Theology of Work
In 2016 we awarded 29 Theology of Work (TOW) grants totaling $201,464 to seminaries and ministries worldwide. 4,095 students participated in courses in hopes that through them churches will actively teach their congregants a strong theology of work that brings the same sense of calling to one’s work in the world as one’s work within the Church.
The Theology of Work grant program was established in 2007 in collaboration with Bakke Graduate University (BGU). The aim of this special grant initiative is to enable theological institutions and training organizations worldwide to instruct seminarians, pastors, and educators in a biblical basis of a theology of work. It is our desire to see those trained through our grants begin teaching and modeling this theological concept in their own churches and ministries. This theological understanding empowers lay people to infuse their Christian faith in the institutions, structures, and industries in which they work throughout the week.
TOW grants are awarded to theological institutions; both formal and non-formal, to create and offer courses that teach students a theology of work. The institutions are encouraged to integrate this theology into their core curriculum to continue to teach the course after the grant-funded classes are completed. The TOW grant program is administered by BGU, which fosters a network of people and resources specializing in developing and teaching curriculum for theology of work.
2016 Theology of Work Grant Recipients
Daystar University
Nairobi, KENYA
$12,000
Integrated Theological EducationCentre
Kilombero, TANZANIA
$5,650
Agape Development Initiatives
Freetown , SIERRA LEONE
$7,000
Asempa College of Leadership
Kotobabi-Accra, GHANA
$2,000
Bibles for the World
Colorado Springs, CO
$3,700
Christian Direction
Montreal, CANADA
$8,800
Christian Young Leaders Fellowship
Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA
$6,200
Denver Institute for Faith and Work
Denver, CO
$3,262.5
Edgewood Church of Joy
Edgewood, WA
$500
Esther Center For Transformational Leadership
Georgetown, GUYANA
$1,444
Fundacion Seminario Biblico Alianza de Colombia
COLOMBIA
$3,360
International Centre of Peace and Reconciliation
Abuja, NIGERIA
$8,300
Institut Superieur de Theologie et de Missiologie
Uvira, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
$12,600
Kingdom Citizens Pavilion
Jos, NIGERIA
$1,987
Koinibua Wesleyan Church
Freetown, SIERRA LEONE
$4,900
Mustard Seed Foundation
Falls Church, VA
$18,256.4
Nigerian Baptist Theolocal Seminary
Ogbomoso, NIGERIA
$9,280
Nigerian Fellowship of Evangelical Students
NIGERIA
$5,966
Precious Grace Theological Seminary
$9,700
Recon Education Center
Kiev, UKRAINE
$7,350
St John’s University Tanzania
Dodoma, TANZANIA
$4,500
Student Development and Resource Center
Accra, GHANA
$3,450
Timothy International Program
Prince Albert, CANADA
$5,000
Torch Trinity GraduateUniversity
Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
$20,400
TRACK Nepal
Kathmandu, NEPAL
$9,000
Union University of California
Westminster, CA
$17,800
Worldview Matters
Bellevue, WA
$7,308
Christian Stewardship Association
Quezon City, PHILIPPINES
$1,750