In Matthew 20, Jesus taught the Parable of the Workers. Many focus on the jealousy of the workers who worked all day. Yes, those workers were jealous that the last workers were paid the same as them. But imagine the men hired at five in the afternoon. They had been waiting all day for work. Their gratitude must have ...
Some employers are beginning to pay people less if they move to a community with a lower cost of living, even though the work being produced is the same. Other employers are hiring great talent in Midwestern cities by paying them West Coast wages. Paying employees equitably has become complicated. Jesus told a parable about hiring workers throughout the day ...
Wikipedia defines leadership as “the art of motivating a group of people to act toward achieving a common goal.” Usually that goal is surrounded in selfish gains like success, power and the love of money. Christian leadership is defined as “the act of influencing and or serving others out of Christ’s interests in their lives, so they can accomplish God’s purposes for and ...
In Matthew 20, Jesus shares a story of an employer who went to the marketplace and hired laborers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay the ones who worked a full day a denarius, which was equal to a day’s wage. At five in the afternoon, he hired additional laborers who had been unsuccessful in finding work. Out of generosity, ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
