Many years ago, Integrity Resource Center launched a concept called “Pastor/Business Forum.” The idea was to get pastors meeting with business leaders to learn about the challenges leaders face in living out their faith in their workplace. Our desire was to help the pastors see the importance of equipping their members for their workplace. One business leader was convinced his ...
Years ago, my senior pastor, Tom Nelson, delivered a series on the importance of work to God that led to Tom writing a book called “Work Matters.” This book dramatically changed the direction of Tom’s ministry. Tom has since spoken to many church leaders and seminaries about the theology of work and the importance of pastors equipping the saints for ...
I thought it was time for me to retire. I was sixty-one years old, and I thought our twenty-nine-year-old company was going strong. I’d come to work each day and sit in my office bored. Playing on emails and Facebook. However, our next financial report revealed we were more than a hundred thousand dollars in the red and sinking. What ...
Some customers are ungrateful and unreasonable, regardless of what we do for them. The Apostle Paul says to remain under them, enjoying the freedom Christ gives us to serve well. Show them kindness and respect, even as others abuse and take advantage of us. In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul wrote, “Each of you should remain as you were when God ...
In the late 1990s, due to many corporate scandals, there became a push towards company boards being led primarily by independent directors. A recent study, however, referenced in Forbes magazine, discovered that the focus on independent boards has been overdone. The Wall Street Journal reports that of the 1,500 Standard & Poor’s company boards, the numbers have grown to 50% ...
This week we’re discussing 5 Ps of the importance of our work. The final P stands for Providing Order. We serve a God of order, not chaos. God took a dark formless world and put order to it. God provided order to the days and seasons, allowing us to better manage our time. In Genesis 1, we read, “Then God ...
Everyone needs mentors. A mentor has achieved what you want to achieve and is willing to guide you and hold you accountable to get there. Athletes call them coaches. Students call them tutors. David Alexander with Legacy Impact Network calls these his mountain guides. Do you have a Paul in your life? If you don’t, please pray for one. Are ...
Many years ago, a bank I worked for was being sued and I was a key witness! As our attorneys prepped me for a deposition, I discerned that their advice applied to life in general. These attorneys shared that when I was asked a question, I was to only answer the question, no more or no less. They highlighted that ...
As an introvert, I have conversations in my mind that should be shared more frequently with my staff. Sometimes I assume they know more than they do. But as my wife, Kathy, likes to remind me, “Silence is not good communication.” Some time ago, I wrote a document about my dreams for Integrity Resource Center to share with a team ...
Toby’s business had outgrown their cash, and they were days away from potential failure. The evening before a meeting with a possible purchaser of his business, Toby shared his fear of failure with his wife. Toby’s wife asked him, “If the business fails do you believe that I’ll still love you?” “Yes,” Toby replied. “If the business fails will God ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
