Wheaton College’s Center for Faith and Innovation performed a multiple-year research project to explore how faith manifests itself in business. The researchers categorized faith activities into three distinct categories: Embodied Faith, Operationalized Faith, and Internalized Faith. Let’s begin this series with Embodied Faith. According to businessasmission.com, Embodied Faith is the most visible form of faith. ...

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A windstorm destroyed an entire wall of our deck. Kathy was adamant we needed to hire Christy’s company to build a new one. After contracting with Christy, I was concerned to learn that Christy’s husband recently had a major health event. Christy’s husband and his associate were supposed to perform the labor. But I quickly ...

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In this series we’re discussing the challenge of being a good shepherd. The final challenge is in retaining the people God has called to your team. Much earlier in my career, I had a person working for me who became verbally abusive and rude to multiple team members. This person added significant value to the ...

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In this series we’re discussing the challenge of being a good shepherd. Last time, we discussed the importance of caring for the needs of your flock. Our second challenge is to create a peaceful and safe environment for your team. Working directly with customers can leave some employees fearful and anxious. If they are not ...

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Very few of us have experience as a shepherd, making it difficult to comprehend what God expects when He encourages us in scripture to be good shepherds. In Jeremiah 23, God gives us a glimpse of the contrast between a bad and a good shepherd. In verse 2, Israel’s leaders receive a warning, “You ...

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For many, I suspect Memorial Day suggests a recognition of the fallen soldiers from World War I, World War II, or Vietnam. But you might be surprised to learn that Memorial Day initially began after the Civil War. From 1865 to 1868, multiple cities hosted ceremonies recognizing the soldiers who fought and lost their ...

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In the latest American Bible Society “State of the Bible” report, we learn that Bible engagement continues to decline. In the decade before the pandemic, roughly 50% of adults used the Bible at least three or four times a year. But since then, Bible use has slid to 38%. There is hope, however. American ...

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A Harvard Business Review article titled, The Uniqueness Trap, discovered that many project managers believe their new project to be so unique that the processes need to be built from scratch. This requires significant resources spent creating brand new systems and processes. These researchers discovered, however, that it’s rare that these projects haven’t been done ...

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