Something I love about the events we host is the different ways God works. Pennie, one of our sponsors in Des Moines, recently shared how she had prayed and loved on her executive assistant for 15 years. Last year, however, Pennie invited her assistant to come to an Unconventional Business Network event. At that event Pennie’s assistant received one of ...
Each year for Christmas, John hosts a Christmas party for his employees that has become known for the generous gifts he raffles. Last year, John’s Bible study group asked John why he gives such extravagant gifts. John said he wanted his employees to experience the love of Jesus. Then John was asked, “Do your employees know that?” Due to that ...
According to Gallup, in 1980, 87% of the US population considered themselves either Christian or Catholic. According to a new poll by Pew, that number has since fallen to 63%. In general, acceptance of Christian beliefs was far greater decades ago. This makes our workplaces a bigger and bigger mission field. In Acts 1:8, Jesus told the disciples, “You will ...
Many Christian business leaders believe if they are kind and do the right thing it will be enough to distinguish them as Christians, without having to share their faith. Other business leaders are kind and have integrity, but don’t embrace faith in Christ. It’s God’s Presence that makes the difference. In Exodus 33 Moses said to God, “If your Presence does ...
Over the years, I’ve met business owners who understand their life is supposed to glorify God, yet their employees are totally unaware of their bosses’ God given purpose. This is often due to fear on the boss’ part. Sometimes we fear being sued or fear scaring off potential employees. Frank Harrison is different. Frank is the CEO of Coca Cola ...
Pew Research tracks the percentage of people involved in religion. To highlight the dramatic cultural shift we’re experiencing, we can contrast 1990 to 2020. In 1990, only 7% of the population claimed to have no religion. By 2020, the nonreligious category had soared to almost 30%. This is greater than any one religion, including Catholicism! This opens the door for ...
According to Wikipedia, St. Patrick’s Day originally celebrated the priest who returned to Ireland in 432 AD to bring Christianity to his homeland. Ireland had been a polytheistic culture. One way Patrick introduced them to Christ was by using the 3 leaved shamrock to describe the Christian doctrine of the Trinity. He made a difference by communicating in cultural and ...
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 ...
In his book God at Work, David Miller highlighted four E’s of faith at work with his Integration Box. The second one is Evangelism. We have all been called by Jesus to the Great Commission, but sometimes we can rush evangelism before earning the right to share. My friend, Bob, loves to evangelize, but one day one of Bob’s vendors ...
A friend of mine believes that if he voluntarily pays his employees to be off work on Christmas, that they should know what Christmas means to him. Each year at Christmas time, my friend hosts a party for his employees and their families. Before passing out gifts to each child, he shares about the gift God gave us by sending ...
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