In an age where daily life has been disrupted by unparalleled events, it makes sense that many of us are exhausted and searching for meaning—especially in the space where we spend most of our time, our work. So, what does "meaningful work" look like in our world today? How can the gospel provide hope for our vocations and how are we to respond practically?
At the 2022 CFWLA annual conference, Meaningful Work in an Age of Disruption, we gathered as God’s people and journeyed to explore what makes work matter and how to cultivate practical ways of experiencing God regularly through our work.
This in-person event included seminars and panels from some wonderful practitioners who are fully engaged in promoting God's design for flourishing in their fields.
SPEAKERS & EVENT RECORDINGS
Milla Nieminen, Executive Director, Reality Church of Los Angeles
OPENING ADDRESS
With Milla's rich faith + work integration experience, she kicked off the conference by preparing attendees for a day aimed at exploring what makes work matter and how the gospel can provide hope for our vocations.
Denise Daniels, Hudson T. Harrison Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship (Business & Economics Department) At Wheaton College
Experiencing God’s Presence in Disruption
Disruption has become the new normal over the past two years – disruption in where we work, how we work, and even whether we are working. How can we experience God’s presence in the midst of disruption? Is God using disruption to engage with you?
In this talk, we explored the ways we can experience God in the midst of the lives we are living, not the lives we wish we were living. Through practices of surrender, gratitude, and lament, you will be encouraged to see your work through God’s eyes
David Bahnsen, Founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer of The Bahnsen Group
Free to Flourish: A Contemporary Case for Creational Economics
The case for a free and virtuous society begins in the Garden of Eden, but so does the vision for it. That vision may just be different than we have allowed ourselves to believe. A case for economic output rooted in brotherly love begins at the beginning of the world.
Michaela O’Donnell, Executive Director, Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Seminary
Creativity, Resilience, and Calling
In a world of accelerating change, Michaela helped us discover a renewed sense of calling, pathways for growth, and a mindset that leads to truly meaningful work.
Satyan Devadoss, Fletcher Jones Professor of Applied Mathematics and Professor of Computer Science
Mathematics and the Art of Being Human
Over the past century, mathematics has become increasingly valued in our technologically driven world. Unfortunately, this has come at a great cost, where we prioritize the sciences over the arts, digital over analog, and measurability over complexity. This talk offers a possible way forward to set things right and redeem our STEM-obsessed world.
Steve Bunyard, President of ReIGNITE Hope
No One Jobless: Every city is filled with people who have lost hope. Every city struggles with joblessness.
But the God of Hope (Rom. 15:13) is re-igniting hope in hundreds of lives per year through a unique training program that started in 2011 on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles. ReIGNITE HOPE teaches valuable job skills to men and women, many of whom have been homeless, gang members and ex-offenders. It is now in multiple cities and countries transforming lives by leading people vocationally toward a career and spiritually toward Christ.
PARTNERING SPONSORS
