Strategies@work Podcast

Gleanings - April 2008

Enjoy this month’s teaching, which illustrates that separation of church and state and its corollary, separation of church and business, are wrong assumptions about reality because God makes all the rules for the universe that He created.

Gleanings - March 2008

If we want to prosper in God's creation, we need to learn His rules. Hence, just like Elisha's servant, we need to learn to see the spiritual reality that is at work behind every physical manifestation that we see.

Gleanings - February 2008

Interview with Dr. Chester

Gleanings - January 2008

A dream job is one that causes your heart to sing. The passion within is so great that you will go to extreme measures to perform the work. And you would gladly do it for free.

Gleanings - December 2007

What is the nature of reality? It is easy for most of us to acknowledge that there is a spiritual dimension to life, particular in regard to personal, family, and church life. But what about business?

Gleanings - November 2007

The story of a man named Pepper is a great illustration of this truth. Pepper was a Christian who owned a fledgling company. Living hand-to-mouth, he struggled just to make a living until he had a near-death experience that led to revelation from God about the truth of Joshua 1:8. He then committed to operating his company based on biblical principles and built one of the great companies of the twentieth century.

Gleanings - October 2007

One of the most common reasons for a broken company is poor company morale. Many times poor company morale is rooted in unequal yoking. Unequal yoking happens when people seek to work together but do not share a common vision and values, which means there is a lack of relational harmony.

Gleanings - September 2007

How do you proceed to start and build a business or organization in accordance with God’s will? Listen to this month's teaching to learn how to use the Beyond Babel Model to build an organization aligned with the will of God.

Gleanings - August 2007

Ephesians 2:10 teaches that people are purposefully created by God to do specific "good works".  The common view is that "good works" refers to spiritual activities such as evangelism, teaching, and pastoring.  However, the word translated works is ergon which refers to all types of work including business and artistic activities.  And the adjective good refers to one of the attributes of God (See Matthew 19:16-17).   Paul presented a view that people are purposefully created to do all types of work and that the work a person is assigned by God should reflect the nature and purpose of God.

Gleanings - July 2007

We all know truth that we don't obey. Many times we rationalize our disobedience. Even worse, we rarely believe that our disobedience will have tangible consequences. Listen to this story of a business owner who rationalized disobedience to the principle of honoring the Lord with the firstfruits of his labors. The consequence of his disobedience was severe - his very profitable company nearly went bankrupt. Learn the vital importance of being obedient to the truth that you know.