Doing Your Job
Do good work and live out your faith
The Value of Diversity in the Workplace
Two years ago, I saw a movie that moved me deeply. Hidden Figures tells the story of a team of black female mathematicians in the early 1960’s who worked brilliantly and diligently behind the scenes at NASA, amidst a hostile environment towards both females and blacks. In spite of...
Appreciating Your Staff Makes Business Sense
Fifty-one percent of managers reported they felt they were doing a good job in recognizing work well done, but only 17% of their team members stated they felt recognized by the manager for doing good quality work. For some leaders, the topic of showing appreciation to their employees is...
Legendary Partnership Between George Bush and R.G. LeTourneau
One of the most daring ventures in the oil exploration industry was the development of the first moveable, off-shore drilling rig by R.G. LeTourneau for George Bush's Zapata Oil Company in the early 1950s. What was labeled impossible was daily fare for R.G. LeTourneau’s genius-level...
What Difference Does God’s Presence Make in Your Work?
It’s easy to get isolated in your work, especially in today’s cubicle world. But the fact is, with God, we are never alone, not even at work. My view of work rests squarely upon the fact that God is present with us in Christ and we can experience his nearness at work. Seeing this theme...
The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace
If you found Gary Chapman's book on the five love languages helpful, you'll enjoy his new book with Paul White that takes their expertise to work. Just like people resonate with particular expressions of love in the family, employees and co-workers have certain ways they like to be...
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...
The Holy Work of Managing a Family
Despite efforts to create the illusion of a perfect home on Instragram or Facebook, there's no such thing as a perfect home. But there is such thing as a good home--a place where family members walk through the door and say, "Wow, it's good to be home!" A place where family members...
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...
Honoring God in Commercial Real Estate
Getting a bird's-eye view of parcels of land is an important part of real estate development. It's also a reminder of how real estate development fits into God's agenda to cultivate his creation and bring what He created to full flower.
Take Your Pastor to Work--and Lunch
Did you know that most pastors would like to visit their member’s workplaces? According to our research, 98% would visit if invited. You can be a big help to your pastors by taking them to work—and to lunch. Ninety-three percent of pastors believe it’s important to help people integrate...
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