After my son was diagnosed with autism, a group of parents and I decided to start a school for children with special needs. Some professionals told us we could serve learning disabilities or autism, but we couldn’t serve both. As parents we fought that conclusion. It took several months, but eventually we concluded the professionals were right. We developed a ...
When I was 25 years old, I left public accounting and struggled to determine what I wanted to do next. I read about a new concept called Rent-a-Wreck. It sounded like a groundbreaking idea, so I started my own used car rental agency. Looking back, my only real objective was to make lots of money. I had no knowledge or ...
If you don’t count the greeting cards, ice scrapers or Grit newspapers I sold as a child, my first business startup was a car rental agency. After I liquidated that business, I made a commitment to myself to never launch another startup. If you want to give God a good laugh, tell Him your plans. Since that time, I have ...
John Mark Comer, in his book Garden City wrote, “We were put on earth―because the entire cosmos is God’s temple—to make visible the invisible God. To show the world what God is like. We are the Creator’s representatives to his creation.” The invisible God is visible all around through his handiwork of creation. Human beings work and create because God ...
Steve Garber, in his book, Visions of Vocation said, “In the context of one’s calling, how does one learn to see with the eyes of the heart, to see oneself as responsible for the way the world is and isn’t?” Responsibility for the way the world is rests on the shoulders of all human beings. Yet, as followers of Jesus ...
Veterans Day is a day to celebrate those who served our nation honorably in the military―both the living and dead. Some voluntarily served, others were drafted and served involuntarily, but all still served and helped protect our nation. Some may have been less than model soldiers. Yet, we celebrate all veterans to honor them and their service. In business, most ...
Brad is a CFO who believed that his CEO was being deceptive with an investor. Brad believed that since the projections for the project didn’t materialize as planned that the CEO was deceiving the investor. After listening, I suspected that Brad’s CEO was a big picture person that just viewed it as a missed estimate. While Brad’s rigid outlook assumed ...
Business leaders frequently make decisions that can impact many jobs and lives. Making good decisions is hard when facts are in short supply. Facts seem harder to come by lately. News sources and social media frequently report only a biased view, sometimes even editing content to manipulate the outcome. Even science has been politicized, leaving the public confused on what’s ...
John Mark Comer, in his book Garden City: Work Rest and the Art of Being Human, asks readers, “Do you see your work as an essential part of your discipleship to Jesus and as the primary way that you join him in his work of renewal?” He goes on to say, “If not, you should.” Work is the mission field ...
Bob Goff in his book, Love Does, says, “I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I'm more afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter.” The Bible guides the way to what matters most. Goff warns of the temptation to pursue success in what doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
