Isaiah tells us the hope of Christ coming is about a change in leadership. Join us as Robert Covolo begins our Advent blog series with a story from his own life and the shared anticipation of the coming of the leader of leaders this world deeply needs.
A Prayer for Soul Replenishment and Blessing
At our recent event, Reimagining Work Vol. 9: Spiritual Disciplines for Our Current Moment, Margaret Lindsey—our own Co-Director here at CFWLA—blessed attendees with thoughtful teaching and guidance on how to infuse our daily lives with more stillness as well as what it looks like to cultivate space to commune with the Lord. Read on as Margaret graces us all again with a prayer of replenishment and blessing.
Help in Our Screen-Saturated Age
A smartphone is a wonderful thing. It provides immediate access to all kinds of information, plays any music you like, keeps you in touch with friends and family from around the world, and has innumerable apps that can help you keep your life organized. It’s little wonder they are so popular. But there is a drawback. Smartphones bring with them a demand for our attention. Read on as Robert Covolo dives into The Common Rule and its recent impact on his life.
I Know I Matter to God, but Does My Work? Part III
So far in Part I & Part II, we’ve reflected on how God values our work since aspects of his nature as a worker get expressed as we work. We also saw that the purpose for our work is rooted in our primary call to glorify God above all else in all we do, including our daily work. Work is much more than simply a means to a better end outside of the workplace such as providing for ourselves or church.
However, we all know an idealized view of work hardly addresses the brokenness of our everyday experience. Read on as we conclude this series and see how God uses broken and unfinished people to accomplish his will and purpose in the world.
I Know I Matter to God, but Does My Work? Part II
I Know I Matter to God, but Does My Work? Part I
My background in becoming an aerospace engineer coupled with my early involvement in a solid Bible-believing church right out of college created a tension I spent several decades trying to reconcile. What does having Christ as the Lord of all of my life, as I learned in church, have to do with the daily grind of building complex aerospace products? In your case, you might be keeping an office organized, accounts efficiently managed, juggling day jobs with night jobs to make ends meet, laboring as a stay-at-home parent, or closing a large deal as a managing partner in a private equity firm.
What is it that relates what we are doing with our work lives directly to living in and for the Kingdom of God as Jesus commanded? Just how does God respond to our deepest questions about work?
Daniel Schwertz Joins Team CFWLA
2022 Annual Faith + WorK Conference Round-Up
Faith + Work LA Podcast: Making Work Matter with Michaela O'Donnell: Part 2
As we look forward to our Annual Faith + Work Conference: Meaningful Work in an Age of Disruption this Saturday, April 2, 2022, the Center for Faith + Work Los Angeles is proud to present Part 2 of the conversation with one of our thoughtful speakers, Michaela O'Donnell. Michaela is Executive Director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Seminary and will be talking with our own Robert Covolo, Director of Vocational Discipleship at CFWLA.
In this episode, they discuss the way work forms us + seeing the fruit in our work, the importance of relationships and people in all types of work, the problem of "pursuing our passions" and the role ambiguity plays in vocation.
Faith + Work LA Podcast: Making Work Matter with Michaela O'Donnell: Part 1
As we anticipate our Annual Faith + Work Conference: Meaningful Work in an Age of Disruption on April 2, 2022, the Center for Faith + Work Los Angeles is proud to present this two-part conversation with one of our esteemed speakers, Michaela O'Donnell. Michaela is Executive Director of the Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Seminary and will talking with our own Robert Covolo, Director of Vocational Discipleship at CFWLA.
In this episode, they discuss the road that brought Michaela where she is today—from her inclination to entrepreneurship, to the challenges she's faced in her career. Michaela and Robert will also explore the need for creativity, flexibility and lamentation in all believers' vocations.
A Prayer for the Finance Industry
At our recent event, Reimagining Work Vol. 8: Aerospace in LA, Kristen Yi, the VP of Finance / Controller of an independent film production company and one of our thoughtful panelists blessed attendees with a prayer of benediction written by our own, Steve Lindsey, to encourage them in their daily work.
CFWLA Resource: 2021 Event Videos
Did you miss one of our Reimagining Work events in 2021? How about our 3-day Annual Faith + Work Conference? Or did you attend and want to revisit these conversations?
If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, this resource is for you. All of our events from 2021 (and earlier!) are available on-demand now for FREE.