring out his power to make

all things flourish. Through worship, we are

re-oriented towards this God in order to steward

our power in like manner.

Tim Keller

Why Work Matters to God

God matters to our work and our work matters

to God. He has given us co-regency over His

creation, to cultivate and steward all things

towards their intended end—that is, His glory.

Our work is thereby not only validated but

also vital to his purposes.

Arts Ministry

Adrienne Chaplin

Art Matters for God's Sake

The arts saturate our culture and if Christians

are not shaping the arts, they are certainly

being shaped by them. Thus, the call to

transform culture is as necessary in the arts

as in any other area of culture. The arts nurture

our imagination and encourage empathy,

allowing us to make sense of the world, to

experience the transcendent, and thereby to

be as fully human as God intended.

225

Mar 2011

Legal

Fellowship

Robert George

Natural Law, God,

& Human Dignity

Natural law provides a compelling basis—for

both those inside and outside the church—for

human rights and social structures that promote

human flourishing.

236

Apr 2011

Gotham

Alumni

Os Guinness

Challenging the

Darkness: Towards

a New Christian

Renaissance

We are living in an age that yearns for a new

Reformation, but one of humility and realism.

As followers of Christ, we must acknowledge

the brokenness of the church alongside the

brokenness of culture and rely upon the unique

and powerful cultural dynamics of the Kingdom

and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit in

seeking cultural renewal.

685

May 2011

Educators

Groups

James K. A. Smith

Culture as Liturgy

We are primarily creatures of love and

desire—creatures created to worship. Cultural

institutions put forth varying ideas of human

flourishing. The “liturgies” (rituals, practices)

inherent in culture form and shape human beings

into creatures who desire the specified end-goal.

The practices of Christian worship bring about

a counter-formation—in essence, re-ordering

our loves that we may desire the kingdom.

June 2011

International

Diplomacy

Douglas Johnston

Faith-Based

Diplomacy:

Bridging the

Religious Divide

Emphasizing the tenet taught by Muhammad

that God created people to do good works,

and therefore Muslims are to respect people

of other faiths, Johnston enters diplomatic

relations in the Middle East with the name

of Jesus. He has found that operating on

faith-based principles rather than a secular

construct provides grounds for cross-cultural

peace-making.

A Time to Pray, A Call to Serve

HOPE FOR NEW YORK SPRING BENEFIT

Tending to Others Generously

New Website for Those Investigating Faith

What is a “Piggery”?