• Introduction

• Greenwich Leadership Forum
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• Leaders Offline

• Yale Believers in Business Conference for MBAs
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• New Book
  by David Miller: 
  God at Work
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As our name suggests, we attempt to accomplish our mission primarily in the areas of Ethics and Spirituality. Business ethics is often studied from a purely secular perspective. However, such a method ignores the fact that most businesspeople, like most people in general, are people of faith and often approach ethical issues from a faith-based perspective. Hence, here at the Yale Center for Faith & Culture, we seek to address the complex ethical issues of the business world with not only philosophical rigor but also theological insight.

Spirituality in the workplace is an emerging phenomenon —  one that is here to stay. It means many things, from feeling free to speak openly about one’s faith to simply feeling comfortable donning religious headwear. But ultimately it is a matter of being able to feel “whole” at work —  being able to bring one’s spiritual self to the job alongside one’s mental and physical selves. Both employers and employees are beginning to recognize spirituality’s value as well as its necessity. Because spirituality, or faith, in the workplace is such an expansive field, our work here is quite diverse. We investigate workplace spirituality’s meaning, benefits, and methods. Our strategy of coupling theoretical analysis and research with practical ideas and resources is implemented primarily by:

• developing models and frameworks for living ethically and faithfully in the marketplace;
• convening conferences, offering seminars, conducting research, and publishing materials that result in theologically informed and practically sound resources.

As we seek to bring together citizens of the university, the marketplace, and the church, we engage several audiences: business and clergy leaders; MBA students and clergy candidates; and corporations and congregations. And we do this at the local, state, and national levels. Currently, our local focus is the greater Yale community, to which we speak by teaching courses and holding conferences, such as the Yale Christian Business Conference. At the state level, the Center hosts the Greenwich Leadership Forum. Typically held once a month, these forums provide Connecticut business leaders opportunities to discuss faith-related business issues in an open and collegial environment. Our Leaders Offline program endeavors to do the same but at a regional and national level.