Our Vision
No work has been finished without faith. No faith has been realized without work. The Center for Faith & Work exists to explore this very intersection. It’s here where we wither or flourish. And if vocation truly is, as Buechner claimed, “where our greatest passion meets the world’s greatest need” then our cubicles, studios, and homes are nothing short of sacred.
Any answer to what makes work ‘Christian’? is, in the end, reductive. But, we unabashedly adopt Dorothy Sayers’ working definition: Good work, done well.
From this creed, we derive who we’re for: the city to which we belong and the flourishing of its people. By integrating faith and work, we strive to follow God’s call “to seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
Our Mission
The Center for Faith & Work (CFW) exists to form Christians into agents of renewal who integrate their faith and work for the peace and prosperity of the city. As the cultural renewal arm of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, we foster, shepherd, and empower the church as it is scattered, living and working out in the world, beyond the walls of any one gathered place of worship.
CFW’s programming, classes, and events can be characterized by three different areas of emphasis: 1) theological and discipleship training, 2) community formation, and 3) exploring and fostering innovation and imagination in all fields of work.
Q&A
Director of CFW
Get to know Paul Sohn, the new Director of the Center for Faith & Work. In this video, he shares his personal journey, aspirations, and insights on faith and work integration.
Our Team
Paul Sohn
Paul is a servant leader with over a decade of experience in equipping Christians to lead integrated lives informed by the gospel. He is the best-selling author of Quarter-Life Calling. His work has been recognized by Christianity Today, where he was named one of the Top 33 under 33 Christian Millennials to Follow in 2014, and received the John C. Maxwell Leadership Award in 2016. Paul holds a Master of Science in Organization Development from Pepperdine University, and a Master of Arts in Bible Exposition from Talbot School of Theology. As a 1.5-generation Korean-Canadian-American, Paul enjoys building bridges between people and culture. Paul resides in NYC with his wife Saehim and their baby daughter Peace.
Robbie Brown
Robbie grew up in rural Pennsylvania before moving to Lookout Mountain, GA to attend Covenant College where he studied Community Development. After graduating, while working at a bakery, he decided that New York City was calling his name. After a couple of years waiting tables and doing youth ministry in the summers, Robbie took on a variety of roles at an education startup where he worked for 5 years. He graduated from the Gotham Fellowship in 2019. Currently living in Bushwick with his roommates and a dog, Robbie loves reading, playing and watching soccer (YNWA), running long distances, and riding his bike all over the city.