Oikonomics: How to Invest in Life's Five Capitals the Way Jesus Did

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WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES OIKONOMICS MEAN?Oikos is an old word that means “household.” It referred to a specific networkof relationships that functioned as an extended family with a s pecific purpose. Itwould have included biological relatives as well as friends, servants, and businessassociates. Everyone lived within an oikos in the ancient world.We are re-learning how to live like this, with Jesus in the center. This is how theancient world was transformed—the good news of Jesus multiplying from oikosto oikos, along the lines of relationship as the gospel was shared in the everydaytasks of life.And of course “nomics” refers to economics, which has to do with how we invest,exchange, and grow the various kinds of capital that we possess. So Oikonomicsis about the economy of our oikos, the way our household invests its time, energy,and money.As we seek to live as Families on Mission, the way we invest our time, energy, andmoney directly affects how effective and fruitful we become. It’s a big discipleshipissue, and Oikonomics looks at how Jesus did this with his Family on Mission andhow we can imitate him in it. Paperback, ISBN 9780985235178, SKU 4469437 Show more