Faith & Work Blog

Practical, gospel-centered resources on the intersection of faith, work, and culture.

Citizen & Consumer: The Language of Belonging

As Americans, we are referred to as consumers more often than we are citizens. What does such a shift say about us as a society? Matt Busby offers 3 small steps we can take to begin living more as citizens and stewards of the city we call home.

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faithcoop
September 17, 2024

Serving the City Across Vocations: An Interview with Chris Sands

Chris Sands, Executive Director of Community Safety and Gun Violence Prevention for the City of Chattanooga, shares how his passion for seeing our community thrive persists across vocations, from full-time pastor to full-time government work.

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faithcoop
August 04, 2024

Reshaping My View of Work: A Reflection on God’s Faithfulness in Job Transition

Mel Pipkin shares an honest reflection on what she learned during a recent career transition and how God worked through curiosity, community, and change.

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faithcoop
July 18, 2024

Shaped by a Kingdom Climate

What might it mean for us in 2024 to situate our stories into the climate of the Kingdom of God? In this post, Ralston suggests three ways we might align ourselves with the Kingdom Climate thought attention to the ordinary, mercy toward the margins, and a confident end to the story in Christ.

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faithcoop
June 28, 2024

God’s Presence in our Work: An Interview with Russ Gehrlein

In the final interview of our series, Russ Gehrlein shares how his faith informs every decision, career change, and hardship through three foundational principles of faith and work.

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faithcoop
June 10, 2024

Sharpening Our Leadership Metaphors

Derek Halvorson, Executive Director of the Brock-Barnes Center for Leadership at Covenant College, shares his reflection on the importance of the posture of stewardship as a leader.

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faithcoop
May 28, 2024

How Failure Enabled Me To Comprehend God’s Definition of Success

Paul Payne shares with us an honest reflection on the beautiful ways God works in failure and disappointment.

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faithcoop
May 15, 2024

University Administration: A Calling Towards Redemption and Reconciliation

Kevin Ung, Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship at Lee University, shares how he views his work as part of God’s redemptive narrative.

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faithcoop
April 22, 2024

Work as an Offering: An Interview with Sam Guthrie

An interview with Sam Guthrie, Customer Success Manager in the education technology industry, on the importance of posture and perspective in our work.

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faithcoop
April 10, 2024

Living for God: An Interview with Tony Oliver

Tony Oliver is the founder of TNT Cleaning, a residential and commercial cleaning service in Chattanooga. His story is a powerful one, filled with honesty, humility, and trusting God with each step.

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faithcoop
March 20, 2024

Building Relationships: An Interview with Katelyn Newsome

An interview with Director of Operations at Chattanooga FC Foundation about the importance of truly seeing people and building authentic relationships.

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faithcoop
March 06, 2024

Serving Others: An Interview with Jeff Anderson

Continuing in our series of faithfulness in the workplace, we sat down with Jeff Anderson, Owner and Operating Partner of Crawlspace Medic, to talk about his heart for service and solving problems for clients.

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faithcoop
February 20, 2024

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