How is your business going beyond profit and advancing social good? The role of business is clearly changing, but this might not be so surprising to Faith Driven Entrepreneurs. For centuries, Christ-following leaders have realized that business can be used to love others. Commerce is an avenue to reveal God’s love and truth.
Read MoreLet’stake a look at several movies that feature people who honor God in their workplaces through doing excellent work, making a spiritual impact on others, and blessing their communities.
Read MoreLike you and me, Paul had his good days and his bad days as he interacted with others. Paul was obedient however, it was not easy. There were days of frustration as some people rejected Paul’s teaching. Even though Paul was being obedient and doing his job, he must have felt some- times like he was swimming upstream.
Read MoreAs ministers of God, we can create favourable conditions for the miracle of transformation to happen in the lives of the poor. Sharing the Gospel of Christ’s love with them, modelling selfless giving, and inviting them to do the same.
Read MoreGenerosity isn’t about gaining as much as you can in order to give more away. It isn’t even about giving away everything you have.
Read MoreGenerosity is at the core of the Christian life and our experience of God. God doesn’t give sparingly; He gives us abundantly more than we can ask or think. We become cheerful in our giving by giving like God, where His grace has been working in our hearts to abound in generosity to others.
Read MoreNot many people like to budget or keep track of their expenses. But we do. That makes us a bit . . . unusual. Still, we’d like to make the case for the increased joy that comes from following a budget.
A modern day Christian Renaissance Man, Matt McPherson is the founder and CEO of both Mathews Inc., the largest bow manufacturer in the world, and McPherson Guitars, a leading name in the music industry for hand-crafted acoustic guitars
Read MoreMark DeYmaz shared how churches can respond to the steady decrease in tithes and donations by working together with business leaders. We don’t know what the future of church economics will look like, but we do know that this is a great topic to wrestle with...
Read MoreBoth the most generous and the most covetous people I’ve ever met have been people on the low end of the economic ladder. The generosity I received a few years ago in Uganda among the poorest of the global poor, at times, brought me to tears.
Read MoreAs an advocate for the Church’s role in missions and alleviating extreme poverty, Peter has been a speaker at a number of conferences and has written several books including an FDI favorite, Rooting for Rivals. Read his reflections on what it means to love particularly the vulnerable and those in poverty during the Covid-19 crisis.
Read MoreKarsten Solheim, Founder of PING Golf, passed away in 2000, but left behind a legacy of excellence and philanthropic devotion that his son John continues today. “I learned from my dad the importance of excellence and giving back and how that honors God,” John explains. This is his dad’s story.
Read MoreRichardson business owner John Rogers asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing his former employees of stealing company secrets, after he says he received "a clear message from God" urging him to be generous.
Read MoreGleaning, the Old Testament practice whereby farmers left an unharvested margin around their fields and the poor came and picked from it, was at the heart of the Book of Ruth. Was gleaning only an ancient agricultural regulation or did it also apply to how he should steward a modern-day tech business?
Read MoreToday, we share an episode from NCF’s Inside Giving: Inspiring Stories of Biblical Generosity podcast series hosted by John Putnam. Jeanne McMains, Vice President of NCF's Complex Gift Solutions team, has a unique perspective when she comes alongside NCF givers as they make complex gifts such as business interests and real estate.
Read MoreWe are excited to share with you some of the great Entrepreneur Profiles from around the world compiled by our friends at Generosity Path. Today, we meet a top business leader who is on the generosity path and ask them what God has taught him about giving. This week, meet Andy Corley from the United Kingdom!
Read MoreEveryone has a story about receiving a gift they had no interest in, but do any of us know if we’ve ever given a gift that someone else didn’t want? This is exactly the situation John Ruhlin wants to help you avoid. John is the author of Giftology, a book that teaches the science of “radical generosity.” He has helped countless companies boost their referrals, retention rates, and ROI, and today, he has a special gift for us as well...
Read MoreOriginally published by INC— It may be better to give than receive--but not with these gifts. Sales expert Tom Searcy asks John Ruhlin (this week’s Podcast guest) about the five types of gifts you should avoid giving as an entrepreneur.
Read MoreToday’s show takes us to North Carolina to hear from Don Flow, the visionary business leader of Flow Automotive, which has over 30 dealerships and 1,500 employees. He’s been widely recognized in the Faith Driven Entrepreneur community as an entrepreneur who thinks deeply about the redemptive opportunities for every part of the business—and our conversation only confirmed this reputation! We could go on and on about the things we loved from this conversation, but we think it’s best you listen for yourself. Enjoy!
Read MoreYesterday on our podcast, you heard a great interview with Alan Barnhart. Within Barnhart Crane & Rigging, which he runs with his brother Eric, a group of employees and spouses decide where to distribute a portion of profits made every year.
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