31 Reasons to Start a Workplace Faith Community

— by James Bruyn

31 Reasons to Start a Workplace Faith Community

Community

As brothers and sisters, we are companions in suffering, God’s kingdom, and patient endurance
Together we seek to hear God’s voice
Iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. (Prov 27:17)
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. (Eccl 4:12)
Jesus intimately cares for all gatherings of believers wherever they meet

Reflecting God’s Radiance into our Workplace

These communities are lampstands that reflect God’s radiance in the workplace
God’s light shines in our workplaces
God’s light shows order and beauty
God’s light shows evil in perspective of all that is good and not to be feared
So that our lives will be radiant with joy (Ps 34:5)

God is Present in our Workplace

The Son of Man is at home where we live and work, taking the ordinary, everyday moments of work and infusing them with grace, healing, peace, and blessing
We have a High Priest who was tempted in every way as we are in the workplace, yet was with without sin – Jesus is the source of strength against the temptations we face at work
In community, we can confess our sins and struggles so that God can wash us whiter than snow
God’s eyes are like a blazing fire which see our work inspiring us to excellence, for what is done with excellence will come through his purifying fire like precious gold
God eyes like blazing fire see what is happening in our workplace
God offers insight and wisdom for our work, workplace relationships, and workplace politics
God with feet like bronze glowing in a furnace is capable and active in our workplaces
There is an eternal Perspective, God’s enduring stability and strength vs. the temporal nature of our companies and work
God’s living and active word speaks with passionate love and urgent mercy to us and our careers
God is sovereign over our workplaces
God is the ruler over the leadership of our companies (Rev 1:5, Rom 13:1)
God’s word judges the thoughts and attitudes of our heart (Heb 4:12)
God is the first and the Last, apart from him there is no God (Isa 44:6; 48:12)
We, our work, our companies all have their beginnings in God, and would not exist without God
The skills and abilities that we have and use in our work come from God
All good work is Kingdom work

Hope

We all need a reminder that God says “Do not be afraid” and Perfect love drives out fear
Hope – Jesus is alive
Hope – Jesus controls life and death
Hope – Jesus holds this world together
Hope – God’s Kingdom is coming. Therefore, I do not need to take matters in my own hands

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Company Culture, Work / Life Balance

Space and Pace

Company Culture, Work / Life Balance

Workplaces that eliminate email notifications, discourage out-of-hours communication and reduce email volume, save money and improve efficiency. When individual workers process their inbox less often, rather than continuously, they experience less stress without losing responsiveness.

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Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work

Becoming a Source of Well Being

Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work

Our approach may be limited in its effectiveness to change the nation but is very effective for the few we reach by our limited efforts.

Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work

Company Culture

Can a Christian Business Be a Toxic Workplace?

Company Culture

Susan, a competent young professional, looked worn and defeated. In talking about her workplace, she told us that bickering, criticism, and lack of support had spread through her organization – a workplace she used to love. Now, she said, “The tension here is so thick I hate going to work. Actually, right now, I hate my life.”

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4 Characteristics of a Toxic Workplace

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No one thrives in a toxic workplace… but how do we avoid getting there in the first place? Here are four behaviors that contribute to a toxic workplace—and how you can avoid these common pitfalls.

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3 Tips for Honoring God When Going Into Business with a Friend

Company Culture

If you feel that Christ is calling you to use your talents as an entrepreneur, consider going into business with a friend.

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Company Culture, Leadership

In Its Essence, It's a Lifestyle

Company Culture, Leadership

Lifestyle leaders focus on modeling the values and beliefs that they see are essential to the organization's success. They also focus on gaining influence with constituents in their development and performance.

Company Culture, Leadership

Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work, Ministry in Word, Ministry in Deed

31 Reasons to Start a Workplace Faith Community

Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work, Ministry in Word, Ministry in Deed

Ministry in word is a foundational mark of the Faith Driven Entrepreneur. Here’s some inspiration for starting a workplace faith community.

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Crafting a Compelling Why For Your Faith Community

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As you dream about why your faith community should exist, consider how much time is available for each meeting (e.g., a noon-hour gathering only has about 50 minutes of time). What can you realistically accomplish in the time available?

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Leadership, Taking Care of People, Company Culture

Christian Leadership in an Age of Disruption

Leadership, Taking Care of People, Company Culture

If there is a problem today, then regardless of who’s fault it is or where it came from, we are leaders and leaders solve problems – so what are we going to do about it?”

Leadership, Taking Care of People, Company Culture

Company Culture, Chaplaincy

Embassy as a Model for a Christian ERG

Company Culture, Chaplaincy

An embassy can only exist in a foreign territory if they are welcomed there. In the same way a Christian ERG needs to be cognizant of and respect the conditions under which they are welcomed into the organization.

Company Culture, Chaplaincy

Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work, Servant Leadership

What Does Lean Mean?

Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work, Servant Leadership

A Lean organization maximizes customer value by continuously eliminating waste in its process with the goal of creating more value using fewer resources.

Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work, Servant Leadership

Company Culture

LivFul's Journey towards Creating a Culture of Shalom

Company Culture

At LivFul we believe a company can be a tool for bringing shalom to this very dark world, a world where things are missing and broken, and that it should actively work towards the setting right of things

Company Culture

Faith in Work Clothes

Company Culture

Henry Ford, the great industrialist inventor of the automobile, once said that he looked for men who had an infinite capacity to not know what couldn’t be done. Daryle Doden, CEO of Ambassador Enterprises, is a personification of this ideal.

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Shalom: The Fabric Great Organizations Are Made of

Company Culture

For shalom is more than peace. Shalom means relationships that are in every conceivable respect clarified and reconciled. Shalom is deep connectedness with one another - vertically (with God) and horizontally (with people). Shalom is cohesion that withstands every ordeal of external forces.

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Let’s All Use What We Have in Our Hands

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I believe that Christian business is called to attend to the welfare of the community within which it operates.

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Entrepreneurs: 5 Ways to Avoid Feeling like the Lone Ranger

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The Lone Ranger persona is a common attribute of an entrepreneur. But is it accurate? Or even helpful?

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Company Culture, Chaplaincy

Jasco’s Mission: Giving Hope

Company Culture, Chaplaincy

We’re living in a time of extremes that are testing our faith and testing our businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced changes in how we operate on a daily basis.

Company Culture, Chaplaincy

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Creating a Culture of Learning

Company Culture

Isn’t it interesting to think about how and when friendships start? A year ago, I did not know my friend, Judy.

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Communication, Company Culture

How Corporate Values Can Contribute to the Bottom Line

Communication, Company Culture

While many companies in recent years have spent some time developing their core values, they often end up gathering dust on the wall, ignored and irrelevant. If so many leaders and consultants champion them as a vital part of your organization, why does this happen?

Communication, Company Culture

Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work

The Greatest Threat to Productivity Today

Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work

There are always challenges to developing productivity teams. Individual egos, agendas, capabilities all combined with unclear roles or changing priorities, will impact on how well a team works together. But, today teamwork faces a threat that is as negatively impactful as it is subtle.

Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work

Company Culture, Leadership, People Management, Strategy

3 Pivots That are Necessary for Performance and Progress

Company Culture, Leadership, People Management, Strategy

Have you ever looked up the definition of pivot? What if I shared with you that we as leaders are the “Pivotman/woman” for our organizations?

Company Culture, Leadership, People Management, Strategy

Company Culture, People Management

Why Change Saturation Is Making Your Employees Resist Your Plans

Company Culture, People Management

Too much change overwhelms and confuses people. It can make a solid plan fall apart or never take off to begin with, and as I’ll explain, as a leader, you must be mindful about how you structure organizational transformations so you can avoid change saturation in your people.

Company Culture, People Management

Company Culture

The Office Is Dead! Long Live The Office!

Company Culture

If you are a business owner or operator with traditional office space, now is the time to rethink and reshape your work environment. We are all in survival mode, but it doesn’t mean that you stop looking ahead to the future.

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Company Culture, Taking Care of People

Designing Workplaces to be More Human

Company Culture, Taking Care of People

We spend about a third of our waking lives at work. And yet, for the majority of people, work is not much more than a paycheck. We feel lonely, especially men. We feel like there’s a gap between our job responsibilities and our own potential. We often feel exhausted and question whether our work is making any meaningful difference.

Company Culture, Taking Care of People

Company Culture, Leadership, Mentoring, People Management

Entrepreneurism: Navigating a Brutal Sport

Company Culture, Leadership, Mentoring, People Management

Entrepreneurship is an extremely brutal sport and often enacts a heavy toll on its participants. The high-failure rate among start-ups is well known; what is less talked about is the personal struggles that entrepreneurs can face at deep levels, whether or not their companies ultimately succeed.

Company Culture, Leadership, Mentoring, People Management

Company Culture, People Management, Strategy, Excellence in Our Work, Servant Leadership

5 Companies Radically Shaped by the Faith of Their Owners

Company Culture, People Management, Strategy, Excellence in Our Work, Servant Leadership

In a business world that prioritizes productivity, speed, and profits, Christians may feel like Monday through Friday belongs to the world while Sunday belongs to God. But Scripture beckons Christians toward a more holistic lifestyle. “Whatever you do,” Paul says in 1 Corinthians, “do it all to the glory of God.”

Company Culture, People Management, Strategy, Excellence in Our Work, Servant Leadership

Company Culture, Identity

Religion in the workplace good for business, Tyson Foods high on the list

Company Culture, Identity

Brian Grim, the organization's president, said: "There's a lot of studies that look at how well a company does and including gender or sexual orientation or race... This is the first one to look at how they include religion." The purpose of the study is not to measure "doctrine or dogma in the workplace, but it's to help people be able to express themselves" and their faith in the workplace.

Company Culture, Identity

Business as Mission (Global), Company Culture, Ministry in Deed

The Rise of Gospel-Shaped Businesses

Business as Mission (Global), Company Culture, Ministry in Deed

Applying biblical principles to shape best practices in business may sound challenging or scandalously illegal, but it’s surprisingly achievable and worthwhile. And while this view of stewardship may seem to be an ethereal, fluid concept, ministry can be objectively measured with worthy metrics of success much like any other dimension of thriving business.

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Communication, Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work

"Ideal Team Player" by Patrick Lencioni

Communication, Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work

In this video you will hear from best-selling author, Patrick Lencioni, as he presents a powerful framework and simple advice for hiring and developing ideal team players in any kind of organization.

Communication, Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work

Scripture, Company Culture

Christian Leadership in the 4th Industrial revolution

Scripture, Company Culture

How do we develop a biblically-based approach to appreciate what has gone before and what has worked, whilst keeping an eye towards the future as we build a new paradigm for leadership that is capable of meeting the challenges we face today?

Scripture, Company Culture

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Company Culture, Excellence in Our Work, Ministry in Word, Ministry in DeedFaith Driven TeamApril 2, 2021James BruynComment

31 Reasons to Start a Workplace Faith Community

31 Reasons to Start a Workplace Faith Community

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