Though most of us aren’t bowing to statues or poles, we’d argue from personal experience that many leaders’ idol of choice is the idol of our own abilities: a good thing we are tempted to distort into the ultimate thing.
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Fintech continues to advance rapidly, impacting people all over the world. Chris’s journey into fintech has taught him that whether we are engaging it as a user, a seller, or even a creator, Christians must approach this technology with self-control and surrender to the Lord. His journey begins with using fintech, to selling it, to finally creating it. His article was one of CEF’s 2019 White Papers.
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We all have a lot on our plates, and perhaps you strive to become a world-class time manager. Jeff Holler shows us why superior time management can be all wrong when we are masterfully managing our time around the wrong priorities! Intentional time allocation around our highest and most important lifetime priorities trumps superior time management around our calendar. This article was one of CEF’s 2019 White Papers.
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In moments of crises, the core of who you are is fully exposed and the deeply embedded values of your culture take over. For Vermeer, 70 years of a biblically-based culture turned into action immediately after a tornado struck in 2018. Since then, they’ve celebrated a year of record sales and growth across their business. This article was one of CEF’s 2019 White Papers.
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Jay Hein writes about the Prison Entrepreneur Program (PEP), which focuses on Christ-centered character formation for entrepreneurs interested in transforming their hustle from illegal trade to redemptive entrepreneurship. His article was one of CEF’s 2019 White Papers.
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This article was from a collection of White Papers compiled for attendees of the CEF’s 2019 Global Event. Today, we share the Morales family’s White Paper on their company FXM — “Hard work in God’s name, diligence, honesty, and a deep knowledge of “Who’s who” in the Mexican food industry has meant the world for our success as a company. ”
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This article was from a collection of White Papers compiled for attendees of the CEF’s 2019 Global Event. Today, we share Craig Hill’s White Paper — “I have found throughout my life that if I would accept my role as a Kingdom ambassador in business, there are many more opportunities to minister to unbelievers than I have ever had in church or ministry settings.”
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Originally posted on FORBES — For the business decision-maker (he could be for-profit or not-profit), he or sometimes she – they’re the decision maker, they stand alone in some sense, they’re the entrepreneurs. Not lonely in that they didn’t have friends; they had more friends, in many cases, than they wanted.
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This article was from a collection of White Papers compiled for attendees of the CEF’s 2019 Global Event. We share Luke’s White Paper as the start of many 2019 CEF White Papers launching in the future! Luke is a Managing Partner at Sovereign's Capital.
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This article was from a collection of whitepapers compiled for attendees of the CEF’s 2018 Global Event. We share Darin’s whitepaper in anticipation of 2019 CEF whitepapers launching soon! Read Darin Owen’s view on how to start, build, and grow prosperous companies.
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A White Paper from The Christian Economic Forum — Dr. Emmanuel V. Dalavai argues entrepreneurial intentions and their motivation(s) are essential to understand better how Christians operationalize business formations by reviewing relevant theoretical backgrounds in support of an intentions-based model to explain entrepreneurship behavior.
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A White Paper from The Christian Economic Forum —
Matt Lesser shares a personal letter he received from his father to encourage him as an entrepreneur —“We have the opportunity and the responsibility to influence generations for God’s Kingdom through the marketplace. It will take concentration of effort and unified commitment to creating financial, cultural, and Kingdom returns…for such a time as this. As you embark on this journey, keep these principles at the forefront of your thinking: Vision, Impact, People, Balance, and Returns.”
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A White Paper from The Christian Economic Forum —
“I am increasingly convinced, however, that we have missed an important foundation of healthy culture and effective leadership. Emotional health is not a popular or familiar topic. These issues cannot be fully resolved by the human resources department of a company. They also cannot be fully addressed through a Corporate Chaplain program. Professional counseling or therapy is needed for individuals to be equipped with the appropriate tools, awareness, and resources.”
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“The foundation of Christian entrepreneurship is, paradoxically, weakness. This is not weakness of product, service, or business, but of the entrepreneur himself as a Christian. This is true because Christ said His power is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). If the goal of the Christian entrepreneur is to advance the Kingdom of God by the power of God, in some sense, weakness must be the way…”
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I have the great honor and blessing of being able to attend the Christian Economic Forum this week in St. Moritz. It's a time to gather with friends and colleagues from around the world to endeavor to understand how we as followers of Jesus might participate, and even innovate, in the world's financial markets.
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