Join J.D. Greear as he discusses the new Faith Driven Entrepreneur video series and why he believes entrepreneurs are crucial to the mission of the Church.
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We have another entrepreneurial adventure story for you today—this time, featuring Brian Mosley, President of RightNow Media. If you haven’t already heard of them, there’s a good chance someone in your church has. They’re basically the Netflix of Bible Video Studies. We’ll talk more about the work they do on the episode, but before then, you’ll get to hear about the mission that Brian stewards...
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Recently, The New York Times featured a cover article dedicated to the recent advancements in the movement of faith-driven work. We were honored to be mentioned alongside some great groups like Praxis and Made To Flourish. But this got us thinking—what does this small piece say about the bigger puzzle of what’s going on in America with faith, work, and entrepreneurship? Well, we couldn’t think of a better guest to discuss this topic than Tom Nelson, President of Made to Flourish. Listen in to hear what he had to say.
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Today we are talking to Toby Kurth, the lead pastor at Christ Church San Francisco. Toby has been a faithful voice inside the Faith Driven Movement, a friend, pastor, and even Chaplain to our team. We’re excited that we finally got to have him on the show today and feel like this episode is long overdue. Toby talked to us about the things that shape our desires, how leaders should use their power and privilege, and the marks that define Faith Driven Entrepreneurs. It was a phenomenal conversation and one we can’t wait to share with you. Listen in now…
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You’ve probably seen them on the side of NASCAR winners, but what you may not know is that Norm and Scott Miller of Interstate Batteries have let their faith lead their business for years. In addition to producing outrageous dependability with over 12,000 different batteries and more than 300 million sold, they’re also leading the conversation around the generational transfer of business. Listen in to hear how they’ve created an award-winning culture and what it looks like to faithfully pass the faith-driven baton to the next generation…
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Today’s episode takes us to jail. Well...not exactly. But we are interviewing a man who owns and operates a business that is run out of a high security prison. His name is Pete Ochs, and in addition to working as founder and chairman of an impact investing company, he’s also working to make Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Kansas the best prison in America. How? Well, we’ll let him tell you...
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Today we’re talking to Jon Collins, the co-founder of The Bible Project, an incredible work that breaks down the context of pieces of scripture in a powerful way. They’ve been viewed over 100 million times in over 200 countries around the world through the Bible App, YouTube, RightNow Media and more. We talked to Jon about his entrepreneurial journey and how this project and his life experience have instilled the importance of devoting daily to studying God’s word.
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Today we’re in Cupertino, California connecting with Christeen Rico. She’s on the International Expansion team at Apple. She spends much of her time focused on bringing Apple's largest product—their retail stores—to life in new countries around the world. In addition to that, she is responsible for co-leading a volunteer team to define and execute programs that strengthen community and growth opportunities for the Apple Christian Fellowship, one of Apple'sDiversity Network Association. It’s a part of a growing trend that’s emerging in places like Facebook, SalesForce, Google, and many other companies. These are great movements for people looking to connect their faith to their work, and we’re excited to bring you all that Christeen had to share…
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Join us outside of Austin, Texas where we are connecting with Mark McClain. Mark likes to refer to himself as an accidental entrepreneur. He didn’t grow up as the lemonade stand kid but has since gone on to start two different companies. Today, he leads SailPoint, an identity management business started in 2005 that is publicly traded with a market cap around $2 Billion and 1,200 team members across 33 different companies. Hear Mark share his powerful story of being an “Accidental Entrepreneur” and find out how that path might be more common than you think.
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Today’s episode marks the start of something new. We’re launching a brand new website and podcast for the Faith Driven Investor. This episode, and the entire Faith Driven Investor podcast series, is for fund managers, investors, business owners and pastors who believe that God owns it all and who care deeply about how we steward our investments for financial return and gospel-centered transformation. Listen in to hear Henry Kaestner and Aimee Minnich share what God has been doing in this movement and what’s to come.
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Join William and Henry in the Mile-High city as they talk to Jeff Haanen from the Denver Institute for Faith and Work. His article, God of the Second Shift, made waves in the faith and work world, and we’re excited to have him on our podcast today to talk more about how we can move this conversation around theology and business from the corner office to the manufacturing floor. Tune in to hear what Jeff has to share about what a theology of work means for those in the working class.
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Today we’re connecting with Matt Bird, who is based in the United Kingdom. Matt is the author of several books, including Relationology, The Secrets of Story, and Freedom: How to Live Your Life for Jesus Free From Anxiety and Worry. Another one of his books, Transformation, takes a look at how God is connecting churches across communities, cities, and countries to bring about social, political, economic, cultural, and spiritual transformation. This book is the product of Matt’s work with businesses and churches in helping them both improve one another as they increase their impact, which is the subject of this episode. Listen in to hear how they do it!
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