A Harvard Business Review article titled, “Creating Space for Religious Diversity at Work” highlights two principles to respect those of different religions represented in our workplaces. The first principle, discussed previously, was cultivating vagueness. The second principle is to create space. The article examined an Islamic bank in Germany that was led by people of different faiths. The bank established ...
George Washington Carver was the most prominent black scientist of the early 20th century. Even though he was born into slavery, Mr. Carver became widely respected for helping farmers develop alternative crops like peanuts and for pioneering crop rotation. Although many try to contend that science and faith don’t mix well, Carver had a completely different perspective. He once said, ...
Leading up to Labor Day, my friend Scott hosted a 10 day prayer vigil for the marketplace. As we prayed for the businesses of Kansas City, in walked some women from the church carrying tambourines and praising God. Scott introduced me to this group of women by proclaiming that they were the “Seal Team of Prayer Warriors!” Scott then said ...
For years, I prayed that God would send a chief operating officer to help implement the vision of Unconventional Business Network, but no one surfaced. Then, as we were struggling to implement a new software system, I prayed, “Lord, this is going to be a disaster if someone doesn’t help oversee this transition.” Then, my friend, Scott, called. Scott offered ...
While traveling, Pastor Francis Chan met a man who shared that his intelligence was so low in high school that in his junior and senior year he passed only one class. Remarkably, this young man prayed fervently for God’s intervention. According to Francis, this man prayed, “Lord, I’m a Chinese man with glasses. I’m supposed to be smart. Please help ...
Recently, I heard several amazing stories of God’s greatness that might bless you as well. At an event I attended, Francis Chan shared a couple of incredible stories that had happened to him in the previous 24 hours. While flying to Kansas City, Francis met a pastor who amazingly has a congregation of 25,000 members in Pakistan! This pastor felt ...
Years ago, Advice and Aid Pregnancy Center in Kansas had an opportunity to purchase the building adjacent to Planned Parenthood. But they had no excess cash. As their Board discussed alternatives, the Board chair said, “We have three choices. We start a fundraising campaign, we borrow the money,” then jokingly said, “Or we pray someone dies and leaves us money.” ...
Uncertainty is not a friend to business leaders. When a business leader adds staff, they desire to have some assurances that business volume will be maintained, if not increased. When the markets start to fluctuate, however, and the economic news becomes questionable, anxiety can increase dramatically. This doesn’t provide much comfort for those leaders making business decisions. There is a source, ...
The book of Nehemiah has some great insights about Nehemiah’s career transition that may be helpful to us today. The second phase of Nehemiah’s journey was prayer. After Nehemiah’s heart was broken for the city of Jerusalem, Nehemiah began praying. Although Nehemiah is very driven throughout the complete story, he prayed for four months. In Nehemiah 1:11 we read, “O ...
In the movie, “Breakthrough,” teenager John Smith drowned in Lake St. Louis, but miraculously recovered. The first doctor who treated John wrote in his medical records: “Patient dead. Mother prayed. Patient came back to life.” I’m sure many doctors wrestle with how much of healing comes from their work, and/or the medications prescribed, versus God’s handiwork. John Smith’s doctor witnessed some ...
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