Years ago, on a South African flight, I met a young lady named Emma. At the time she was an event planner. According to her Linkedin profile, she is now Vice President of Marketing in China for a significant international company. When I congratulated her, she shared that five years ago she felt God would use her career “to serve ...
Peter Rex, a technology investor, wrote a Wall Street Journal article about the lack of faith in Silicon Valley. He references a 2018 survey which discovered that 50% of tech workers are either atheists or agnostic. Furthermore, a recent Napa Legal Institute report found that social-media platforms increasingly censor religious believers who oppose abortion, assisted suicide and transgender ideology. This makes ...
January is a time when many businesses are in transition. Some businesses have been sold. Others have new leaders or new plans. The book of Acts opens with a dramatic transition taking place. Jesus was captured, crucified, resurrected, and the disciples watched as Jesus, their leader, ascended to heaven. Yet, the disciples found a way to move forward that resulted ...
Over the years, some people have asked if I’ve ever considered taking our Unconventional Business events into Oklahoma City. But it never seemed like the right time. Recently, however, we hired someone who previously lived in Oklahoma City. As she encouraged us to consider moving into Oklahoma City, we began praying. Since then, the Lord divinely introduced me to someone ...
About twenty years ago, a radio executive asked me to develop a daily radio vignette program on integrity in the workplace. When I began writing Integrity Moments, I remember thinking, “Maybe I can come up with enough stories to last a year.” After writing and recording over 5,000 articles, I now marvel at how God works. There are months when ...
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 ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
