http://www.cardus.ca en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:57:29 -0500 Cardus Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:57:29 -0500 http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3033/ This is the sweet spot-the messy, incremental, critical reality of public dialogue. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 This is the sweet spot-the messy, incremental, critical reality of public dialogue. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2998/ Eleventh in our expert series on must-read books. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Eleventh in our expert series on must-read books. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2984/ Drawing from Moneyball some reminders for struggling ministries, nonprofits, and businesses. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Drawing from Moneyball some reminders for struggling ministries, nonprofits, and businesses. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2902/ A good society has not only its institutions, but its loves in order. Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 A good society has not only its institutions, but its loves in order. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2907/ You are a CEO, responsible in part for your company and its social impact. How do you keep yourself accountable? Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 You are a CEO, responsible in part for your company and its social impact. How do you keep yourself accountable? http://www.cardus.ca/research/1/publications/ Do Christian schools deliver on their promises? Cardus reports on the largest-ever sample of Christian school graduates and administrators in North America, focusing on students' spiritual formation, cultural engagement, and academic development. This report and its accompanying curriculum are available free of charge in digital form, and at cost in print form. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Do Christian schools deliver on their promises? Cardus reports on the largest-ever sample of Christian school graduates and administrators in North America, focusing on students' spiritual formation, cultural engagement, and academic development. This report and its accompanying curriculum are available free of charge in digital form, and at cost in print form. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2853/ Sixth in an expert series on must-read books. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Sixth in an expert series on must-read books. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2828/ Putnam's important book points to a sobering assessment of the integrity of American religious belief and practice. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Putnam's important book points to a sobering assessment of the integrity of American religious belief and practice. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2749/ Paired with our Integrity and the Entrepreneur symposium last month, Comment also wanted to know: what are the major pitfalls Christian organizations face in Human Resources? How can HR be done with integrity? Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Paired with our Integrity and the Entrepreneur symposium last month, Comment also wanted to know: what are the major pitfalls Christian organizations face in Human Resources? How can HR be done with integrity? http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2739/ Integrity is about more than internal consistency. Its foundation must be in truth and righteousness. Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Integrity is about more than internal consistency. Its foundation must be in truth and righteousness. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2740/ There are blind spots built into the discussion about who the next Christians are and what shape Christianity should take—blind spots which can only be really seen properly when the movement is put into dialogue with both history and other communities. Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400 There are blind spots built into the discussion about who the next Christians are and what shape Christianity should take—blind spots which can only be really seen properly when the movement is put into dialogue with both history and other communities. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2732/ Seeking to affirm the entrepreneur and all of the challenges she faces, Comment asked for stories of unexpected challenges to integrity. Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Seeking to affirm the entrepreneur and all of the challenges she faces, Comment asked for stories of unexpected challenges to integrity. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/print_issues/2485/ As I recall Eugene Peterson writing once, teaching and preaching is the kind of talk that produces new people. Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 As I recall Eugene Peterson writing once, teaching and preaching is the kind of talk that produces new people. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2415/ While liberation and democracy movements require many willing to put themselves, their lives, and their families on the line, those who are the face and voice of these movements—Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi—face perhaps the greatest test of leadership. Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 While liberation and democracy movements require many willing to put themselves, their lives, and their families on the line, those who are the face and voice of these movements—Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi—face perhaps the greatest test of leadership. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2404/ Given the systemic corruption around us, it's for good reason that confidence in our fiscal leaders is at an all time low. Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Given the systemic corruption around us, it's for good reason that confidence in our fiscal leaders is at an all time low. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2693/ Comment recently received this request by email: "This summer I am . . . on the side trying to figure out what to do with my life, particularly regarding seminary and/or graduate school. One thing I am trying to take into serious consideration is not only gifts, but also where there is great need, inspired be an article you wrote ["Asking big questions" by Gideon Strauss, Comment, July 14, 2006]. "As... Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Comment recently received this request by email: "This summer I am . . . on the side trying to figure out what to do with my life, particularly regarding seminary and/or graduate school. One thing I am trying to take into serious consideration is not only gifts, but also where there is great need, inspired be an article you wrote ["Asking big questions" by Gideon Strauss, Comment, July 14, 2006]. "As... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2357/ Vocations of all sorts are equally important to the work of God in the world, as each one contributes to the common good, to what it is that makes our common welfare a place for more rather than less flourishing. In the life of Dave Kiersznowski and his DEMDACO Corporation, I see this become flesh in his business and life commitments. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Vocations of all sorts are equally important to the work of God in the world, as each one contributes to the common good, to what it is that makes our common welfare a place for more rather than less flourishing. In the life of Dave Kiersznowski and his DEMDACO Corporation, I see this become flesh in his business and life commitments. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2369/ Great leaders are driven not for their own success, but by a sense of purpose for their organization and the people in it. And they possess an all-too-rare humility. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Great leaders are driven not for their own success, but by a sense of purpose for their organization and the people in it. And they possess an all-too-rare humility. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2135/ Technology is not just for "IT people" any more. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Technology is not just for "IT people" any more. http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/2050/ In public settings, we are often called to "think thickly and speak thinly." So I ground my thinking in scripture and theology, even though my conversation partner may not share these foundations with me. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 In public settings, we are often called to "think thickly and speak thinly." So I ground my thinking in scripture and theology, even though my conversation partner may not share these foundations with me.