Christian Business Leader with Darren Shearer

On this episode, Kenn Kelly shares how his company aims to cultivate cultures of discipleship through innovation.  Lessons explored in this episode:   Following Moses example as a company: "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here." (Exod. 33:15)  How to show your people you care about them  Business tithing from gross or net?   Sabbath rest for employees   Using a company to help end human trafficking  Kenn Kelly is an entrepreneur with both Fortune 100 and Silicon Valley startup experience, leveraging business to solve the world's most complex problems. He co-founded Never Settle, a business software application and custom API provider. Defining and building company culture are daily pursuits in business, as he believes everything stems from culture.  https://neversettle.it/   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

On this episode, Evan Keller shares how he-in partnership with God-co-creates thriving businesses and communities through both a for-profit and nonprofit venture he founded. Evan Keller co-leads talented teams at two ventures he founded to leverage business for good: the nonprofit Creating Jobs Inc (creatingjobs.org) and the for-profit Tree Work Now Inc (treeworknow.com), which has over 2,000 clients annually in Central Florida.   Together, they advance Evan's vocational purpose to "co-create thriving businesses and communities."  He is the lead author of StartBook, GrowBook, Opportunity Makers, The Heart of Wealth, and I, the Lord, Love Justice.   www.CreatingJobs.org   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

On this episode, Jerry Meek shares how us uses his luxury home building company to bring glory to God. Jerry Meek is a legendary luxury home builder, renowned people and team leader, and author. The carpentry business he started with his dad as a young man is now Desert Star Construction - the iconic building company that grew to $170,000,000 of work in progress. The combined annual sales revenue of DSC clients' companies is in excess of $3.6 trillion dollars and growing, affirming Jerry's belief, "We're not just building the American Dream - we're living it."    Beyond construction, Jerry has a deep desire to help overwhelmed Christian business leaders rediscover their eternal purpose and find unending joy in their life and leadership through his new venture, Glorious Reflections. Leveraging his personal and professional hardship and real-world experiences, Jerry brings fresh perspective to leading people and organizations as he serves as a wise shepherd and mentor to today's Christian marketplace and ministry leaders alike.  He's the author of three books, Be Great ... Before It's Too Late, Team Builder Toolbox, and Leadership on the Level.    Links mentioned in this episode: https://jerryrmeek.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

On this episode, Bill English shares teachings from his book, A Christian Theology of Business Ownership.  Bill English is a partner with The Platinum Group where he draws on his experience in business to help other businesses, especially in the areas of leadership, culture, and conflict resolution.   He holds two master's degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, one in divinity and the other in counseling psychology.   He blogs at BibleandBusiness.com and is the author of the book, A Christian Theology of Business Ownership. Theology of Business is the show for marketplace Christians seeking to explore and apply God's will for business. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God and shape culture through discipling the business world, this show is for you. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.TheologyofBusiness.com  BIG THANKS to this episode's sponsor: DRRunBook.com   In 2021, more than $30 billion dollars worth of ransoms were unnecessarily paid out by small businesses whose digital assets were not adequately protected against ransomware. Secure your business today with www.DRRunBook.com. Head over to www.DRRunBook.com to get a free assessment of your company's vulnerability to ransomware. They'll also provide expert recommendations on how to protect your company from these types of attacks.

On this episode, Gerald Duran offers his definition of what it means to be a marketplace disciple. Gerald Duran is the Founder of CanaGlobal, a faith-driven organization focused on equipping the global workforce and small business entrepreneurs into their marketplace calling. He is a husband, father of two sons, a 6x serial entrepreneur, a business turnaround expert, and the author of two books, HisPlan MyPlan: Roadmap To Your Purpose and Ignite Your Success. Prior to founding CanaGlobal, for three decades Gerald has been the Founder and CEO to multiple ventures in the staffing, tech, higher education, marketing and business turnaround sectors. He started the first software coding bootcamp in America, launching the "learn to code" movement. Hundreds of thousands have been trained worldwide. Gerald's entrepreneurial knowledge and expertise has landed his ventures multiple times on the prestigious INC 500, Deloitte Technology Fast 50, and Business Journal's Top 25, Corporate 100 and the 40 Under 40. www.canaglobal.org 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

On this episode, Al Erisman shares business and leadership lessons from the life of Joseph, showing how Joseph provides a helpful example for those who want to solve problems in the marketplace. Albert M. (Al) Erisman is the Executive in Residence at the Seattle Pacific University School of Business, Government and Economics, and the past Director for the Center for Integrity in Business at Seattle Pacific University (SPU). He teaches business ethics and business and technology subjects at SPU and also edits Ethix magazine (www.ethix.org).  He's on the review board for The Center for Christianity in Business' Christian Business Review at Houston Baptist University.   In April 2001, Al completed a 32-year career at The Boeing Company, where for the last 10 years he was Director of R&D for computing and mathematics.    He has a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Iowa State University.  Al has been on numerous boards for science and technology including projects for the National Academy. He is also a board member for several startup companies. He has a passion for issues related to faith and work and serves on the board of advisors for Theology of Work Project and Kiros, a Christians in Business organization in the Seattle area.  Al has been married to Nancy for 59 years, and they have three children and seven grandchildren.   He's the author of several books, including the one we're going to focus on today: The Accidental Executive: Lessons on Business, Faith and Calling from the Life of Joseph.  www.Theologyofwork.org   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

On this episode, Dave Hataj shares the long and difficult process he went through to rebuild his manufacturing company's culture on Christian values.     Dave Hataj is president and co-owner of Edgerton Gear, Inc., a second -generation family business in rural Wisconsin where he has worked for over 30 years. Dave has developed a culture that empowers people to make decisions that affect their work, and that creates a vision in employees for the significant contribution they make to the world through their calling in their workplace.  He is a Journeyman machinist, has a BA from University of California, Irvine, a Masters of Christian Studies from Regent College in Vancouver BC, and a doctorate from Bakke Graduate University, developing a curriculum called Craftsman with Character. The course introduces high school students to the trades and manufacturing as an excellent career path, while developing character and soft skills.  He is the author of Good Work: How Blue Collar Business Can Change Lives, Communities, and the World. (Moody Publishers April 2020)  www.craftsmanwithcharacter.org  http://www.edgertongear.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

On this episode, Dr. Stephen Mansfield shares the remarkable legacy of devout Christian businessman Arthur Guinness, whose beer-brewing company changed the world.  Stephen Mansfield is a New York Times best-selling author and a popular speaker who leads a speaker training firm based in Washington DC. He is also a part time Senior Fellow of Public Leadership and Director of the Center for Biblical Leadership at Palm Beach Atlantic University.  He first rose to global attention with his groundbreaking work, The Faith of George W. Bush, a New York Times bestseller that Time magazine credited with helping to shape the 2004 US presidential election. The book was a source for Oliver Stone's award-winning film "W." Mansfield's The Faith of Barack Obama was another international bestseller. He has written celebrated biographies of Booker T. Washington, George Whitefield, Winston Churchill, Pope Benedict XVI, and Abraham Lincoln, among others.  Stephen's humorous but fiery Mansfield's Book of Manly Men has inspired men's events around the world. The Miracle of the Kurds has been selected as "Book of the Year" by Rudaw, the leading Kurdish news service. As a result of this book, Mansfield has become a respected voice in support of the Kurds worldwide.  Mansfield speaks widely about about men, leadership, faith, the power of heritage, and the skills required to shape modern culture. He also leads The Mansfield Group, a speaker training firm based in Washington, DC, that works with top politicians, CEOs, educational institutions, and artists.  He's also the author of the book, The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World, which we're going to learn about today.   https://stephenmansfield.tv/   https://greatman.tv/   Theology of Business is the show for marketplace Christians seeking to explore and apply God's will for business. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God and shape culture through discipling the business world, this show is for you. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.TheologyofBusiness.com

On this episode, Benson Agbortogo shares business systems established by God that will never fail.  While living in his native African homeland at age 13, Benson embarked on a quest to eradicate poverty. He became a missionary pastor with the purpose of helping people dedicate their lives to God but noticed most people still struggled economically and lived in financial poverty.   Since then, Benson created the Consistent Profit Tree System which helps business owners and entrepreneurs in the construction and service industries generate more profit while working fewer hours.   He has authored 4 books, including The Business System That Never Fails.  Benson's FREE ebook available at https://www.consistentprofittree.com/ebook.   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

On this episode, Jay Jakub teaches how the biblical model of jubilee can be used as a basis for practicing capitalism more effectively. Dr. Jay Jakub is the Chief Advocacy Officer for the Economics of Mutuality Movement, which originated at Mars Incorporated. (A $40 billion company with 130k employees around the world, Mars is the maker of M&Ms, Snickers, and other iconic brands.)    Jay and colleague Bruno Roches collaborated on the book Completing Capitalism: Heal Business to Heal the World, a rigorous and practical case study for the "Economics of Mutuality." In addition, this growing movement is now taught globally through Oxford University's Saïd Business School and elsewhere.  His doctorate is in Modern History from Oxford University (St. John's College), and he has an M.A. in International Relations & Strategic Studies from the University of Lancaster (UK).  www.EOM.org     Theology of Business is the show for marketplace Christians seeking to explore and apply God's will for business. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God and shape culture through discipling the business world, this show is for you. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.TheologyofBusiness.com