When I pray, am I trying to convince God to bless my business? Or am I asking God to lead and direct the business He had provided? The hard reality is that I sometimes ask God to bless the business plans I had established and thinking that was enough.
At its best, business is both purposeful and profitable, dynamic and gainful, commercial and rewarding. Far from being opposites, good business and good behavior go hand-in-hand, and biblical principles can align with best practices.
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The “stewardship” demanded of faith-driven business leaders is profoundly different than the “stewardship” urged by the world. The world essentially sees stewardship as being a “good owner”. God commands being a “steward” instead of an “owner”.
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Recognition is the primary task of infancy. Feeding, crying, and even sleeping are just the support system for this most essential work of figuring out who we are, and where we are, by making contact with other people, seeing them seeing us, gradually beginning to build our sense of self through their eyes.
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When our identity as entrepreneurs is challenged, our relationship with God—the rootedness and permanence of what it means to be a child of God—and all that comes with it, can moderate how we view all of our other (sub) identities, especially our EI.
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So what happens when I read the stories of the talents in the minas is I get the picture of an independent steward. And so one of the things I need to do as a steward is to figure out, does the owner of this stuff I'm stewarding want an annual meeting or a monthly meeting?
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Generosity 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.
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The story of Jacob in the Old Testament is a fascinating tale of pride, humility, success, failure and a man who (quite literally) wrestled with the Lord.
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Sheeba and I, we've been in prayer from the time that covid hit. Saying, Lord do more than we know to ask or imagine or dream. And we know that you're the God of big things that moves mountains on behalf of the widow and the orphan and those that you love and to build your kingdom.
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The concept for the Kingdom Companies Group came from the journey that Katherine and I have experienced in our attempt to operate a business as stewards for the Most High God. As fallen creatures we have done so imperfectly and have learned lessons through our failures.
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God gives us capacity because we are not large enough today to fight tomorrow’s battles.
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God multiplies our resources to increase our standard of giving, not just our standard of living. Jesus consistently praises the stewards who give it away, who invest it widely, creating more value for everybody.
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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
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GloryBee sits squarely in an interesting cultural nexus: Christian-owned, organic food, Oregon, and committed to environmental sustainability.
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Join J.D. Greear as he discusses the new Faith Driven Entrepreneur video series and why he believes entrepreneurs are crucial to the mission of the Church.
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We have another entrepreneurial adventure story for you today—this time, featuring Brian Mosley, President of RightNow Media. If you haven’t already heard of them, there’s a good chance someone in your church has. They’re basically the Netflix of Bible Video Studies. We’ll talk more about the work they do on the episode, but before then, you’ll get to hear about the mission that Brian stewards...
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In the golf industry, there are few more recognized names of excellence than PING. Today’s show takes us to Phoenix to interview the CEO of PING, John Solheim. He’s the second generation of family leadership since the company’s inception in 1959. And as recently as a few years ago, John had the unique opportunity to pass the baton to the third generation of leadership with his oldest son stepping in as company president. Today we take a look at their family’s journey to become a preeminent brand and what faith looks like in such a publicly recognized company.
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Belief in the “Prosperity Gospel”—that God financially blesses faithful followers—does not turn individuals into successful entrepreneurs. But prosperity beliefs can fuel values linked to entrepreneurial thinking, such as power and achievement, according to a Baylor University study.
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Search Funds may be a familiar idea to you, or maybe you’ve never heard of them. Either way, today’s episode with Nick and Giovanni Gallo will give you insights into what a search fund is, why they work, and how to deal with the unique circumstances and challenges that come with them. We’re grateful to Nick and Gio for sharing their story with us, and we think what they’ve experienced will encourage you on your journey. Listen in today…
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