Business Profiles
Exemplary businesses and leaders who seek to glorify God at work
Robots and God's Glory
On a recent visit to Chicago, I had the privilege of meeting with Matrix Design's CEO, Pat Bertsche and a group of company leaders who are test driving our new curriculum, Growing a Business that Glorifies God--an eight-part guided study of why business is important to God and how...
Eight Leaders Talk about Faith and Work
The Center for Faith & Work at LeTourneau University and Jim and Martha Brangenberg of iWork4Him joined up to record eight interviews with some friends who are serious about following Christ in their work and all of life. Here's the schedule of when you can stream the interviews live or...
Building Houses for God's Glory | Merle and Dave Stoltzfus
David and Merle Stoltzfus take Psalm 127 very personally as residential developers in eastern Pennsylvania. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. (Psalm 127:1) But they don't just build structures, they build communities. Because they believe that...
Made to Create | Nate Saint, Inventor of the Pack 'n Play
If you have babies or grand-babies, chances are you've thanked God for products created by Nate Saint--such as the Pack 'n Play. Nate grew up in a deeply religious family. His uncle and namesake was one of the missionary martyrs killed by the Auca Indians in South America with Jim Elliot...
Thank God for John Deere—and Other Businesses
My eyes were glued to the Weather Channel during the landfalls and aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma like many of you. And we were all so impressed with both the first responders who put their lives on the line as well as the volunteers who went out of their way to help victims of the...
Give it Up To the Lord- But Don't Give Up
Before Phil Burks' company revolutionized communication for first responders, God revolutionized how Phil saw his work as a business leader. Phil Burks, CEO of the Genesis group, explained to the students and faculty at LeTourneau University, the difference between giving...
PING - Golfing for God's Glory
Bubba Watson won the 2012 and 2014 Masters using PING irons. These were joyful wins for PING CEO John Solheim, who is also a LeTourneau University Trustee and alumnus. In 2014, PING earned 15 gold awards in Golf Digest's "Hot List." In 2016, PING claimed the Supplier of the Year Award for...
Serving Christ As A Business Owner
Phil Burks of Tyler, Texas, graduated from LeTourneau College in 1974 with a degree in electrical engineering technology. Back in his days as a “Techo,” he and two others nearly single-handedly put KHYM, a 5000-watt gospel radio station on the air. Burks worked at the campus’ KLET radio...
Faith at Work in Dallas Police Chief David Brown
“Shots fired at Dallas protest. Are you watching news?" Our daughter-in-law texted this message last Thursday evening. We watched in horror at what was unfolding in downtown Dallas that lead to the death of five Dallas Police officers and the shooter. News reports included statements from ...
Faith Works at Omni Hotels - An Interview with Bob Rowling
Faith lived out at work inevitably leads to tough choices. For some it may mean risking ridicule for turning down dishonest gain. Others may forfeit promotion -- or even lose a job -- for drawing a line in the sand between right and wrong. For Bob Rowling it means many things, including...