Scriptural Roots of Commerce
The Scriptural Roots of Commerce is our flagship project — the product of our eight-year inquiry into what the Bible says about work and the business life. It's a series of lessons about business, developed for people in business by people in business.
The SRC is a collection of six learning modules designed to help working people examine the biblical foundations for work, business, and commerce for themselves. Instead of giving pat answers, these modules stimulate the kinds of questions and thinking that challenge and reshape the learner's worldview. People tell us the SRC uniquely combines the depth of biblical insight with the practical touch of business realities.
Modules one, two and three are foundational explorations into the biblical view of God, humankind, and the kingdom of God. The first three modules address pressing business concerns like:
- What is the foundation for ethical and moral behavior in business?
- What holds people accountable for their actions in business?
- How should we view and value workers in a business atmosphere where people are often devalued and used?
- What are the purposes of business beyond making a buck?
Modules four to six focus on the importance of relationships, the meaning of work, and the purpose of capital resources. These modules address questions like:
- What is our responsibility to the people in our lives?
- How do we recover community in an age of disconnectedness?
- What is the meaning of work?
- Can work be spiritual?
- How do I find true balance in a 24/7, always-on world?
- What is the enduring purpose of my resources?
- What can we learn about the design of economic life by studying God's economic activity in creation?
The SRC modules are supported by a suite of online Tip Sheets and QuickStart Guides keyed to three different learning paths for individual learners, peer to peer learning partnerships, and small group learning. There is also a detailed Facilitator's Guide to help leaders learn to facilitate group learning more effectively.
Additionally, the QuickStart Guides are an alternative study path. Topical and practical, the Guides can be used as the basis of the study, using the modules as reference.
Find out more about the Scriptural Roots of Commerce series (including a free sample) at InsideWork. InsideWork was established by the GCN in order to make business resources such as newsletters, Bible studies, consulting, and educational events available to the business marketplace.