Theology of Business with Darren Shearer: Helping Marketplace Christians Explore and Apply God's Will for Business
94 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsTheology of Business is the show for marketplace Christians seeking to explore and apply God’s will for business. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God and shape culture through discipling the business world, this show is for you. | Christian business | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.TheologyofBusiness.com
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Christian Values in the Film Industry (w/ Matthew Faraci)
September 15, 2016 17:19 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBHow is God working in the film industry? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Matthew is President of Inspire Buzz, an entertainment marketing firm solely focused on delivering the values audience. Prior to founding the company, he worked successfully with more than a dozen companies in the entertainment, corporate, public policy, and non-profit spaces, designing highly customized strategies—fusing proven and cutting edge tactics together—to achieve big goals. His work has been profile...
Is Competition in Business Christ-Like?
August 30, 2016 08:00 - 13 minutes - 18.9 MBWould a disciple-making approach to business tend to make a company more or less successful than a company that primarily uses a competitive approach? (Comment at TheologyofBusiness.com) Register for the Faith@Work Summit at www.FWSummit.org. Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace Christians to partner with God in business to transform the marketplace and make an impact in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for...
The Power of Christian Mentors in Business (w/ Clay Clark)
August 16, 2016 18:54 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBHow important is it to choose mentors who share your values and worldview? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Clay Clark is a former U.S. SBA Entrepreneur of the Year for Oklahoma, the founder of Thrive15.com, the owner of 9 businesses, the father of 5 kids and the owner of 38 chickens and 6 ducks. www.thrive15.com Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace Christians to partner with God in business to transform the marketplace and make an impact in eternity. If you w...
How to Sell Without Selling Your Soul (w/ Bnonn Tennant)
July 18, 2016 19:38 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBHow should our Christian faith influence the way we sell our products and services? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Bnonn Tennant is the author of Copywriting for Christians: How to Sell Without Selling Your Soul and the creator of “Learn Copywriting Backwards,” a training program for solopreneurs. He lives in New Zealand where he is active in apologetics ministry when he isn’t teaching businesses how to turn more visitors into customers. www.Bnonn.com Theology of Business is the...
Confronting Business Ethics Challenges as a Christian (w/ Dr. Scott Rae)
June 14, 2016 08:00 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBWhat is the correct default position Christians should maintain when confronting ethical challenges in the marketplace? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Dr. Scott Rae is the dean of the faculty, professor of Christian Ethics, and chair of the Department of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He has a Bachelor’s of Science in economics from Southern Methodist University, a Master’s of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a PhD from the University of S...
Building a Kingdom Business with Your Spouse (w/ Aly Salz)
May 18, 2016 19:07 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MBIs God calling you to build a business with your spouse? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Aly has a Bible school and a business school background. While in undergrad, Aly and her husband Rick started a business together, now called Righteous Clothing Agency, Inc., which specializes in corporate identity gear. The Portland, Ore., business has flourished, now employing dozens of people in four states, with Aly leading the organization as CEO. In addition to her role as CEO, her invol...
Becoming Spiritually Influential at Work (w/ Bill Peel)
April 28, 2016 19:49 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBWhat does spiritual influence look like in a workplace setting? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Bill Peel is the Founding Executive Director of The Center for Faith & Work at LeTourneau University created to help Christians understand their work’s importance to God and experience Christ’s transforming presence and power in every workplace in every nation. For more than 25 years, Bill has coached thousands of men and women to discover their calling, grasp their significance to God’s...
The Most Important Business Advice I Learned in Seminary
April 06, 2016 16:28 - 25 minutes - 36 MBIs a seminary, Bible-school education relevant in the business world? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace Christians to partner with God in business to transform the marketplace and make an impact in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Churc...
Reaching the Workplace for Jesus by 2020 (with Ford Taylor)
March 01, 2016 22:27 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBHow can 156,000,000 people in the workplace be reached with the love of Jesus by the year 2020? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace Christians to partner with God in business to transform the marketplace and make an impact in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Mar...
5 Biblical Entrepreneurship Principles to Teach Your Kids (with Ken & Kenny Carfagno, Dadnamics.com)
January 22, 2016 22:25 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBHow do you teach Bible-based business and entrepreneurship principles to your children? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Ken Carfagno is passionate about helping his kids to become like Jesus, and he sees business as a great context for this discipleship process to happen. Along his journey from artist to engineer to entrepreneur, Ken became a dad. And like many new dads, his kids inspired a long-forgotten gift. Ken could make up stories and draw his kids into them. This sparked a dr...
5 Ways God Accomplishes Goals (And How You Can Do Likewise)
January 06, 2016 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBGod has personally demonstrated the best productivity model for getting things done in your business. (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace Christians to partner with God in business to transform the marketplace and make an impact in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship...
3 Trends in the Marketplace Christianity Movement
December 16, 2015 09:00 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MBWhat current trends in the Marketplace Christianity Movement have you noticed? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace Christians to partner with God in business to transform the marketplace and make an impact in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofi...
The Marketplace Christianity Movement: A Brief History (1930 – Present)
December 02, 2015 09:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBHow has the modern Marketplace Christianity Movement developed? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace Christians to partner with God in business to transform the marketplace and make an impact in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Au...
Can a company be considered Christian? (with Chris Patton, President of Mike Patton Auto)
October 29, 2015 02:40 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBCan a company be considered Christian? (with Chris Patton, President of Mike Patton Auto) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace Christians to partner with God in business to transform the marketplace and make an impact in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startup...
Business as Ministry: What Does It Look Like?
October 14, 2015 08:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBWhat would happen if every marketplace Christian identified his/her spiritual gifts, understood how to use them for ministry in a business setting, and used them every day in the marketplace? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace Christians to partner with God in business to transform the marketplace and make an impact in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is ...
The Christian’s Unfair Advantage in Business (with Dr. Jim Harris)
September 30, 2015 13:12 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBWhat is different about those who partner with the Holy Spirit in their businesses and those who do not? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace Christians to partner with God in business to transform the marketplace and make an impact in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurs...
How Tithing Can Lead to a Massive Vision
September 21, 2015 19:24 - 8 minutes - 8.39 MBDo you tithe? If so, has tithing helped you to think bigger, knowing that your Source for everything is God? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace Christians to partner with God in business to transform the marketplace and make an impact in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepren...
Cease Striving: 4 Reasons to Rest on the Sabbath
September 09, 2015 08:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBPersonally and professionally, what are the benefits of observing the Sabbath Day? What is your Sabbath Day of rest? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace Christians to partner with God in business to transform the marketplace and make an impact in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | E...
3 Ways to Identify Your God-Given Marketplace Assignment
August 26, 2015 08:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBWhat industry has God called you to transform for His glory? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace Christians to partner with God in business to transform the marketplace and make an impact in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Auth...
Two Ways to Be a King in Business
August 12, 2015 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MBWhat does it mean to be a king in the marketplace? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace leaders to partner with God in business to change the world and make a difference in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Mar...
The Greatest Marketing Genius of All Time
July 29, 2015 08:00 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBHow did Jesus deliver this incredibly demanding message while gaining global acceptance throughout history? What can we learn from the life and legacy of Jesus about how to be great marketers, that is, strategic influencers and intentional leaders?(Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace leaders to partner with God in business to change the world and make a difference in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for ...
4 Reasons Why Secular Humanism Is Bad for Business
July 15, 2015 08:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBWhat are some other consequences of using business as a means to worship our own self-interests? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace leaders to partner with God in business to change the world and make a difference in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing ...
How to Be Salt and Light in the Marketplace (with Chuck Hyde, CEO of Soderquist Leadership)
July 08, 2015 08:00 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBWhat does it mean to be “salt and light” in the marketplace? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) No matter what culture you live in around the world, it is God’s will that the Church would respond to the darkness and decay in the culture by being the redemptive "salt and light" that He has called us to be. On this episode, we’re joined by Chuck Hyde, CEO of Soderquist Leadership, which is a provider of values-based leadership development for organizations of all sizes. Prior to his wor...
C.S. Lewis’ Marketplace Strategy for Transforming a Nation
July 01, 2015 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBDo you agree with C.S. Lewis that marketplace Christianity should be “latent”? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business is the show that helps marketplace leaders to partner with God in business to change the world and make a difference in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Chu...
Jesus & the Role of Storytelling in Business (with Taylor Jones, Co-founder and CEO of Whiteboard)
June 24, 2015 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBHow did Jesus use storytelling, and what is the role of storytelling in business? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Taylor Jones co-founded Whiteboard, an award-winning creative agency whose client list includes Chick-fil-A, Passion Conferences, Youth For Christ USA, and Q Ideas. With over a decade of experience in programming, U/X design, and accounting, Taylor serves as Whiteboard’s CEO and leads the development team. Theology of Business helps marketplace leaders to partner with...
4 Steps to Making Your Industry a Disciple of Jesus
June 17, 2015 08:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBHow are you helping your industry to reflect the glorious image of Jesus Christ? Here are four steps to discipling your industry. (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business helps marketplace leaders to partner with God in business to make a greater impact in society and in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurshi...
A Biblical Approach to Selling (with Tim Brown, founder of Three Creative)
June 10, 2015 08:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBHow do you integrate your Christian faith and values into the sales process? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Tim Brown is the founder of Three Creative, a leadership company out to positively impact one million lives through life changing books and trainings. Tim has a passion for developing individuals responsible for sales and business development and creating momentum around powerful sales engines. Previously, he was the president of Concord Energy Holdings, a Colorado-based inte...
7 Reasons Why the Marketplace Is a Great Place for Christians
June 03, 2015 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBIf God has called you into business, please don’t wish you were called somewhere else. The marketplace is a great place for Christians right now, and here are seven reasons why. (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business helps marketplace leaders to partner with God in business to make a greater impact in society and in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders f...
Reclaiming the Business Mountain for God (with Os Hillman)
May 27, 2015 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBOs Hillman, one of the leaders of the faith and work movement, shares how God’s people can reclaim the business mountain of influence for God. (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Os Hillman is the president of Marketplace Leaders, an organization whose purpose is to help men and women discover and fulfill God’s complete purposes through their work and to view their work as ministry. In the past, Os owned an advertising agency, and is now an internationally recognized speaker on the subj...
11 Spiritual Gifts Being Used in Business
May 20, 2015 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBCan you imagine what would happen if every Christian in the marketplace was aware of his/her spiritual gifts and started using them in the workplace daily for the glory of God? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business helps marketplace leaders to partner with God in business to make a greater impact in society and in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders fo...
Grace vs. Grind: Should Christians Hustle in Business? (with Shae Bynes and Antonina Geer, Co-Founders of Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur)
May 13, 2015 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBWhen does work ethic become workaholism? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Antonina Geer is an encouraging minister, speaker, teacher, and Co-Founder of Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur. She equips ministry and marketplace leaders to live and work to their full potential in Christ. She has over twenty years of experience in Accounting and Finance and her experience in business is as a financial consultant for small business owners. Antonina was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI is a devote...
3 Christian Heroes in Business the Church Needs to Know About (R.G. LeTourneau, Mary K. Ash, and John Wanamaker)
May 06, 2015 08:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBThis episode features the marketplace ministries of R.G. LeTourneau, Mary K. Ash, and John Wanamaker. Who else needs to be added to this list of Christian heroes from the marketplace? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business helps marketplace leaders to partner with God in business to make a greater impact in society and in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business lea...
Why Business Competence Matters to God (with Dan Meylan, Founder & President of Weavers)
April 29, 2015 08:00 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBDan Meylan shares the nine core business competencies that people need to have, and he shares why business competence matters to God. (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Dan is the founder and president of Weavers, a ministry to business owners dedicated to expanding the “kingdom impact” of those who serve the Gospel as leaders in the marketplace. He is the National Sales and Marketing Director of a Kansas City Based insurance company, a business coach and consultant, published author,...
How I Went from Seminary into Business (Darren's Story)
April 22, 2015 08:00 - 17 minutes - 16.7 MBAre you called to make disciples in the marketplace? If you’re a Christian, I already know that you’re called to make disciples. Have you tapped into your spiritual gifts? Do you know where God has called you to serve him in the marketplace? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business helps marketplace leaders to partner with God in business to make a greater impact in society and in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this sho...
Does God Want Us to Set Goals? (with Stephen McGhee, leadership coach & author)
April 20, 2015 21:05 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBIs goal-setting biblical? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) For the past 25 years, Stephen McGhee has guided business executives and influential leaders across the globe, to go beyond self-imposed limitations to new levels of leadership. An international keynote speaker and author of three books on leadership, Stephen has transformed accomplished individuals around the country and initiated cultural change with major corporations such as Microsoft, Merck, Georgia Pacific and Firestone...
Why Business is Full-Time Ministry
April 08, 2015 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBAs a Christian working in business, do you view yourself as being in full-time ministry? (Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com) Theology of Business helps marketplace leaders to partner with God in business to make a greater impact in society and in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Autho...
Spiritual Gifts in the Marketplace (Part 2, with Paul Williams, Cyber Security Expert and Entrepreneur)
April 01, 2015 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBPaul Williams is regarded as one of the foremost experts on secure network design in the U.S. today. Mr. Williams has thirty-five years of breakthrough innovation and invention in cyber security, artificial intelligence, high speed databases, professional software development, software quality test engineering, electronics, communications, mechanical engineering, weapons development and defense related technologies. Currently Chief Technology Officer at White Badger Group, Mr. Williams was p...
Spiritual Gifts in the Marketplace (Part 1)
March 25, 2015 08:00 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MBAre Christians supposed to be doing business in the marketplace with natural abilities or with spiritual gifts? Should it be a combination? Should it be mostly one or the other? Is there even a distinction between natural abilities and spiritual gifts? Theology of Business helps marketplace leaders to partner with God in business to make a greater impact in society and in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God, this show is for you. This is a podca...
How Businesses Are Transforming Nations for Christ (with Ken Eldred, Silicon Valley Entrepreneur of the Year)
March 18, 2015 08:00 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBWhy is business such a powerful means of making disciples of Jesus? What are some companies around the world that are using their businesses to transform their communities for Christ? Ken Eldred is currently CEO of Living Stones Foundation and Chairman of the Board of Advisors of Parakletos Ventures. Ken is the co-founder of Inmac, which he built into a $400 million company during his 20 years as the CEO. He has assisted in the founding of several other successful companies, including Ariba...
God as a Businessman (and Other Reasons Why Business Professionals Like the Parable of the Talents)
March 11, 2015 08:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MBBased on my experience, if you ask a Bible-believing business professional to name a passage of the Bible that relates to doing business, the person will most likely first mention the “Parable of the Talents” (Matthew 25:14-30). Here are five reasons why I think this parable resonates with Christian business professionals. Theology of Business helps marketplace leaders to integrate their faith into their businesses to make a greater impact in society and in eternity. If you want to learn mo...
Are Nonprofits More Noble than For-Profits? (with Jeff Spadafora of The Halftime Institute)
March 04, 2015 09:00 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBJeff Spadafora spent 20 years as a leadership and executive development consultant for Fortune 1000 companies such as Ford Motor Company, Sears & Roebuck, Compuware, Domino’s Pizza, Visteon, Northern Trust Bank, Helene Curtis, and Sky Chefs. In 2005, he began working as a leadership coach with the Halftime Institute. Since then, he has coached over 130 men and women through the Halftime Journey and continues to make this a primary part of his ministry. He is the lead designer of the curricul...
Marketing Like Jesus
February 25, 2015 18:00 - 21 minutes - 18.7 MBMarketing lessons-learned from the ministry of Jesus Christ Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com. Theology of Business is the podcast that helps marketplace leaders to integrate their faith into their businesses to make a greater impact on society and eternity. Visit TheologyofBusiness.com to comment and get more resources about how to partner with God in your business.
Biblical Models of Business Leadership (with Ford Taylor)
February 24, 2015 23:56 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBBible-based leadership is transforming the marketplace. Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com. Ford Taylor had built a $300 million company that had 2,000 employees at the time when he left to begin teaching about transformational leadership full-time. He is the Founder of The FSH Group, which is comprised of Transformational Leadership Training, the FSH Strategy Consulting division, and the charitable FSH Foundation. Ford is the co-author of the book, “the Hike” which contains many of th...
Four Qualities of a Christ-Centered Business
February 24, 2015 21:42 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MBWhat is a Christ-centered business, and what is it not? Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com. Theology of Business is the podcast that helps marketplace leaders to integrate their faith into their businesses to make a greater impact on society and eternity.