This issue of the Journal of Lutheran Ethics centers on the idea that dialogue and collaboration between individuals is the key to positive corporate responsibility that encourages the flourishing of all. The following discussion session is one way to begin this process.
Question 1: What is our corporate responsibility?
* What things do all human beings need to survive?
* What things do all human beings need to thrive?
* What is our responsibility to our neighbors to provide the things they need to survive and thrive?
Question 2: How does community redevelopment offer an opportunity for us to fulfil our corporate responsibility?
*What things do we need to be wary of regarding gentrification?
*What opportunities would you like to see in your neighborhood?
*How might we create spaces for conversation so that re-development happens in a way that will offer more opportunities to flourish?
Question 3: How can management be directed towards vocational flourishing?
Question 4: What do we do with new technology so that people thrive?
*What processes and conversation need to happen in your community in regard to data centers?
*How do you become part of that conversation?
Question 5: How do we ensure that money is used as a tool for collaboration?
*What are the pros in regard to government backed securities?
*What are the pros in regard to decentralized financial tools?
*What do we need to remember in regard to money and profit in order to serve God not mammon?
Congregations may enjoy doing a study of the social statement on Economic Life: Receive with Thanksgiving! A Congregational Study on Economic Life.
