Christian Business Reference Architecture Explained
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Christian Business Reference Architecture Explained

A reference architecture is a document or set of documents an interested party can refer to as a blueprint for developing a new entity based on the architecture (Muller, 2020:4). An ‘architecture’ is “…the fundamental organisation of a system embodied in its components, their relationships to each...
November 15, 2023Posted inExecutive InsightsTags: ,
The Center of a Biblical Worldview of Christian Business Ownership
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The Center of a Biblical Worldview of Christian Business Ownership

What is the center of a biblical worldview of business ownership? How should a Chrisitian business owner view the owner's role as a steward before God? This is how I define this center, in one sentence: Christian business owners live with an eternal perspective derived from their...
November 1, 2023Posted inChristian Stewardship, Ethics, Executive Insights, Theology and BusinessTags: ,
Right-sizing a company to save it from bankruptcy
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Right-sizing a company to save it from bankruptcy

This post is part of the Bible and Business series on Christian ethics for Christian Business Owners. Nearly every company will need to be right-sized[1] at some point in its lifecycle. No business ever has sustained growth. There are always downturns which owners face. Description of the...
October 6, 2023Posted inChristian Stewardship, Ethics, Executive InsightsTags: , ,
Tolerating Boorish Behavior Because of the Benefits an Employee Brings to the Company.
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Tolerating Boorish Behavior Because of the Benefits an Employee Brings to the Company.

This post is part of the Bible and Business series on Christian ethics for Christian Business Owners.  Description of the problem: Some organisations, including Christian ministries, make conscious tradeoff decisions to accept a level of egocentricity, arrogance, callousness, or insensitivity in key employees because of the talents,...
October 2, 2023Posted inChristian Stewardship, Ethics, Executive InsightsTags: , ,
Bible Business 159 A Conversation with Kirby Spike

Bible Business 159 A Conversation with Kirby Spike

Bill English Hello. I'm Bill English, and I want to Welcome you today to Profiles and Stewardship, where I have conversations with business owners about how they integrate their role as business leaders with their faith in Jesus Christ. Today I'm talking with Kirby Spike, an upper...
Bible Business 158 A Conversation with Ken Larson

Bible Business 158 A Conversation with Ken Larson

Kathy English You. Hello. I'm Kathy English, and I want to welcome you to Profiles and Stewardship, where my husband, Bill English, has conversations with business owners about how they integrate their role as business leaders with their faith in Jesus Christ. Today, Bill is talking with...
The Theological Context for Business Ownership Part I: Reigning with Christ
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The Theological Context for Business Ownership Part I: Reigning with Christ

Part 1 of 7 Watch the companion video on YouTube. Starting with eternity in mind, we will be able to understand more clearly God’s purposes for our businesses and our lives. We need to know the purposes to which we Christian business owners[1] have been called. We...
December 3, 2020Posted inTheology and BusinessTags: , ,