Welcome to this blog, thank you for taking the time to drop by. I hope you find it informative but more than that, I hope you find it affirmative and transformational as we take this journey together into theology and research in the area of faith and work.
My audience is those of us who call Kingdom Culture Church their home and possibly others who have an interest in our journey. As an Independent Pentecostal church, taking a formal research approach to explore our faith and work is unusual and might be unchartered territory for many. I am confident that what we all have to contribute through our stories is worthy of such a study and will bring out valuable information that can help us shape our future.
As a church, we fully subscribe to ‘whole-life discipleship’ and this project will inform one of the key areas of our discipleship, faith and work. From this project, we will develop resources and teaching to help us all in this important area.
By work, I mean any paid or voluntary form of work, that may take place in a workplace, the community or your own home. I will sometimes refer to the place your work takes place in as your ‘frontline’ which is a term used in many of the excellent materials on faith and work developed by the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity
This blog will provide the following:
- an explanation of the background to the research project ‘Appreciating Theology – Faith & work’
- why this journey is important to me
- how it can make a difference to you, to Kingdom Culture Church and other Independent Pentecostal Churches
- how valuable your story is in this project
- what it would mean to be involved in this project
The project is a research study that forms part of the Doctor of Ministry programme at York St. John University and is supervised by Professor Reverend Andrew Village and Dr Mark Dawson.
I recognise it is not common for a church such as ours to be involved in a formal research study but this project is an amazing opportunity to capture the significant stories of faith and work in the lives of us all. You and your stories are important, unique and can help shape our future.
If you are interested in knowing more about the project then keep checking in with me via this blog. I would love you to join me on this adventure, together we can explore the important area of faith and work.
Speak very soon
Jean
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