Bruce Hartman, former CFO of Foot Locker and the Yankee Candle Company, shares teachings from his new book, Jesus & Co: Connecting the Lessons of the Gospel with Today’s Business World.
Bruce is the founder of Gideon Advisors, a Christian advisory firm committed to “walking with people into a brighter future” as they help clients navigate life and career transitions and advance Christian values in the marketplace. A seasoned executive with 30 years of success creating shareholder value for Fortune 500 firms, including Yankee Candle and Foot Locker, he graduated in 2013 with a Master of Divinity from Drew University Theological School, earning the Daniel P. Kidder Award for the highest GPA in Pastoral Care.
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In this episode Paula Brown Stafford and Lisa T. Grimes offer a Biblical perspective on gender roles in the workplace.
Paula Brown Stafford is a clinical researcher, business leader, and lecturer. She is a distinguished alumna at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she is also an Adjunct Professor. Previously she was president of clinical development at QuintilesIMS, a Fortune 500 company.
Lisa T. Grimes is a business leader, coach and speaker. She has spent most of the last 30 years in healthcare and lifestyle start-ups where she has served as CEO of PurThread Technologies, InSite Clinical Trials, and AcSentient.
Together, Paula and Lisa founded Habergeon to help women achieve success, create balance, and experience fulfillment. And they’re also the co-authors of a new book, Remember Who You Are: Achieve Success. Create Balance. Experience Fulfillment.
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In this episode, Deneen Troupe-Buitrago shares practical business lessons gleaned from women in the Bible.
Deneen is a speaker and trainer relieving the guilt from faith-based businesswomen by teaching them to connect faith and business and serve God more through their work. She leads women through professional, personal, and spiritual hands-on growth experiences by providing workshops, retreats, and coaching. She has created the Calling Clarity Course to help women succeed at and CLARIFY how to live out God’s calling.
And she’s the author of the new book, CLARIFY: 12 Principles to Illuminate Your Calling to the Marketplace.
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On this episode, we’re joined by Archie W. Dunham.
Archie is chairman emeritus of Chesapeake Energy, the second largest natural gas producer in the United States and the retired chairman of the board of ConocoPhillips. He was instrumental in orchestrating Conoco’s IPO separation from DuPont in 1998, the largest in U.S. history at the time, and in negotiating the merger of equals between Conoco Inc. and Phillips in 2001 which created the third largest energy company in America and the fifth largest in the world.
In 1998, Dunham was recognized by the World Affairs Council as Houston’s International Citizen of the Year and inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. The most meaningful award he has ever received was being named Houston’s Father of the Year in 1998.
In addition to giving extravagantly to other worthy causes and organizations, the Dunhams have also been tremendously generous to Houston Baptist University which has resulted in various landmarks within the campus named in their honor that attest to their strong Christian faith and values, including the Dunham College of Business, Dunham Field, the Linda and Archie Dunham Theater and the Dunham Bible Museum.
It’s safe to say that the Christianity in Business Podcast may not exist if it wasn’t for Archie and Linda Dunham.
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Casey Cease shares how he approaches his calling to be both the pastor of a local church and the CEO of a for-profit company.
Casey is the founder and CEO of Lucid Books and lead pastor of Christ Community Church of Magnolia in Magnolia, Texas. He’s also the author of Tragedy to Truth: A Story of Faith and Transformation.
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Dr. Marjorie Cooper shares an opposing viewpoint to the idea that work can be a form of worship.
Marjorie is a professor of marketing at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Her areas of interest are marketing, consumer behavior, and promotion. She holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Texas A&M University and a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary.
Here is Marjorie's article referenced during the interview: https://cbfa-jbib.org/index.php/jbib/article/view/107/106
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On this episode, Danita Bye shares strategies for mentoring and discipling Millennials in the workplace.
Danita is founder and CEO of Sales Growth Specialists, a leadership and sales development firm that partners with business owners to improve sales performance as part of their growth strategy. She writes a leadership blog at www.DanitaBye.com, which provides tips, tools, and talk tracks for those who mentor emerging leaders. Committed to development of the next generation of leaders, Danita serves on the board of directors for two private Christian universities and The North Dakota Economic Development Foundation. She’s the author of the new book, Millennials Matter: Proven Strategies for Building Your Next-Gen Leader.
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In this episode, Kent Johnson shares some of the biggest blunders business leaders and other business professionals are making when it comes to religious diversity in the workplace.
Kent was a Senior Counsel at Texas Instruments Incorporated where, in different assignments over the years, he’s had responsibility for legal support of nearly all of TI’s worldwide businesses and business functions.
Kent is passionate advocate of diversity in the workplace. He has served on governing boards of private schools and churches, and is a frequent speaker on the topic of faith in the workplace. (AB, Dartmouth; JD, Villanova School of Law).
He is now offers management consulting services related to religious diversity in the workplace to show companies how to appropriately accommodate religious expression. And he advises Christian institutions on how to interact with people of other faiths.
www.religiousdiversityatwork.com
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In this episode, Chris Patton explains his company's process for developing a Christ-centered culture.
Chris is President/CEO of the Mike Patton Auto Family in LaGrange, Georgia, a three-dealership group with roughly 110 employees representing Honda, Ford, Lincoln, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram franchises. Along with his younger brother (and partner) Brian, he is a third-generation owner and grew up working in every department in the business, beginning at the age of 10.
He also writes a blog (ChristianFaithAtWork.com) to business owners and leaders who are working to integrate their Christian faith into their businesses.
He’s the author of the new book, Why Does Your Business Exist?: A Christian Business Guide to Creating your Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.
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On this episode, Jason Brown shares the benefits of providing pastoral care to your employees via a marketplace chaplain.
Jason is Chief Marketing Officer for Marketplace Chaplains USA. He came to Marketplace Chaplains in 2002 with 20 years of sales and marketing experience that includes Procter & Gamble, National Sales Manager for Wrangler Outerwear, and Computer Resale Technologies.
Jason was also a professional athlete and won the 1991 World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider title, while also serving as the rodeo’s National Spokesman Coordinator.
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What are the criteria for being certified as a Best Christian Workplace?
Al Lopus is the President and cofounder of the Best Christian Workplaces Institute, founded in 2002. The Institute provides research-based measurement tools and culture change advisory services with a single vision: to help Christian organizations set the standard as the best, most effective workplaces in the world.
At BCWI, Al has conducted the broadest-ever employee opinion survey of Christian workers. The comprehensive survey includes more than 300 churches and over 900 Christian organizations overall, representing 233,000 full-time employees around the world.
Al is a recognized author, speaker and consultant helping Christian leaders and organizations flourish. He publishes a weekly blog highlighting a Best Christian Workplace and the Flourishing Culture Podcast featuring tips from Christian leaders on how to build a flourishing culture.
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Our guest interview today is with Dave Sanderson. You probably remember when Sully landed a commercial jet and all of its passengers safely in the frigid Hudson River in 2009 after its engines failed. It was called “The Miracle on the Hudson”, which was depicted in the movie Sully starring Tom Hanks. Dave was the last passenger off the airplane after he had helped everyone else get to safety. Despite the hazards to himself, Dave thought only of helping others and emerged from the wreckage with the mission of encouraging others to do the right thing. In his book, Moments Matter, Dave details this close encounter with death and teaches how one defining moment can create a lifetime of purpose.
Get Dave's new video by texting "brace4impact" to 797979.
This episode was recorded in Houston, Texas a few days after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Southeast Texas. Harvey is expected to be the costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States. It has already set a record for the highest amount of rainfall in the history of the U.S. Please continue to remember the Texas and Louisiana coast in your prayers.
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Phil Cohen shares what he learned from the Bible about managing a season of rapid growth in his company.
Phil is the founder and President of Cohen Architectural Woodworking, a commercial woodworking company located in St. James, Missouri. Phillip and his wife Jenna, along with a team of talented and dedicated leaders, lead the company’s operations in accordance with Phil’s mission of “transforming every life we touch by the way we live, the way we treat people, and the beautiful work we produce.” In addition to recently being named Missouri’s Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration, he has received multiple other awards for excellence and his company was recognized as the #1 fastest growing cabinet manufacturer in the U.S.
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For the past 17.5 years, Pin Tai has been CEO and President of Cathay Bank and Cathay General Bangkok, which is the oldest Chinese-American bank based in Los Angeles, California that has 1,100+ employees and more than $14 billion in assets. He holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He recently served as a panelist on HBU’s Banking Services Forum titled, “Perspectives on Ethical Leadership.”
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What does the Bible say about management?
Dr. Michael Cafferky is the Ruth McKee Chair for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics and Professor of Business & Management at Southern Adventist University. Prior to coming to Southern, Michael served for over 20 years in the healthcare industry in middle and senior management. In addition to serving in entry level positions he has also served as a Marketing Director, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and an interim Chief Executive Officer. He is the author of eight books and monographs including the university textbook titled Management: A Faith-Based Perspective and Business Ethics in Biblical Perspective.
Journal of Biblical Integration in Business (JBIB)
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Dr. Mitchell J. Neubert is the Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business and professor of Management at Baylor. Dr. Neubert’s research interests are focused on understanding how leadership, teams, and change processes affect the performance of people and organizations. He also is interested in how faith intersects with these research interests. He is the primary investigator on a National Science Foundation grant exploring the relationship of religion and entrepreneurship. He has published in several journals including Personnel Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, Leadership Quarterly, Christian Scholars Review, Human Relations, and Review of Religious Research. He also is the author of two textbooks and teaches in Baylor’s undergraduate, MBA, and Executive MBA programs.
https://business.baylor.edu/directory/?id=Mitchell_Neubert
Faith and Work: An Exploratory Study of Religious Entrepreneurs
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Dave Munson shares how, through his company's workmanship and employee care programs, he aims to reflect the character of God through the business.
Dave is the founder and owner of Saddleback Leather, a high-end leather goods business he started out of his truck while he was doing missionary work in Mexico. Because people love these products so much, the company's tagline is “They’ll fight over it when you’re dead.” The company is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas but has 230 employees working at the factory in León, Guanajuato Mexico where they are producing world-class leather products. His company provides free Christian child care for the employees' children, marriage classes, English classes (taught by people who are trained in evangelism), and much more. Dave and his wife direct a large portion of the profits to supporting missionaries around the world.
Viral video about Saddleback Leather products: https://youtu.be/a11wlngpuSY
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Os Hillman discusses how a vibrant prayer life can transform the way we work. Os has been featured on CNBC, NBC, LA Times, New York Times, and many other national media as a spokesperson on "faith at work." He is the president of Marketplace Leaders, author of 18 books, and author of a daily email devotional called TGIF Today God Is First which has nearly two hundred thousand readers in 104 nations. His latest book is The Joseph Calling: Six Stages to Discover, Navigate, and Fulfill your Purpose.
http://www.TheJosephCalling.com
http://www.TodayGodIsFirst.com
http://www.MarketplaceLeaders.org
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Mark MacDonald teaches how to define the specific value proposition of your organization to help you connect with your customers and community.
Mark is a Bible Teacher, speaker, author of Be Known For Something, and communication strategist for BeKnownForSomething.com. He empowers churches to become known for something relevant (a communication thread) throughout their ministries, websites, and social media.
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Sam Hunter explains why spiritually healthy people are essential to building great companies.
Sam is the host of South Carolina’s Christian radio talk show, 721 Live, which helps people to apply the Bible to their everyday lives. He is the author of The Putting Green Devotional Series and has produced two DVD curriculum series: Contentment: The Path to Peace and Fear: Do you React in Fear or Respond in Faith? Sam speaks to men’s groups weekly throughout South Carolina as the director of 721 Ministries. www.PuttingGreenBlog.com
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What does a Biblical business look like?
Dave Kahle is the author of “The Good Book on Business”, an exploration of the Bible on business. He has been a Bible teacher, elder, house church leader, short-term missionary, and Christian executive roundtable leader. For 30 years, he has been one of the world’s leading authorities on sales and sales systems. In that regards, he has spoken in 47 states and eleven countries and has authored 12 books, which have been translated into eight languages and are available in 20 plus countries. www.DaveKahle.com
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Why does Jesus like business conference rooms?
Scott Beebe is the Founder and Head Coach of the Business On Purpose platform which liberates Small Business Owners from the CHAOS of working IN their business. Business On Purpose coaches Small Business Owners using the world-class Four Steps To Business Freedom framework. Scott is a graduate of both the University Of South Carolina and Southwestern Theological Seminary, and worked for two global mega-corporations, two Churches, one Global Non-Governmental Organization, and now liberates Small Business Owners with the Business On Purpose team.
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What are the keys to navigating adversities that force us into career transitions? John Ramstead is a Former Navy Fighter Pilot and is now a leadership coach, international podcast host of the “Eternal Leadership Podcast,” and author of a Top 100 Leadership Blog for executives, managers, and CEOs. www.EternalLeadership.com Christianity in Business is the show that helps Christian business leaders to integrate biblical values into business. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.ChristianityInBusiness.com
What does the Bible say about the world's major economic systems? Dr. Jekabs Bikis is the Business Administration Department Chair and Associate Professor at LCC International University in Klaipėda, Lithuania. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Economy (University of Texas at Dallas), a M.Div. in Theology (Baylor University, TX), and a M.B.A. in International Finance (Dallas Baptist University, TX). He is a global expert in preconditions for economic growth, teaching business principles to a post-Soviet audience, and the positive role of business in human flourishing. www.LCC.lt Christianity in Business is the show that helps Christian business leaders to integrate biblical values into business. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.ChristianityInBusiness.com
Jerry Wiles is President Emeritus of Living Water International and North America Regional Director of the International Orality Network. He has more than 30 years of experience in ministry and international mission work, has been a paradigm pioneer in the Orality Movement. He has been working diligently to bring this paradigm into the business world for the sake of the gospel.
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