American Christianity has been using the parable of the minas to encourage business owners to maximize profits, and pay tithes on those profits. While earning my BBA in entrepreneurship from America’s largest Baptist university I certainly heard my share of… Read More ›
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I’m Not Going To Heaven
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. (John 3:13) The King James Version of the Bible has 776 occurrences of the word “heaven.”… Read More ›
Is God For Your Business?
Of course He is! Isn’t He? Dr. David L. Cooperrider is the Fairmount Minerals Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, and a leading thinker in the areas of positive organizational development. Dr. Cooperrider… Read More ›
Are People Flourishing in Your World?
You have created a family/business – your creation. Are the people in your creation flourishing? Are they “blessed?” – as in the Sermon on the Mount “blessed,” which translates “happy.” Is your creation engaging? Have you created a culture that… Read More ›
What Is A Christian Business?
Am I selling goods or services to Christians? Am I a Christian selling goods and services? If you are marketing your brand to a group that has a Christian “otaku” (a Japanese word often used by marketing guru Seth Godin… Read More ›
Stop Calling It a “Christian” Business
Did Jesus use the fish, or cross logo to promote his “brand?” Did he label his “business” (as in”…I must be about my father’s business…”) as a “Christian/Kingdom/Jesus business?” I don’t think he often even told people who he was… Read More ›