Easter is upon us. For many Americans, Easter means little more than bunnies, candy eggs, and Sunday brunch with the family. For those of faith, Easter is a day to dress up for church and celebrate Jesus rising from the dead. In short—for believers and unbelievers alike—Easter is associated with Sunday. But what does Easter tell us about our Monday? In other words, does Easter inform our work life?
Read on to hear more as Robert Covolo explores the picture the Gospel of John is offering us of what it means to live as followers of the risen Christ at our work.
During our Year-end Giving Campaign, we have been sharing a few stories from CFWLA participants on how they have seen their vision of work, relationship with God, and overall outlook on their lives change as a result of their experience with CFWLA's programming. Read on to hear these powerful testimonies from a few of our program attendees.
Modern Americans might love “Dirty Jobs,” but the show would have found little traction in the Ancient World. We would find the same “consumer trend” when it came to religion in the ancient world. The gods of the Ancient Near East were noted for their lives of luxury. In stark contrast to these gods is the God of the Bible. Read on to hear more as Robert Covolo explores God’s dirty jobs and the ultimate expression in the birth our Savior.
Earlier this month at Reimagining Work Vol. 11: Biblical Equity at Work, Myesha Reynolds, Founder of Equity Lens Consultants guided attendees through a conversation on understanding equity from a Biblical perspective—specifically in the workplace—and how can we confront misconceptions about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Read on as Myesha shares with us a prayer of encouragement and blessing when navigating this topic in our lives.
The Center for Faith + Work Los Angeles is delighted to welcome Robert Covolo and Iris Gonzales (BlanchePon) to the team. Robert will be serving as our new Director of Vocational Discipleship and Iris as our new Administrative Assistant. Below are a few questions we asked them both to allow you to get to know each better as they step into these new roles at CFWLA.
June is City Partner Month here at the Center for Faith + Work Los Angeles, a time when we have the chance to pause and celebrate the individuals who help make our mission a reality year-round. Recently the team at CFWLA sat down for a conversation with City Partner, Jerome Fogel, the co-founder of Fogel & Potamianos LLP.
As a follow-up to his three-part blog series, Robert Covolo sits down for a conversation with Matthew Kaemingk & Cory B. Wilson, authors of the new book Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy. In this episode, they discuss how and why the book came together, the intersection of work + worship, what we can learn from the Old Testament and the early church on the relationship between work + worship, and how to best respond in our lives today.
Hobbies can be a great option for many reasons, not the least of which is their overlooked ability to enhance our regular daily jobs. Though on Labor Day we celebrate the vocational work of Americans, we would be shortsighted to miss out on celebrating the blessings of the avocational pastimes we enjoy as well.
