Show Notes
Work is a key aspect of human flourishing. Indeed, as we explored in our first episode in this series, ‘The Good of Work,’ it is part of our vocation as human beings. But to only speak of the goodness of work is to neglect more pressing questions.
Even when we understand God’s intentions for work, many of us experience it as difficult; at times, it is futile or senseless. Whether we’re confronting the way elite sport misshapes identity, or the often emotionally and physically taxing toil of tertiary studies, we all have encountered sin and brokenness within our work places. As Olivia Burne puts it in her recent Common Ground article, work is “a gathering point for some of our deepest pains and longings, and the makeshift altar of many of our false gods.”
We find ourselves wondering, what has gone wrong with our work?
In part two of our Good of Work series, Olivia Burne and Dr Nathan McLellan join Sam Bloore to discuss how the fall has marred and shaped our work. Looking to the first scriptural example of collective work at the tower of Babel, Olivia and Nathan explore some of the ways the fall has influenced our labour in the world: through the shaping of our identity, through work becoming a type of idolatry, and through the oppression and injustice that can flow out from our organisational systems.
Join us for this latest episode, as we seek to understand the Good of Work in light of fallen reality.
Copyright Notes:
Song Work
Writers George Astasio, Jon Shave, Markus Roberts, Iggy Azalea, Jason Pebworth, Natalie Sims
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Song Babel
Album Babel
Writers Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane, “Country” Winston Marshall
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Song Gotta Serve Somebody
Writers Bob Dylan
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Artist The Porter's Gate
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What is Venn Presents?
Welcome to Venn Presents, a series of conversations on the depth and richness of the Christian tradition, as we attempt to outwork it in our 21st century lives. Through this collection, host Sam Bloore and members of the Venn Foundation team will present aspects of their work and reflection, as well as that of the wider Venn community.
Each short series will run across two or three episodes and the topics will be wide-ranging: from exploring Christian faith or doctrine; to engagement with wider culture, like business, the arts, education, music, and sport; and even discussing features of community and family life.
Our hope is these conversations will, in some small way, help us all to re-imagine how the Master’s Gospel might sound in the communities and callings we find ourselves in today.
For more on Venn Foundation's work and resources, go to www.venn.org.nz.