Christian Business Leader with Darren Shearer

On this episode, Leah Faul shares how she cultivates a Christ-centered company culture while leading a fully remote workforce.   Leah Faul is the founder and owner of 15000 Cubits, a fast-growing strategic SEO agency whose team operates completely remotely. She was recently named to the Houston Business Journal's "40 Under 40" list. She has experience leading teams of all sizes and skill levels in many industries - in-house, agency, and nonprofit. She has over a decade of marketing and business growth experience to cultivate an innovative workplace culture that unifies and motivates her team members through shared core values, such as integrity, community, creativity, and purpose. https://15000cubits.com/

On this episode, we're exploring Principle 28 of the Christ-Centered Company Assessment: Our company uses a consistent process to assess a job candidate's integrity and skill (i.e., discretion and work ethic), ensuring that people are hired, promoted, or demoted on the basis of his/her ability. 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, Dr. Lenny Peters shares his journey of faith as he grew Bethany Medical Center from a single clinic to the largest independent medical group in North Carolina. Dr. Peters is renowned in North Carolina as the founder of a revolutionary medical network, a bank for the underserved, a cutting-edge research facility, and a world-class charity foundation, as well as an accomplished, caring physician.   In 1987, he founded the Bethany Medical Center in High Point, North Carolina, which has grown from a single clinic to the largest independent medical group in the state, with 65 healthcare providers and 550 employees serving 1,000 patients from all walks of life daily.   He is also the founder and CEO of Peters Medical Research and Peters Development, and served as the founding director of Bank of North Carolina, later becoming part of Pinnacle Bank. His charitable organization, The Lenny Peters Foundation provides grants or donations to needy individuals in the Piedmont Triad and many other worthy causes in the US and around the world.   Dr. Lenny Peters is the author of the new book Barefoot to Benefactor: My Life Story of Faith and Courage.  https://lennypetersfoundation.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, Roland Heersink explains why he believes Job 31 offers more guidance for business professionals than any other single chapter in the Bible. Roland Heersink is the founder and chairman of God & Work, an organization dedicated to training Christians from all walks of life what it is to live out their faith in the secular workplace. He is a former public company executive, company founder, and engineer (among other things).   He is also the founder of Christian Business Angels, which focuses on the startup of new companies in Kenya to help lift the needy out of poverty.  Roland has authored several books on the topic of living one's faith in daily life, including the reference guide, How to be a Christian at Work, study guides 2 Words from God for You @ Work and 2 Words from God for the Legacy Minded Man, and the book which will be the focus of this episode, TOTAL LOSS to DOUBLE SUCCESS: 14 Leadership & Business Principles from the World's Richest / Most Successful Man: JOB of the Bible.  https://www.godandwork.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, Henry Kaestner explains the relationship between entrepreneurship and the gospel. He also explains what it means to be a Faith-Driven Entrepreneur.   Henry Kaestner is the cofounder of Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND) and a managing principal in Sovereign's Capital, a venture capital management company that invests over $100 million in faith-driven entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia and the US from its offices in Silicon Valley; Washington, DC; and Jakarta, Indonesia.  He's the co-host of the Faith Driven Entrepreneur Podcast and co-author of the new book, Faith Driven Entrepreneur: What It Takes to Step Into Your Purpose and Pursue Your God-Given Call to Create.  www.FaithDrivenEntrepreneur.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, Jim and Martha Brangenberg share what's happening in the faith at work movement based on 1000+ interviews they've done with experts and practitioners on faith and work integration. Jim Brangenberg is the host of host of the iWork4Him Radio program, the only daily Faith and Work radio program in America. Jim utilizes his networking expertise to arrange daily interviews with authors, workplace believers, and ministries that are connecting Faith and Work.  Martha Brangenberg has worked alongside Jim for their 35 years of marriage, complementing him by bringing in almost a decade of retail management experience, and an outstanding record of over-the-top customer service and project management.  They are the co-authors of three new books, iWork4Him, sheWork4Him, and iRetire4Him.   www.iWork4Him.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, we're going to replay a presentation delivered by Houston Baptist University alumnus, Tina Boaz Murray, President of Mind Dance Marketing, Inc.   If you're a Christian entrepreneur wondering how you're going to make it through any adversity you're facing in your business right now, listen to this and be encouraged.  Tina Boaz Murray is the President of Mind Dance Marketing, Inc., a marketing and brand management agency she started at 26 years old. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, MDM specializes in supporting franchised brands across the country. Most noteworthy on the client roster is the 21 years of support MDM has provided to Chick-fil-A markets nationwide. To date, MDM provides brand management for 15 Chick-fil-A markets. She's a proud graduate of Houston Baptist University.   Lessons explored in this episode:   How to hear God's voice and follow His plan as an entrepreneur  How to overcome obstacles in entrepreneurship (e.g., COVID, etc.)  Other real-life lessons learned from Tina's entrepreneurial journey

On this episode, we're joined by Preston Poore.   Preston has more than two decades of upper-level management experience, including as director of franchise leadership at The Coca-Cola Company. He has also worked for The Hershey Company, Dale Carnegie Training, Ralston Purina, and AmSouth Bank.  In addition, Preston is a minority shareholder and small-business owner of Numerica Corporation, an air, missile, and space defense company based in Fort Collins, Colorado. He serves on the board of directors and as corporate secretary.  Preston is a certified John Maxwell Team coach, speaker, and trainer.  He served on a Young Life committee, was an elder and member of Fellowship Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, was a facilitator for Christian Leadership Concepts, and serves at Passion City Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Preston holds an MBA from Samford University and a BS in management from Colorado State University.  His corporate work has been recognized through many awards such as the Dale Carnegie Sales Talk Champion award; The Hershey Company's President's Cup, a coveted national sales award that Preston won twice; and The Coca-Cola Company's Woodruff Cup, a global top performance award.  Preston and his wife, Carla, daughter, Caroline, and son, Benton, live in Atlanta, Georgia.  He's the author of 21 Days to Sound Decision Making and his latest book, Discipled Leader. He's also the host of the new Discipled Leader Podcast, which he co-hosts with his adult children, Caroline and Benton.   www.PrestonPoore.com   Questions explored in this episode: What started happening when you lost your focus on God in the workplace?  How can we avoid being condescending leaders?  What are some other connections between personal discipleship and corporate leadership? What's the difference between disciples and deciders?  What actions do you want people to take as a result of listening to this interview?

On this episode, we're joined by Dr. Peter Heslam. Peter is Director of Faith in Business at Westminster College; a Fellow of the Kirby Laing Centre for Public Theology in Cambridge; a Research Associate of the Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide; and a Doctoral Supervisor at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. Previously he was Director of Transforming Business, a research and development project at the University of Cambridge focused on the interface of business, faith, and development. Peter's focus is on the moral and spiritual dimensions of entrepreneurial business and their role in business performance and human development. He is particularly interested in the social impact of Christianity and entrepreneurship when they converge. Much of Peter's work is inspired and informed by his secondary research focus: the ideas of the great statesman, thinker, and social entrepreneur Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920), whose influence continues to grow around the world. He's the editor of the new book, Abraham Kuyper on Business and Economics. www.Faithinbusiness.org     Lessons explored in this episode: Who was Abraham Kuyper, and why should Christian business professionals know about him? How do the concepts of "common grace" and the "antithesis" relate to business? What implications does the commandment "thou shalt not steal" have for property rights? 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, we're joined by Dr. Hannah Stolze. Hannah J. Stolze (PhD in Business Administration, University of Tennessee; MA, Wheaton College) is currently an associate professor of supply chain management at Lipscomb University and executive director of the Wheaton College Center for Faith & Innovation. A former member of the U.S. Army, where she served as an import specialist, Stolze has for the past ten years researched more than 40 companies in the areas of global supply chain management and social and environmental sustainability. She's the author of the new book, Wisdom-Based Business: Applying Biblical Principles and Evidence-Based Research for a Purposeful and Profitable Business. https://hannahstolze.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