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A Business Owner’s Need for Reflection

In working with stressed businesses (those that are having cash problems, can't pay their bills on time, have unending conflict and so forth), I have learned that nearly every stressed organization has a leader who rarely takes time for quality reflection. I choose to use the word...

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June 21, 2016Executive InsightsMargin, Reflection, Rest1 Comment

Leadership

Lessons from the Life of Joseph Part IV

Genesis 39.21 – 40.23: "But while Joseph was there in the prison,the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he...

May 31, 2016LeadershipChristian Business Ownership, Leadership, Sovereignty of God, Stress, suffering, Trials

Bible Business 9 Paying it Forward

Originally aired on Faith Radio on January 21, 2015. Bill English and Austin Hill discuss what it means to "Pay it Forward" in business.

Bible Business 8 How Much Do You Tell Your Spouse?

This interview originally aired on Faith Radio on January 13, 2016 with Bill Arnold hosting the show. How much detail should a Business Owner tell his/her spouse about the details of the day or problems in the business? Different entrepreneurs manage this differently. Listen for sage advice from...

Bible Business 7 Managing Key Employees Wisely

Originally aired on Faith Radio on January 7, 2015. Austin Hill and Bill English start by discussing the Paris shootings - which was breaking news at that time. We then discussed how to manage key employees well as a Christian Business Owner.

Bible Business 6 Employees Behaving Badly

Originally aired on Faith Radio on January 28, 2015 with Austin Hill. Austin and Bill use the Deflategate event in the NFL to discuss how employees can behave badly and what you can do about it as a Christian Business Owner.

Bible Business 5 The Atonement of Christ Really Does Matter

Originally preached on January 3, 2016 at the Maple Grove Evangelical Free Church. Learn how the Atonement of Christ answers our culture's most difficult questions.

Bible Business 4 A New Year and New Opportunity

Originally preached on December 28, 2014 at Maple Grove Evangelical Free Church. God calls you as He has gifted you into areas of ministry in the public square in which you can be salt and light in our society. There will be "derailers" as God calls you...

Bible Business 3 Suffering Draws Us to God

Originally preached on October 5, 2014 at the Maple Grove Evangelical Free Church. Learn about the ways in which suffering can draw us to God.

Bible Business 2 How Sin Lessens Your Ability to Be Successful in Business

Originally aired on Faith Radio on March 23, 2016 with Dr. Bill Meier. Learn how your personal sin can affect the success of your business and how the bondage of sin can lessen your ability to fulfill God's purposes in your business.

Bible Business 1 How to Manage People using the DCOM Method

Originally aired on March 16, 2016 with Bill Arnold on Faith Radio. Listen to Bill English as he describes how to manage employees using the DCOM Method: Direction Competence Opportunity Motivation

Leadership

Lessons from the Life of Joseph Part III

The Life of Joseph can be highly instructive for Christian business owners, if we are willing to look at ourselves through the examples we find in Scripture. Joseph became a man of integrity and forgiveness, which was a result of God's work in his life over a...

February 9, 2016LeadershipFaithfulness, Leadership, Trials

Leadership

Lessons from the Life of Joseph Part II

Genesis 37.26-36: "23 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing—24 and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it. 25 As they sat down to eat their meal,...

January 26, 2016LeadershipDespair, Fear, Leadership, Preparation, Slavery

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Lessons from the Life of Joseph Part I

The Life of Joseph is a portrait of a man of integrity and forgiveness. Joseph was a highly talented guy. In today's vernacular, we'd say he was "crazy smart". His strongest gifting from God was his ability to interpret dreams, yet his greatest ministry to mankind would...

January 19, 2016LeadershipArrogance, Betrayal, Leadership, Pride, Trust in God

Christian Stewardship

Being Responsible for Another’s Debts Shows Lack of Judgement

There are four passages in the book of Proverbs which discuss the scenario in which one person (Guarantor) takes on the responsibility to pay the debts of another person (Debtor) should the debtor default on his payments. Here are the passages: Proverbs 6.1-6 My son, if you...

November 12, 2015Christian StewardshipCosign, Debt, Loan

Executive Insights

In Conflict Resolution, Focus First on Reaching an Agreement

"It's about fighting for fair and equitable treatment", said T. Boone Pickens recently about the $700 million in damages he is seeking for future losses related to bids that his wind power company, Mesa Power (web site is offline), lost in wind power auction in Ontario recently....

October 19, 2015Executive InsightsCharity, Conflict Resolution, Fairness, Justice, Small Business ownership

Theology and Business

Background on blessings

What are the different types of blessings? There are many different types of blessings in the Bible. Here is the Hebrew word grouping for the English word “bless”: In the New Testament, the Greek words translated “bless” look like this: What do I need to know...

October 5, 2015Theology and Businessblessings, Following God, Success

Executive Insights

73 Undeniable Truths of Business Ownership

The longer I'm in business, the more convinced I am that certain truths exist when it comes to leading a business. What follows is a list of the Undeniable Business Truths: Starting, growing, and building a business is part of “subduing the earth” Genesis 2.18 God calls some...

September 22, 2015Executive InsightsTruth3 Comments

Executive Insights

Managing Office Politics in a God-honoring Way

Here's an understatement for you: office politics sucks. The reason its' an unpleasant experience is because we experience it before we think about it. We often can't explain the particulars of our situation, but we know our emotions are swirling and we sure would like to let...

July 22, 2015Executive InsightsConflict, Conflict Resolution, Office Politics2 Comments

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Revenue or Profit?

I was meeting with an energetic entrepreneur this morning. As part of our conversation, he mentioned that sales should not be focused on revenue. Instead, they should be focused on profits and customers. I think he is right. One of the mistakes I made as a business...

May 22, 2015Executive InsightsMetrics, Profits, Revenue, Sales

Christian Stewardship

Ten Principles to Remember When You’re Vocal about Your Faith as a Christian Business Owner

I walked into a business in Indianapolis when I was in high school that was owned by a classmate' father. There on the wall, in raised lettering was this: "This business is dedicated to the glory of Jesus Christ". If I remember correctly, this man had an...

April 5, 2015Christian StewardshipChristian Business Ownership, Influence, Integration1 Comment

Theology and Business

The Love of Money is the Root of All Evil

Taken from 1 Timothy 6.6-16 6But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9 Those who want to get rich fall...

March 13, 2015Theology and BusinessEvil, Giving, Love of Money, Wealth

Executive Insights

The Value of “Paying it Forward”

I just got off the phone talking with a representative of an industry research group whose research I'm interested in. This was a scheduled, introductory call in which I was asking questions about their organization and how I might use their research in my new business, Elevate....

January 20, 2015Executive InsightsChristian Business Ownership, Paying it Forward1 Comment

Executive Insights Theology and Business

A Man of Understanding

"Seek to understand before being understood" is a phrase I've heard repeatedly in my 12+ years as a Christian Business Owner. It's good advice, frankly, because when you can understand what the other person is saying or understand the "why" behind their actions, the root of the...

November 15, 2014Executive Insights, Theology and BusinessCharacter, Christian Business Ownership, Leadership, understanding, Wisdom

Executive Insights

Partner Principles for a Better Business

In a recent Wall Street Journal article, Chris Myers outlined 3 Principles for Managing a Co-Founder Relationship: Seek out complimentary skills Clearly define roles Work with someone you trust, respect and admire These principles are well and good, but incomplete. Much can go wrong even when these...

October 7, 2014Executive InsightsBuy Sell Agreement, Conflict Resolution, Partnership

Leadership

Leadership Lessons Part XV: Building Your Team While Taking Greater Risks

David begins to build his team right after his disgraceful journey through Philistine territory and having to act insane in order to evade capture and death. Our text comes from 1 Samuel 22.1-5: David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and...

September 20, 2014LeadershipFollowing God, Hearing the Voice of God, Risk, Team Building

Leadership

Leadership Lessons Part XIV: Living Under a Government that is Opposed to Your Faith

Christians in America find themselves living under a Government that is increasingly opposed to our faith. It's not as strong here as it is in the United Kingdom or Canada, or Australia, but it is a growing element that we must factor into the running of our...

September 8, 2014LeadershipGovernment, Honor, Leadership, Respect

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Leadership Lessons Part XIII: Ignoring Your Intuition

After David has lied to Ahimelek and Saul kills him for not reporting where David was (see the balance of 1 Samuel 22), David was informed that Ahimelek had been killed and his response was recorded for us in the last part of 1 Samuel 22: "But...

September 6, 2014LeadershipAdvice, Intuition, Risk

Leadership

Leadership Lessons Part XII: Going without God

In 1 Samuel 21, we find that David is going to let his anger drive his decisions and move forward without consulting and following God's leading. David makes some crucial mistakes that are both understandable and damaging to him. Here is the text: David went to Nob,...

September 2, 2014LeadershipLeadership, Lying, Truth1 Comment

Christian Stewardship Theology and Business

Philanthropy: God’s Purposes for Business – Part V

The fifth purpose of business is to provide business owners with unique opportunities to be financially generous toward God. Because God has been generous with God’s followers (John 3:16), God’s followers are generous with those in need. Christ reminds us of this truth in Matthew 5:42, “give...

August 31, 2014Christian Stewardship, Theology and BusinessCharity, Giving, Philanthropy