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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 other and to the environment and the principles guiding its design and evolution” (Hilliard, 2000:10). Reference architectures can be used...
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 covenantal relationship with God and is lived out through biblical stewardship. There are several questions that can always be asked...
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 Problem: Owners get caught in a downward spiral when they believe revenue growth is the answer to a sustained deficit....
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, skills, and positive outcomes these employees bring to the organization. Their destructive tendencies can be mistaken as leadership qualities: “Taking...
October 2, 2023Posted inChristian Stewardship, Ethics, Executive InsightsTags: , ,
The Theological Context for Business Ownership Part II: Divine Council
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The Theological Context for Business Ownership Part II: Divine Council

The Divine Council Part 2 of 7 View the companion video here. The second truth which I present here is connected to the first truth of reigning with Christ: the divine council. Some may not be familiar with this notion of a divine council.[1] However, the Bible says that God has a council of divine beings who carry out His decisions. It is referred to as God’s...
December 13, 2020Posted inTheology and BusinessTags: ,
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 will better understand the connection between what we do as owners today and what we will be doing in eternity....
December 3, 2020Posted inTheology and BusinessTags: , ,
What it Means to be a Christian Business Owner
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What it Means to be a Christian Business Owner

Recently, I had lunch with a business owner who is on his second business. He grew and sold the first business he owned and how he’s on his second business. As we talked about business, he made the comment that he’s far from perfect when it comes to integrating his faith as a business owner. “I don’t hold Bible studies for my employees”, he said. “Sometimes, I’ll...
November 7, 2020Posted inChristian Stewardship, Theology and BusinessTags: ,
Foundations of Christian Stewardship Part II: It’s about God’s Agenda
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Foundations of Christian Stewardship Part II: It’s about God’s Agenda

The companion Videocast can be found here. The second element in understanding Biblical stewardship for Christian business owners is a natural follow-on to the first element, which was God owns everything and it is this: All events are orchestrated by God to serve God's agenda This can be a bit disconcerting to us Type A people who like to control everything. We like to roll up our...
October 16, 2017Posted inChristian StewardshipTags: ,