By: Joel Zantingh on October 31, 2024
Don’t be confused by David Ehrlichman’s direct title, Impact Networks: Create connection, Spark Collaboration, and Catalyze Systemic Change. Behind this simple and straightforward framework for network leadership are a leadership mindset and a set of behaviours that can attend to the complexity of our world. Ehrlichman wastes no time to express, Across the globe, we…
By: Jennifer Eckert on October 30, 2024
Background People have divided themselves and others into groups for millennia. Ancient tribal and clan structures allowed families to share resources and protect one another from harm. As knowledge of agricultural practices took root, nomadic lifestyles were replaced with settlements. Social hierarchies formed organically and were based on wealth, land ownership, and labor. A major…
By: Graham English on October 30, 2024
Our peer, Glyn Barrett, shared in our syntopical Zoom chat that his father told him that the three greatest temptations for a pastor were, “gold, girls and glory.” All of these temptations are related to the issue at hand in the book I chose for my reading this week, “Reckoning With Power: Why The Church…
By: Adam Cheney on October 29, 2024
Over the weekend I hosted my workshop as I continue work on my project and my NPO. The problem I am working on is the lack of welcoming hospitality offered by Evangelical Christians to Somali Muslims. Thanks to Bebbington I have a better descriptor now for Evangelicals. I presented the group with a word picture…
By: Glyn Barrett on October 28, 2024
Mark Sayer’s book, A Non-Anxious Presence, [1] is simply brilliant. Has there ever been a more applicable book that speaks to the zeitgeist of a time? 1 Chronicles 12:32 speaks of the men of Issachar who understood the times and knew what to do. Sayers would fit well into the description of those men. Sayers…
By: Jeff Styer on October 28, 2024
The book I read was called Estranged Pioneers: Race, Faith and Leadership in a Diverse World.[1] In this post, I am going to talk about this book in relation to Brett Fuller and then focus on an impactful quote from the book. My brother-in-law read this book this past summer as he may soon be…
By: Joel Zantingh on October 28, 2024
Karl Polanyi died in 1964 about 100 Kilometres from my home, in Pickering, Canada. He managed to survive two world wars, sickness, difficulties of life as a Jewish member of Hungarian society, migration to England and the USA, all the while bridging the worlds of the elites and the commoners. One of his life’s most…
By: Noel Liemam on October 27, 2024
As I read and try to understand concepts from Polanyi’s book, “The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origin of Our Time” I am convinced that it is a good reference, but my issue was that it will take more time to really read and understand it and to get relevant takeaway that can be…
By: Chad Warren on October 24, 2024
The history of the United States is steeped in the concept of rugged individualism, a defining trait that has shaped the nation’s identity and culture. From the early settlers who navigated the unknown waters of the New World to the industrial leaders who built empires in the bustling cities of the 19th century, the American…
By: Daren Jaime on October 24, 2024
Mama said there would be days like this. This is a saying my mother said when your normal flow is distracted by something that takes you aback or off course. Such is the case in this week’s reading on The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi. I exhausted huge mental and emotional capacity, with frustration and…
By: Diane Tuttle on October 24, 2024
While The Great Transformation, The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time by Karl Polanyi goes through historical times and the relationship of the economy, the purpose of this book was not simply a history book. According to economic historian, Karl Polanyi, he was searching for an explanation about why trends occurred and the impact…
By: Adam Cheney on October 24, 2024
After reading this week’s book, The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi and commentary on it by Jason Clark I realize there are so many different paths this blog might venture down. We might look at the way Evangelicals have contributed to and have lived in the “eschatological space” of capitalism and Evangelicalism.[1] We might look…
By: Kari on October 24, 2024
Over two years ago, I inquired about the Doctor of Leadership in Global Perspectives (DLGP) program at Portland Seminary. I loved the program, but I was concerned I would not meet the requirements of having a relevant master’s degree. During my application interview, I was assured that my leadership and ministry experience qualified me for…
By: Elysse Burns on October 24, 2024
Over the summer, Netflix released a film entitled Fly Me to the Moon. The story is set against the backdrop of the Space Race, the Apollo 11 mission, and the task given to fictitious marketing expert Kelly Jones to create a fake moon landing in case the mission failed. I do not want to spend much time…
By: Ryan Thorson on October 24, 2024
Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front, by Wendell Berry. Love the quick profit, the annual raise, vacation with pay. Want more of everything ready-made. Be afraid to know your neighbours and to die. And you will have a window in your head. Not even your future will be a mystery any more. Your mind will…
By: Jennifer Eckert on October 23, 2024
Let’s be honest. The relationship between faith and economics can get pretty messy, and opinions can vary wildly. Just look at any discussion around the U.S. Presidential elections, and you’ll see what I mean. In this blog, we’ll explore Karl Polanyi’s world to learn how he stumbled upon the big idea that became the backbone…
By: Debbie Owen on October 23, 2024
The American dream: a concept as varied as the individuals who dream it. In his 1931 book, The Epic of America, James Truslow Adams coined the term, “the American dream,” and defined it as, “That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone.” [1] In her paper,…
By: Graham English on October 23, 2024
This week, I was introduced to The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time by Karl Polanyi. Polanyi was an economic anthropologist and economic sociologist who lived through the collapse of a western society after the nineteenth century. He blames this collapse on the myth of the self-regulating market. While it might…
By: Glyn Barrett on October 21, 2024
(Image – Maps of Industrial Manchester) Karl Polanyi’s The Great Transformation, the political and economic origins of our time,[1] first published in 1944, is a seminal work offering an analysis of the economic and social upheavals that accompanied the rise of market capitalism. It is not a natural go-to book for me, but it was…
By: Shela Sullivan on October 21, 2024
What is this book about? I began reading the book, “The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time,” by Karl Polanyi on my flight to Washington DC last month, knowing I would need ample time to mentally digest and process the content. Consequently, articulating my post this week proved difficult. The challenge…
