When my friend, Philip, graduated with a business degree, he wrestled with how his faith should impact his career. At the time, Philip believed that making significant money conflicted with being a good Christian. Philip decided to pursue ministry. When Philip shared his decision with a ministry leader, he was surprised by his friend’s response. Philip’s friend believed that making ...
Like any leader, there are times when disputes have broken out amongst my team, forcing me to referee conflict. It’s during those times that I try to encourage each team member to show respect to their peers. But as I was recently reading a passage in Romans, I realized the bar may need to be higher than just respecting each ...
A Harvard Business Review article entitled, “Where Religious Identity Fits into Your DEI Strategy” provides seven practices to help companies embrace religious diversity. The fifth practice discussed was to provide meaningful and flexible accommodations for employees’ diverse religious practices. Practical recommendations were explored like, when you create time off policies, consider floating holidays to accommodate different religious holidays. Also be ...
Miles Walker owns an auto repair store in Georgia. Mr. Walker refused to pay his employee, Andreas Flaten, his final paycheck, until forced to by the Department of Labor. When Walker learned Flaten had called the government, Mr. Walker retaliated. Mr. Walker retaliated by paying Flaten with pennies! Walker dumped over $900 worth of oil covered pennies in Mr. Flaten’s ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
