Business & Marketplace
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Do You Want to Change the World or Just Change Jobs?
Changing jobs may not change the whole world but it will definitely change your world. In today’s chaotic culture, people are searching to make their lives better. Often that means changing jobs or careers or making some other major shift. If that’s you, just remember that the job or career is not the final goal; …
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Generosity and Prosperity
Everyone has heard someone speak on prosperity one time or another. It may have been from your pastor or an evangelist. Millions attend conferences to hear presentations on prosperity. Those who speak or write about prosperity always get the attention of individuals who want to be blessed financially. In the church, the prosperity message is …
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True Financial Prosperity
My prayer is that my experience in the areas of banking, finance and pastoring will reveal how to receive God’s financial blessing in your life. In addition, we will learn how to grow from the mistakes of others in the area of their finances. Have you ever wondered what robs us from receiving financial blessings? …
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Why Hasn’t God Blessed Me Financially?
I had a friend recently sit down and tell me that she and her husband were potentially coming into a large amount of money. They could possibly be financially free and able to quit their jobs if they wanted. A little surprised, I asked her what they were planning on doing with their free time. …
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The Power of Creating a Kingdom Values-Driven Workplace Culture
When small business owners and entrepreneurs create workplace cultures that are rooted in the values of the kingdom of God, the results are transformational. I am not referring to evangelism in the traditional sense but rather modeling the ways of Jesus Christ, which create invitations for others to experience the goodness of God. When it …
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How Will Christians Survive the Future Economy?
The more we see the “signs” of the times, the more potential there is to fear what is ahead, especially when it comes to money. I know many people are asking, “Will the economy stabilize after the effects of a worldwide pandemic?” Others are looking toward the future with dread at the notion that Christians, …
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Prosperity: Why Do You Give?
In the prosperity message, we often hear we should give to get or give money to get more money back. Take a moment and think about why you give. Is it based on helping others? Or is it about some teaching on financial prosperity that will help you get rich quick? Let me list some …
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Prosperity Is More Than Being Rich
At the end of every one of my podcasts, I close out with the words of 3 John:2 in the New Living Translation. It reads as follows. “Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit.” When the apostle Paul was …
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What Affects Your Workplace Culture?
In a previous article, I likened culture to the wind by explaining you can’t see culture but you can see the effects of it if you know what to look for and where to look. Do you understand the factors that affect the culture of your organization? It’s important that you do, as studies suggest …
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Four Benefits of an Inspired Workplace Culture
Our people were always important in our business but it was not until 1989 that I got intentional about it. For years, I had focused on: • Strategies• Wing-dinger, innovative service offerings (I was “Mr. Idea Man.”)• And having efficient, smooth-running operations through rules, policies and bureaucratic procedures. You see, I was going after predictability …
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Embracing the Adventure of Doing Business With God
For decades, leaders of the faith and work movement have encouraged and equipped followers of Christ to integrate their faith into their work lives and see their work as significant to God’s purposes for the world. A significant number of Christians in business have the hearts and mindsets to no longer separate their work lives …
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How to Speak Up and Be Heard at Work
Carol looked at the small boxes filling the large video screen in front of her. The faces of nearly the whole company, save the owner and CEO, smiled and fussed with microphones and headphones. Carol looked at her own image, found the “mute” button and breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at her hair was …
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Jesus Rescued This Entrepreneur’s Business—and Him
Today’s entrepreneurs are on the most incredible learning curve of their lives. This generation of leaders is not short on talent or ideas. They are experiencing the most rapid technological boom in history. They have access to the most elaborate education, and learning is literally at their fingertips through Google via the smartphone. However, information …
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Prosperity, Success, Wealth
When I pastored our church, I would announce what new series I was going to speak on in the following weeks. If the topic was on finance or prosperity, the members of our congregation wanted to know what specific topic I would speak on. During the week, they would call or e-mail to tell me …
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Prosperity and Success for Spirit-Filled Believers
There are those who believe that the financial prosperity message is something that God does not support. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Word of God is filled with a plethora of Scriptures that promise financial blessings to those who are obedient to the Lord and follow His instructions to obtain wealth. In …
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