Identification and analysis of the actors, practices and activities related to Christian finance - Identification et analyse des acteurs, pratiques et activités de la finance chrétienne

2015/11/25

Australia - Christian financial jobs


As an exemple, an Australian career web site managed by the company Christian Jobs Pty Ltd  (https://www.christianjobs.com.au) introduces itself as following: 


Christian Jobs Pty Ltd

Christian finance includes a number of different parafinancial actors and activities. 
Christian Jobs Pty Ltd, is a privately owned Australian company that  operates businesses designed to facilitate the interactivity and effectiveness of Christians within their community.
Wz are HR Professionals who have been involved in the recruitment industry for many years. Our combination of HR Experience, Christian Faith, Internet Marketing, Web Design and Advertising brings together a remarkable pool of talents and beliefs that builds and unites the Body of Christ.
ChristianJobs.com.au commenced trading in 2002 and today has more than 3,100 Christian Advertisers including; Churches, Schools, Ministries, Missions and other Christian owned/managed organisations. Today Christian Jobs Australia often has more than two million hits a month and is the most popular Christian website in Australia.
Advertisements on Christian Jobs are also advertised on:  FacebookTwitterLinkedin and Google+ as well as many Church and Ministry Websites.
Christian Jobs also partners with Churches across Australia who each week receive the Christian Job Watch Newsletter via email:  Subscribe here
Christian Jobs Pty Ltd also owns and operates Christian Jobs Online UK (www.christianjobsonline.co.uk)

What is a Christian Job? 

Christian Jobs' transcend all industries and occupations.
A 'Christian Job' does not define the type of work but more defines the type of person. This is why you will find all sorts of Jobs advertised on Christian Jobs Australia.
A Christian is called to act in accordance with biblical principles. Christian Employers and Employees demonstrate these principles through their values, morals, standards and beliefs.
So although many of the jobs we advertise are with well known Christian Organisations you will also find jobs advertised by Employers whose work is not overtly Christian but who seek Christians to work with them to create a working environment based on Christian principles.
A Christian working environment should be a loving, caring, nurturing place where Jesus is revered and referred to through meditation and prayer. It is a place where each individual is respected loved and valued. A place where honesty, compassion, fairness and open communication is the norm.

Statement of Faith

1. We believe that the Bible, consisting of Old and New Testaments only, is verbally inspired by the Holy Spirit, is inerrant in the original manuscripts, and is the infallible and authoritative Word of God.
2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
3. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, all men have guilt imputed; regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
4. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
5. We believe that salvation consists in the remission of sins, the imputation of Christ's righteousness, and the gift of eternal life received by faith alone, apart from works.
6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
7. We believe that the Church, the body of Christ, consists only of those who are born again, who are baptised by the Holy Spirit into Christ at the time of regeneration, for whom He now makes intercession in heaven and for whom He will come again.
8. We believe that the return of Jesus Christ is imminent, and that it will be visible and personal.
9. We believe that Christ commanded the Church to go into all the world and preach the gospel to every person, baptizing and teaching those who believe.

2015/11/12

Event : CRIC Conference (Germany)

On July 3rd, 2015, in Germany, was disclosed  the guidance "invest ethically-sustainable". This should support the financial players in the church institutions for investing their money, taking into account ethical criteria. It includes discussion of these criteria and gives practical advices on the implementation of an ethically oriented investment Policy.
 
A conference organised by the association CRIC will occure : 
 
Tuesday 24 November, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
 Frankfurt am Main, Haus am Dom, Domplatz 3
 
LINK FOR REGISTRATION 


Ethisch-nachhaltig investieren: Auftrag und Herausforderung für kirchliche Einrichtungen.

Im Juli 2015 haben die Deutsche Bischofskonferenz und das Zentralkomitee der deutschen Katholiken ihre Orientierungshilfe zum ethisch-nachhaltigen Investment für Finanzverantwortliche in der katholischen Kirche in Deutschland vorgestellt. Die Broschüre „Ethisch-nachhaltig investieren. Eine Orientierungshilfe für Finanzverantwortliche katholischer Einrichtungen in Deutschland“ liefert zahlreiche Hinweise und Hilfestellungen für die verantwortliche Geldanlage kirchlicher Einrichtungen.

Doch was folgt daraus? Inwieweit ist es für kirchliche Einrichtungen wünschenswert, ratsam oder verpflichtend, Geld sozial verantwortlich und ökologisch zukunftsfähig zu investieren? Welche Möglichkeiten und Chancen – aber auch Hürden und Risiken – ergeben sich hier für kirchliche Einrichtungen? Und in welcher Weise kann die Orientierungshilfe eine Hilfestellung in der konkreten Umsetzung sein?

Diese Fragen wollen wir gemeinsam diskutieren. Wir laden deshalb ein zu unserer Veranstaltung am 24. November in Frankfurt/Main.