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