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Faith at WorkSep 29, 2026
Devin Harwell uses his Denver manufacturing company to fund second chances, support women in Sierra Leone, and model faith that turns…
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Jun 8, 2026
The Sacred-Secular Divide Is Dead We’ve built a lie so convincing that most of us believe it: there’s sacred work (ministry, prayer,…
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Jun 7, 2026
Stewardship Beyond Money Most Christians think of stewardship as a financial conversation. Give 10%, be generous, invest wisely. But…
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Jun 6, 2026
Work Is Not a Curse—It’s Your Co-Mission Genesis 2 gives us work before Genesis 3 gives us sin. “The Lord God took the man and put him in…
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Jun 5, 2026
The Leadership Paradox Nobody Talks About The best leaders are often the ones who never wanted power. The most influential people in…
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Jun 2, 2026
The Hidden Cost of Compartmentalization You know the feeling. You leave work at 5 p.m. and try to shed your professional self before you…
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Jun 2, 2026
How Great Leaders Shape Culture Culture is invisible until you’ve been in it long enough to feel its weight. Then you realize: someone…
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May 28, 2026
The word vocation has lost its theological edge. Today, we treat it as just another word for “job” or “career.” But Jesus meant something…
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May 16, 2026
Find fulfillment in your work by discovering God’s calling for your career. Learn how faith and work integrate for meaningful professional…
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May 16, 2026
Discover how God places burdens on leaders’ hearts for national transformation. A personal story of prayer, leadership movements, and…
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May 15, 2026
Uncover how the sacred/secular divide blinds Christians from their full purpose. Discover God’s vision for integrated, kingdom-focused…
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May 15, 2026
What does it mean to be a whole Christian? Learn how to see God in everything and live for His glory in family, work, church, and community.
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May 15, 2026
Graduating soon? Discover how to find purpose in your career, relationships, and location through God’s design. Navigate post-college life…
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May 15, 2026
From Duty to Calling: How Lynn Johnson’s Faith Transformed Foster Care Into a Fixable Crisis Most of us never truly understand how deeply…
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May 14, 2026
Discover how God orchestrates leadership across all spheres of society. Learn biblical principles for kingdom leadership in your city.
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May 14, 2026
Learn what it means to be an apprentice of Jesus. Discover how to apply His wisdom and reflect His character in work, family, and community.
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May 14, 2026
Explore the biblical concept of tsaddiqim—righteous leaders who bring flourishing to cities. Learn how stewardship creates lasting…
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May 3, 2026
America hasn’t lost its will to work. It’s lost the conviction that work counts. A theological answer for marketplace leaders tired of the…
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Faith at WorkMar 31, 2026
Bob Varney on the Intersection Faith, Work and Life podcast. “I would leave not wanting to talk to anyone the whole time and just be angry…
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Faith at WorkFeb 3, 2026
In 1980, Bob Varney was doing what many driven entrepreneurs do when they’re restless. He pivoted. Tired of his tech company, hungry for…
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Faith at WorkJan 17, 2026
If we don’t treat daily work as an arena of discipleship, then discipleship becomes something we do in “free time”—a side activity for the…
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“Righteous” is one of the most used—and most misunderstood—words in the Bible. For some, it sounds like moral perfection. For others,…
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Dec 18, 2025
Most people think poverty is a lack of money. Scott Fast has spent years discovering that it’s something far more complex—and far more…
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Nov 14, 2025
What if your 9–5 job isn’t just a career—but a calling big enough to transform cities, restore dignity, and even change nations? This is…
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Oct 15, 2025
Breaking the Sacred-Secular Divide: Dr. Amy Sherman on Faith in Action What if your 9-to-5 job mattered just as much to God as your Sunday…
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Stories of TransformationSep 23, 2025
From Emergency Medicine to Everyday Mission: Dr. Bob Snyder’s Story and What It Means for Modern Professionals What happens when a…
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Faith at WorkAug 5, 2025
“The glory of God is a human being fully alive.” – St. Irenaeus In 2025, that means fully alive in the workplace, the boardroom, the…
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Faith at WorkJul 28, 2025
From Cairo to Kingdom Impact: Shereen Shaker on Faith, Leadership, and Living Your Calling What if your faith wasn’t something you turned…
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Helping people see beyond evangelism, ethics and excellence – these are quite important, even essential. But does anything else matter?…
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Kate Harris and I were talking recently about questions people raise regarding the value God sees in the little things. This is especially…
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Jun 25, 2025
So much wisdom can be gained through simple shifts in perspective—and what if we told you that while many people see the Bible as a…
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Stories of TransformationJun 19, 2025
At the heart of every thriving workplace is a culture—and John Beckett knows how to build one that honors God. In this inspiring episode of…
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Stories of TransformationJun 10, 2025
Closing the Divide: Why Your Work Matters to God In this powerful episode of the Intersection: Faith, Work, and Life podcast, host Bob…
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Jun 10, 2025
What’s Holding You Back? 5 Steps to Activate Your God-Given Gifts Today “I know I’m gifted, but I don’t know where to start.” If you’ve…
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Stories of TransformationApr 23, 2025
🎧 Your Work Matters to God: Reclaiming Calling and Giftedness in Everyday Life “You were born to do something—and God wired you for it.”…
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Stories of TransformationApr 17, 2025
The Power of Kingdom-Minded Leadership What happens when a leader views their city through the lens of God’s Kingdom? History shows us that…
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Stories of TransformationApr 1, 2025
The Monday Morning Disconnect It’s 7:30 AM on Monday. The alarm blares. You hit snooze—once, maybe twice. The weekend’s spiritual high from…
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Mar 19, 2025
What if your workplace, church, or neighborhood could reflect God’s kingdom right where you are? At Cities Project Global (CPG), we’ve seen…
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Mar 6, 2025
Uncovering Your Calling: How to Identify Your Passions, Gifts, and Talents What if the restlessness you feel isn’t a burden but a…
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Stories of TransformationMar 4, 2025
From Debt to Destiny: How Faith Transformed a Business and Sparked a Global Movement Imagine being buried under a mountain of debt,…
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Mar 2, 2025
At Cities Project Global (CPG), we believe that every city has a unique role in God’s unfolding story. From the bustling streets of Cairo…
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Stories of TransformationJan 29, 2025
The Intersection Podcast: Integrating Faith, Work, and Life Welcome to The Intersection, a thought-provoking podcast series where faith,…
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Stories of TransformationJan 10, 2025
Ripple Effects in Greater Cairo: A Transformational Journey of Early Childhood Education In the heart of Greater Cairo, Mona Dimitri’s…
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Stories of TransformationJan 10, 2025
Empowering Communities: Leadership Stories of Hope and Change In cities facing profound challenges, the ripple effects of dedicated leaders…
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Stories of TransformationJan 10, 2025
Ricardo Arias Mora: A Vision for Economic Justice and National Transformation In 2010, when Juan Manuel Santos became President of…
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A Chance Encounter That Sparked a Journey Nadir, a successful attorney in São Paulo, initially joined her husband at a Leadership Circle…
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Faith Put to the Test Dwight was a relatively new believer when he was hit with an impossible choice—pay an enormous bribe to city…
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Beyond Numbers to People Marcos, a well-known financial expert, was on a mission to publish his next bestseller on the “10 Principles of…
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Faith-Driven Innovation Fabio’s company was on the brink of expansion when he felt prompted to share his faith with a client. What began as…
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A Call to Serve with Integrity As a Colonel in São Paulo’s Military Police and the president of the Christian Military Police Association,…
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Faith at the Dinner Table Joao, a successful technology entrepreneur in São Paulo, had long embraced the idea that faith and work were…
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Stories of TransformationJan 10, 2025
Renewing São Paulo: Stories of Hope and City Transformation São Paulo, Brazil’s sprawling urban hub, is not only a city of endless…
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Stories of Impact: Leaders Catalyzing City Renewal Across the Globe The December 2019 Cities Project Global Summit brought together a…
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From Faith in Isolation to Faith in Action Marcelin Orsot’s life was marked by professional success and spiritual devotion, but something…
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Shaping a New Vision for City Renewal For some, the program redefined what it means to engage with the city. Leaders noted how the sessions…
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Stories of TransformationJan 10, 2025
The Remarkable Journey of First Fruits Founded in 1968 by Ralph and Cheryl Broetje, First Fruits began as a small cherry orchard in Benton…
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Stories of TransformationJan 10, 2025
Fabio and Alessandra: A Journey of Faith, Purpose, and Impact In a world driven by career milestones and financial goals, what happens when…
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Stories of TransformationJan 10, 2025
Kingdom Leaders Bringing Transformation to Bogotá, Colombia What if one leadership course could ignite a movement that changes the lives of…
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Dec 19, 2022
You don’t have to search the Bible for very long to find passages highlighting the value and importance of community: “Encourage one…
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So much wisdom can be gained through simple shifts in perspective—and what if we told you that while many people see the Bible as a…
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In Exile Surrounded by People “Any day now,” he thought, “They’ll take my job from me.” Marcelin had spent years trying to share the gospel…
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Kevin Falk, based in Montreal, Quebec, is passionate about combating the poor tax. In his words, “it’s expensive to be poor.” This may seem…
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In recent days we have watched, collectively as a world, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has unfolded. Since last year, some of us have…
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Every year, February 14th comes as a reminder that we, as humans made in God’s image, are wired to give and receive love. We’re inundated…
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Long before Joe Dominguez became a real estate agent, he knew a woman named Stephanie*. With eight children and no place to call home, she…
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“Love your neighbor.” Most of us recognize those words as part of the Great Commandment (love the Lord your God . . . and love your…
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If you’ve been around churches or in small groups for a while, you might be familiar with the question, “How’s your spiritual life?” The…
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“How are you witnessing to your non Christian friends?” This is a phrase often uttered in university Christian unions, youth groups, and…
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“How can I better live out my calling?” As Christians, this is one of the questions we ask ourselves most, though it sometimes takes the…
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Jul 19, 2021
What does it mean to be with Jesus? In the Bible we gain some insight into this question in Acts 4:13: “Now when they saw the boldness of…
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Jul 12, 2021
What comes to mind when you hear the word “justice”? For many people, it equates to the idea of punishment for wrongdoing, and it might…
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Jul 6, 2021
You’re probably familiar with the verse, “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and…
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When you think about the creation account, what comes to mind? Is it the creation of land and sea? The creation of sun and moon? Perhaps…
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At some point or another, you’ve probably asked yourself the question, “what is my calling?” As human beings, we are deeply interested in…
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Jun 15, 2021
When you hear the word righteous, what comes to mind? Perhaps it’s the slang term that was in vogue in the 60’s to 80s. Or, in the context…
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You’ve seen the headlines — “Elon Musk’s Top 10 Secrets for Success,” “How I Became an Entrepreneur — and So Can You,” “One Rule Steve Jobs…
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Jun 1, 2021
If you were to stop someone on the street to ask how they like their job, chances are nine times out of ten, they’d tell you it’s “not bad”…
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