Keith was doing a great job of growing sales in a retail chain of stores and was highly trusted by the CEO. When the company lost their controller, the CEO appointed Keith as the new controller. When I entered as a consultant, Keith had two offices full of unopened bills and accounting records. Unfortunately, the IRS forced them into bankruptcy shortly thereafter. Stewardship is often equated to financial management, but also important is the stewardship ...
Beau Johnson, author of On Purpose, shared with our Faith Incorporated audience about the four seasons of our work life. Beau suggests the final season is Multiplication. After building influence in your industry, you can then focus on helping others grow their influence. This is multiplication. You will not be around forever. This means you need to invest in others, ...
Steve Garber, in his book, Visions of Vocation said, “In the context of one’s calling, how does one learn to see with the eyes of the heart, to see oneself as responsible for the way the world is and isn’t?” Responsibility for the way the world is rests on the shoulders of all human beings. Yet, as followers of Jesus ...
John Mark Comer, in his book Garden City: Work Rest and the Art of Being Human, asks readers, “Do you see your work as an essential part of your discipleship to Jesus and as the primary way that you join him in his work of renewal?” He goes on to say, “If not, you should.” Work is the mission field ...
Environmentalism is challenging for many Christians. Some believe the world will end soon, therefore, we need to save the planet, even if it means eliminating a portion of the population. Others exploit the planet and ignore environmental concerns for the sake of enhancing profits. The Biblical view is somewhere in between. In Genesis, God gave man dominion over the earth, ...
A recent article from Money and the Gospel states, “we must not forget that everything we are and have is part of the stewardship paradigm.”Most of the time when we consider stewardship, we think and talk about financial stewardship. Financial stewardship is only one part of the stewardship paradigm. Stewardship encompasses putting to use and multiplying everything we are and ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
