Harvard Business Review published a recent article that stated, “To inspire your staff to do good work for you, find a way to express the organization’s impact on the lives of customers, clients, students, patients — whomever you’re trying to serve. Make them feel it.” Serving people is the heart and soul of business. It is the who, not the ...
A recent article by Business News Daily stated, “Small businesses are hit especially hard during government shutdowns, since they have limited resources to rely on compared to corporations.” Small businesses are facing challenging days. These challenges are not too big for God. Challenges are opportunities to see God work miracles. In fact, Psalm 9:9-10 reminds us, “The Lord is a ...
One generous partner to this ministry mentioned that he supported many efforts, but that he had other passions higher on his priority list than ours. Although I heard him, I pushed him to increase his giving. This generous businessman was offended and chose to pause further support. Upon reflection, I realized I hadn’t reallylistened and honored his words. I offered ...
Born in Bethlehem, the first announcement of Jesus’ birth was to the shepherds while tending sheep. When the shepherds saw baby Jesus, and what the angels had said proved to be true, they couldn’t keep the news to themselves. The shepherds became ambassadors for baby Jesus. These shepherds had influence in their community and used it to spread the important ...
Christmas Eve is a day when the spirit of generosity pervades many organizations, leading bosses to give gifts, food and/or bonuses to their staff. Everyone loves to receive gifts and be on the receiving end of generosity, but sometimes it leaves confusion and unrealistic expectations in its wake. Christmas is so close to year end that sometimes employees view any ...
A friend shared with me that under previous administrations his industry was weighed down with lots of rules and regulations. But under President Trump, many regulations were eliminated, leading to robust business growth. He fears the pendulum is likely to swing back again to burdensome regulations. Bear with me. Businesses are often rules-oriented, but, they can be more values-based. Many ...
Fletcher’s friend was not accomplishing the job responsibilities he was hired to complete. Fletcher was considering firing his friend, but they went to the same church, making the situation even more complicated. I asked Fletcher, “If you fired this man today, would he be blindsided?” When Fletcher answered, “Yes,” it became obvious that Fletcher had some more work to do. ...
Along with the Covid pandemic and the many other challenges we have endured in 2020, we also were given some opportunities. One of those opportunities for generous people came in the form of the CARES Act. To help nonprofits, Congress chose to provide some one-time tax benefits for those who choose to be generous in 2020. For instance, in 2020 ...
Pastor and author, Tim Keller, defines work as “rearranging the raw material of God’s creation in such a way that it helps the world in general, and people in particular, thrive and flourish.” God provides us examples of what work looks like. He used the most raw materials around to create something from nothing. God created. God was the original, the ultimate entrepreneur. Genesis ...
Recently, I felt God encouraging me to take on a new work project. I feel underqualified and do not have the experience necessary for this project to succeed. In my flesh, I want to pass on this new project to avoid the possibility of failure. Encouragement came recently, however, through reading Henry and Richard Blackaby’s Experiencing God devotional. They wrote, ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
