Finances & Career

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

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?

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.

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CEO of Zappos, Tony Hsieh, expressed the importance of culture by stating, “Your brand is your culture.” For the stressed-out leader, Hsieh also provided unconventional advice when he explained, “If you get the culture right, most of the other stuff will just take care of itself.” If culture is so fundamental, it’s important to ask:

Almost everyone at one time or another thinks about being rich. They might define rich as wealth, substance, unlimited income and being able to purchase anything they desire. That definition may be acceptable to the world’s concept of being rich. However, the Bible talks about something greater than worldly wealth. In God’s Word we see

One of the dangers of seeking financial success is to make that our only goal. In the years I worked in banking, I discovered that those who made their No. 1 goal in life to have financial success experienced a plethora of difficulties. Many individuals became alcoholics, were divorced, lost their families and had major