Does it matter how we earn our income?



— by Alex Cook

Our “Purposeful Living” eBook aims to provide biblically-rooted wisdom for life and living that is creative and Christian, practical without being preachy. The contributors come from all walks of life and many parts of the globe, but each has something unique to say about applying the Bible to money.

We pray this book produces fruitful stewards for God’s glory all over the world.


 

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A Structure for your Prayers
A Structure for your Prayers

God wants a relationship with you, so it’s not just about solving problems! And, as you deepen your relationship with God through prayer, it becomes easier and easier to know His will for your life and your life and your entrepreneurship.

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What to Pray For & When to Pray
What to Pray For & When to Pray

Many times, it seems that we reserve our most fervent prayers for our biggest problems that are not easily solved by our human efforts. It’s like prayer is our final go-to problem-solving tool when we are stuck with our backs against the wall.

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The Reason to Pray: So That… Prayers
Prayer
The Reason to Pray: So That… Prayers
Prayer

As an entrepreneur and leader, people expect more from you. To make the difficult decisions, to set the right direction, and lead them to success.

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Prayer
5 Keys to Success in Business: The Total Quality Life Approach
Don't Worship Work
5 Keys to Success in Business: The Total Quality Life Approach
Don't Worship Work

As an entrepreneur, living a total quality life has to start with YOU to have an impact in your business.

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Don't Worship Work
Are You A “Rich Young Ruler”? How Priorities and Identity Reveal Heart
Identity
Are You A “Rich Young Ruler”? How Priorities and Identity Reveal Heart
Identity

"Are you a rich young ruler?" is a question every faith-driven leader must honestly assess if they are to lead an organization with faithful integrity in alignment with Biblical beliefs, principles, and priorities (what I will call business a better way).


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Identity
What Makes Work Meaningful or Meaningless?
Identity
What Makes Work Meaningful or Meaningless?
Identity

With a deep-rooted identity in Christ, we can begin to find joy, inspiration, and meaning in whatever we do.


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Identity
Creative God, Creative You
Called to Create
Creative God, Creative You
Called to Create

Creativity is something many of us do for free. Because we’re called to it. Explore how God’s creativity expresses itself through entrepreneurship.

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Called to Create
A Business Leader’s Guide to Ethical AI
Ministry in Deed
A Business Leader’s Guide to Ethical AI
Ministry in Deed

As believers and business leaders, the curious question of artificial intelligence (AI) is one facing each of us.  In what ways should we embrace this generational revolution?  In what ways should we reject it?

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Ministry in Deed
Bravery in Vulnerability: Why Empathy is Important in Leadership
Identity
Bravery in Vulnerability: Why Empathy is Important in Leadership
Identity

Empathy requires vulnerability. Could I be brave enough to be vulnerable? If I wanted someone to rejoice or weep with me, I needed to let people know how I felt. Trust people with my emotions, needs, and mess.

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Identity
How I Found My Calling in Total Home Organization
Identity
How I Found My Calling in Total Home Organization
Identity

Have you ever felt called to do something, and you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt it was God telling you to do it?

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Identity
Leveraging Generative AI for Human Flourishing – A Biblical Perspective on AI
Business as Mission (Global)
Leveraging Generative AI for Human Flourishing – A Biblical Perspective on AI
Business as Mission (Global)

We are in the process of a tectonic transformation in the way we work and live – let’s rise to the challenge of using generative AI to speak and create life, rather than standing on the sidelines.

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Business as Mission (Global)
Three Stages of a Kingdom Business That Will Transform Your Corporate Leadership
Strategy
Three Stages of a Kingdom Business That Will Transform Your Corporate Leadership
Strategy

In Pierce Brantley's research, he's discovered that many well-meaning Christian business owners will get stuck at various stages of business without realizing it.

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Strategy
The Midas Touch and Love of Money
Stewardship vs. Ownership
The Midas Touch and Love of Money
Stewardship vs. Ownership

What 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Has to Say to Entrepreneurs about success and the love of money.


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Stewardship vs. Ownership
What’s Wrong With “Don’t Worry; Be Happy!” Work Advice?
Discern
What’s Wrong With “Don’t Worry; Be Happy!” Work Advice?
Discern

Do you feel unhappy at work? If so, listen to this real-life story of addiction, advice, and altered mindset.

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Discern
How to Roll Out Your Core Values to Your Entire Company
How to Roll Out Your Core Values to Your Entire Company

Leaders understand that successful meetings result in learning, inspiration and alignment. If you want a successful outcome, you have to plan, prepare and execute when the day arrives. Here are a couple of ingredients we learned made the day truly significant…

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The Four Characteristics of a Successful Social Enterprise
Social Entrepreneurs
The Four Characteristics of a Successful Social Enterprise
Social Entrepreneurs

A successful pharmaceutical entrepreneur shares his faith driven keys to success.

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Social Entrepreneurs
Be A Different Type of Entrepreneur!
Identity
Be A Different Type of Entrepreneur!
Identity

Entrepreneurship lessons from the owner of Tacos 4 Life, a mission-driven taco restaurant.

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Identity
Leadership Wisdom from UMB Bank and the 2008 Financial Crisis
Leadership
Leadership Wisdom from UMB Bank and the 2008 Financial Crisis
Leadership

While others were making risky subprime loans, we rowed close to shore safely in the sight of land by adhering to time-tested safety and soundness principles. While others thought that maybe we had lost our way in a brave new world, we thought differently.


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God, Bless My Business!
Stewardship vs. Ownership
God, Bless My Business!
Stewardship vs. Ownership

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.


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Stewardship vs. Ownership
Leading With Questions: A Biblical Strategy for Leadership
Leadership
Leading With Questions: A Biblical Strategy for Leadership
Leadership

By leading with questions, we can represent the way of Jesus in everyday life and create a culture of curiosity, respect, and continuous improvement within our organizations. 

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Leadership
3 Biblical Principles for Embracing Change
Leadership
3 Biblical Principles for Embracing Change
Leadership

How can we move from being a change loather to becoming a change lover? Here are three actions that have helped me as a faith-driven entrepreneur.

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Leadership
Faith in Leadership: Ten Tenets for Navigating the Workplace
Leadership
Faith in Leadership: Ten Tenets for Navigating the Workplace
Leadership

Bill Yoh offers ten ways that faith fuels who he is in secular work environments, influencing how he leads, how he drives culture, and how he lives his core values.

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Leadership
4 Tips to Sharing Your Faith With Remote Teams
Ministry in Word
4 Tips to Sharing Your Faith With Remote Teams
Ministry in Word

One entrepreneur shares how she embraces the marketplaces as her place of ministry and works excellently, generously, and kindly for the glory of God. It’s never too late for the people around us to hear the word of God.

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Ministry in Word
From Striving to Calling: How to Make Work More Meaningful
Identity
From Striving to Calling: How to Make Work More Meaningful
Identity

“Selling my business and taking home $100M was the worst decision I ever made,” a well-known entrepreneur once said. I was floored. How could this be?

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Identity
3 Fundamental Truths for Putting God at the Center of Your Business
Ministry in Deed
3 Fundamental Truths for Putting God at the Center of Your Business
Ministry in Deed

What does it look like to put God at the center of your business? When we see our workplace as an opportunity to bring hope and life to people that desperately need it, it changes everything. Our job is to live faithfully and obediently wherever He has placed us.

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Ministry in Deed
How to Be a Great Car Salesman – Two Traits All Business People Must Have
Excellence in Our Work, Ministry in Deed
How to Be a Great Car Salesman – Two Traits All Business People Must Have
Excellence in Our Work, Ministry in Deed

Let me introduce you to Tim. Tim was the ideal model for anyone asking how to be a great car salesman. And he exemplified the two traits I think all business people should have regardless of industry.

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Excellence in Our Work, Ministry in Deed
God Can Use You. Embrace the 3 Postures of Calling
Ministry in Word, Women Entrepreneurs
God Can Use You. Embrace the 3 Postures of Calling
Ministry in Word, Women Entrepreneurs

Every entrepreneur is custom-created for a purpose. But how, in a world so full of noise and distraction and fear, do we go about staying on (or getting on - let’s be honest) the road we’re called to travel?

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Ministry in Word, Women Entrepreneurs
Mental Wellness: The Unspoken Pandemic
Don't Worship Work
Mental Wellness: The Unspoken Pandemic
Don't Worship Work

We are facing a pandemic of not only mental illness (which is a severe problem) but also an even bigger one of mental wellness. How can soul care serve us in this arena?

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Don't Worship Work
Insightful Business Wisdom From the Bible, Research, and Business Case Studies
Stewardship vs. Ownership
Insightful Business Wisdom From the Bible, Research, and Business Case Studies
Stewardship vs. Ownership

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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Stewardship vs. Ownership
Am I a Workaholic? – Reset What You Worship
Don't Worship Work
Am I a Workaholic? – Reset What You Worship
Don't Worship Work

If we don’t keep priorities straight, then the idolatry of work can slowly enmesh us. Our souls shrivel, and our perspectives fade as we shift from worshipping the Creator to worshipping the created. That’s when we become workaholics.

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Don't Worship Work

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