In the inaugural episode of the CFWLA Podcast, Executive Director Steve Lindsey sits down for a conversation on the hopes for this podcast, the theology that undergirds the conversations, and his own reflections on how this framework shapes all he does in his own work.

BIO

Steve leads the vision and overall ministry of the Center for Faith + Work Los Angeles. Prior to this position, Steve served as an aerospace executive at The Boeing Company managing satellite systems engineers and  retired after 36 years with the company. Steve received his BS in Electrical Engineering from The University of Southern California, and a MS in Engineering from Loyola Marymount University. Steve also has served at multiple churches as elder, men's ministry leader, and teacher including in-depth study and research on the integration of faith and work and leading hundreds of workplace Bible studies. Steve is a Colson Fellow with the Colson Center for Christian Worldview.

QUOTABLE

On His own Journey with a Theology of Work:

“Was God sharing my joy? And after a deep dive on exploring scripture, the theology of work, engagement with the world, the Christian’s call as we’re sent out into the world, I really started to realize how deeply goes does care. So when I was experiencing that joy, I’m firmly convinced today God was throwing a party with me. He had joy over my work.”

On Why Stories of Vocational Stewardship are Important to Share:

“Seeing the Bible not as a list of dos and don’ts but as an unfolding story, of which we are grafted into, provides a great template for why we’re drawn to stories. In a lot of ways we’re hardwired for it.”

On the Theology that Undergirds CFWLA:

“So we want our imaginations renewed to begin loving and serving God with just glimpses of that in this life. What a blessing that would be to Los Angeles if you had a large group of people, believers, with that kind of vision, that kind of larger picture of the gospel, embracing all that they are and do for the Lord.”