Like many people, I lived, worked, and went to church mostly in the suburbs, with people who look like me. Then God decided to shake up my world. We felt called to begin attending an inner-city church, and adopt a bi-racial daughter. In addition, I began serving on a ministry board with several African American and Hispanic pastors. I have ...
One sign of a good leader is the depth and strength of their leadership team. Bobby, had a company of 100 employees that he sold to a publicly-traded company that had thousands of employees. After the merger, the parent company’s leadership began realizing Bobby had developed some amazing leaders. Several of Bobby’s key leaders were transferred to headquarters to take ...
In Acts 4 the believers may have asked themselves, “Should we be surprised that our own Jewish leaders in God’s Holy City are doing things against God.” They were surprised, but as they prayed from Psalms 2:1-6, they saw the situation through God’s eyes and realized God understood their predicament from the beginning of the world. Do you know it’s ...
I get tired at the effort it takes to build company culture. Sometimes I feel alone and overwhelmed with how much discipline and consistency it takes. If we ignore problems, we will compromise our values. If we don’t take care of the foundations, the storms will take us out, like in Proverbs 28:2 “when there is moral rot within a ...
My family went boating this summer. Due to lack of availability, we ended up using two different marinas to rent ski boats. The contrast between the two marinas was remarkable. Both marinas had friendly people and treated us well, but their business approaches were vastly different. The first marina had limited inventory and felt unprofessional. The marina adequately provided for ...
My friend, Bobby Albert, previously owned a moving company in Texas. Bobby originally held individual meetings with each department head to review their department’s progress, but became frustrated with the lack of results. So, Bobby began holding these meetings with all of his department heads present. Bobby discovered that when these department heads had their peers present, their competitive nature ...
Proactive employers often discover value in caring for their employees through an improved culture, but a recent study reveals caring for employees can also have a tangible impact on productivity, as well! The Wall Street Journal referenced a study of workers who had participated in an employer-sponsored wellness program. Their study discovered that for those employees who used the program ...
When my daughter, Megan, was in high school I challenged her to dream of finishing college debt-free! At first, this seemed impossible, but with Kathy and I encouraging her, Megan eventually realized that trusting God and working hard made a debt-free education possible. With God’s blessing and Megan’s hard work, our daughter graduated from graduate school in 2012 - debt ...
A business owner called for counsel. He had built his machine tooling business without debt, but had recently landed a contract with a major corporation. The contract was for $500,000, but to complete it, he needed $250,000 for equipment. He felt he had no option but to borrow the money. He and I discussed options, and prayed together. Then I ...
Faith and Action Years ago, I launched a consulting practice and determined to build it without debt. I believed that God could provide all the necessary business funds if I trusted Him. Eventually, we experienced a lean season. During a weak moment, I established a home equity line of credit “just in case.” That line of credit became a huge ...
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