Repurposing Business

We are designed for interdependence yet many factors pull us towards a workstyle of fierce independence. What are these pullers? How do they impact our work? How can we get beyond the language of teamwork to true collaboration... starting with our co-laboring with God?

There are lots of companies that say fun is a value... "We want to have fun!" Is it not more important that our work be intentional, deliberate, purposeful? Also, there is something demoralizing about busy work. It depletes the human soul. Find out about working intentionally... like God.

Hopelessness is a serious issue. Is it one of the causes for the current work crisis? Are Millennials and NewGeners resigning en masse because they have lost the meaning of work? When work is under attack we must run counter-culture and not only work with hope but instill hope in others through our work.

How do we work by faith which, by definition, involves risk while actively protecting through our work? This paradox is the topic of today's Work like God in 31 Ways episode.

God is your provider... that is true. Since we are made in his image, he designs us to provide for others. Furthermore, he created work as the usual mechanism for provision. There are seasons when we survive on the miraculous but the norm of the Promised Land is work that provides. Is your work providing, adding value, contributing to the wellbeing of humankind?

The "new economy pathology" says you can work 7x24, always be on, enjoy this frenetic busyness, and not get burned out. Wrong! We are designed to work from a place of rest. For the ancient Hebrews the rest day preceded the work days. How can we work from a place of rest? How do we fight sitting down?

Many confuse occupation and vocation, activity and calling. From God's perspective they are synonymous. We are designed as worker-worshippers yet we have come to mistakenly worship work. Perhaps the 2020/2021 pandemic will change this so that we learn to work consistent with our calling.

Empowered people empower others. The opposite of empowerment is insecurity and insecure leaders (workers) are destructive beyond measure. We must therefore learn to work like Adam, Eve... God so that we do not use our work to control and destroy, but give life through empowering others.

Jesus set a new benchmark in being others-oriented, selfless, focussed outward. Conventional wisdom says you should hustle to take care of yourself; kingdom wisdom says lose it and you gain it. Why should our work be outward focused?

The work of God is transformational. A nothing becomes a something, a void becomes a planet, the unformed takes form as he works for good. How can our work transform for good? How can I work to transform?

One of my favorite words in Hebrew is "vav" -- it means AND. In this episode we explore the integration of the material and the mystical in our work.

We assume that God's work is high quality, of course, but why do we so often see a "Junk for Jesus" mentality when it comes to the work of Christians? How can we work with quality?

If we do good work in a bad way is the work still good? God looked at his work and said, "It is good!" When he looks at my work does he say the same? This episode unpacks doing good work and doing it well.

Talented people face the challenge of having many options of what to do. Those with ADD (or normal work distractions) can be similarly challenged. It can therefore be tough to simply "do the first things first." This episode discusses this principle.

Order and Faith... this is not a trade-off we are supposed to make. Order & Faith go hand in hand. This season is a set of daily podcasts to discover how God works and how we can work like Him in 31 ways. Work is not just being redefined and rediscovered (think: the Great Resignation)... it is under attack. Yet we have an awesome opportunity to recapture the essence of work IF we learn to work...

This is Day 2 and the principle of getting happy before we get stuck into our work. The joy of the Lord is our strength. Working from a place of rest prevents fatigue and burnout.

Day 1 of 31 Ways: precede putting pen to paper with an active invitation to the Holy Spirit. This is not to ask him to bless your work but a recognition that he is inviting you into what he is doing. So begins a Divine-man collaboration.

We are entering a month of daily podcasts to discover how God works and how we can work like Him in 31 ways. Work is not just being redefined and rediscovered (think: the Great Resignation)... it is under attack. Yet we have an awesome opportunity to recapture the essence of work IF we learn to work like God, then help others to discover this delight.

Brett Johnson has published a new book titled Kingdom Economics which speaks to many of the principles discussed in this podcast series. Get it on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Economics-Brett-Johnson-ebook/dp/B09NC8NLC6/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kingdom+economics+brett+johnson&qid=1639159116&sr=8-1

In this episode, Dr. Jay Jakub discussed Completing Capitalism and the healing of business to heal the world. He has insightful perspectives from his work with Mars, Oxford University, and Economics of Mutuality (eom.org). Connect with Brett Johnson on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Visit brettjohnson.biz for articles, devotionals, and more.

This week the podcast comes from a discussion with the Kingdom Economics cohort about a new fund called The Global Giants Foundation - a foundation that comprehensively capitalizes inspired innovations to tackle global issues. Connect with Brett Johnson on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Visit brettjohnson.biz for articles, devotionals, and more.

Dr. Charlie Self has three History degrees as well as a degree in Theology and a life-long appreciation for what we can learn from the past in order to create a new future. I sit down with him to discuss the hidden hands behind capital and dig into chapter 28 of Ezekiel.  Dr. Charlie Self's website: https://drcharlieself.com/ Connect with Brett Johnson on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter L...

A panel of speakers with strong banking, investment, and economics backgrounds speak about capital and its linkage to transforming society. Dr. Suparno Adijanto is from Indonesia, Dr. Ziezi Dillon hails from Zimbabwe and is now CEO of Carmel Global Capital in New York City, and Susan Oh is the Director of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Research and Currency Hedging for the Pennsylvani...

In this episode, I sit down with Natchi Lazarus to discuss some of the key principles regarding debt and finances that he has learned and practiced as well as tips he has for those dealing with debt. Link to Natchi's website: www.natchilazarus.com Connect with Brett Johnson on social media: Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Visit brettjohnson.biz for articles, devotionals, and more.

The topic we dealt with in our Kingdom Economics class this week was Debt and Interest, two tools of the devil to keep people in slavery. This sounds rather dramatic, but in this episode, I sit down with Natchi Lazarus, a man who knows something about debt and its consequences. He also has learned how to master it... or kill it. Link to Natchi's website: www.natchilazarus.com Connect with Brett Jo...