Christian Business Leader with Darren Shearer

On this episode, we're joined by Aaron Mwale. Aaron serves as the Vice President of Zambia Christian Ministers Association, Chairperson of the Town Ministers Fellowship, and Vice Chairperson City Community Developmental Committee. He is located in the Luanshya (Looanshah), Zambia (in the Copperbelt). He's an entrepreneur and a lecturer on the subject of entrepreneurship. For the past few...

On this episode, we're joined by Dr. Bruce Cook. Bruce is the co-founder of 8thMountain, which is building a global community of Christian influencers to confront some of the world's most challenging problems. www.8thmountain.com Christianity in Business is the show that helps Christian business leaders to integrate biblical values into business. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofi...

On this episode, we're joined by Jason and Noelle Cosby. Jason and Noelle are the co-founders the AWAKE Coffee Community and the AWAKE School of Marketplace Leadership. Learn more at http://awakecoffee.co/ Christianity in Business is the show that helps Christian business leaders to integrate biblical values into business. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startup...

On this episode, we're joined by Jim and Martha Brangenberg. Jim Brangenberg is the host of host of the iWork4Him Radio program, the only daily Faith and Work radio program in America. Jim utilizes his networking expertise to arrange daily interviews with authors, workplace believers, and ministries that are connecting Faith and Work. Martha Brangenberg has worked alongside Jim for their 31 y...

On this episode, Shae Bynes explains how God's grace can take your business where "grinding"/striving can't. Shae is the host of the Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur Podcast, founder and Chief Fire Igniter of KDE's community of entrepreneurs. KDE's mission is to activate a community of entrepreneurs that will demonstrate the power, presence, passion, and purity of God in t...

In this episode, Krish Dhanam explains why Christian apologetics is essential for sharing the gospel in the business world, and he explains how to be Christian apologists in our own spheres of influence in the marketplace. Krish migrated to the U. S. from India after completing his education. Winning a sales contest earned him a ticket to a seminar by the legendary motivator Zig Ziglar. He joined...

On this episode, Elizabeth Grace Saunders shares principles for what she calls "Divine Time Management." Elizabeth is an internationally recognized expert on effective time management. She is the founder of Real Life E Time Coaching and Speaking, where they partner with individuals on the journey from feeling guilty, overwhelmed and frustrated to feeling peaceful, confident and accomplis...

Bruce Hartman, former CFO of Foot Locker and the Yankee Candle Company, shares teachings from his new book, Jesus & Co: Connecting the Lessons of the Gospel with Today's Business World. Bruce is the founder of Gideon Advisors, a Christian advisory firm committed to "walking with people into a brighter future" as they help clients navigate life and career transitions and advance...

In this episode Paula Brown Stafford and Lisa T. Grimes offer a Biblical perspective on gender roles in the workplace. Paula Brown Stafford is a clinical researcher, business leader, and lecturer. She is a distinguished alumna at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she is also an Adjunct Professor. Previously she was president of clinical development at QuintilesIMS, a Fortune 5...

In this episode, Deneen Troupe-Buitrago shares practical business lessons gleaned from women in the Bible. Deneen is a speaker and trainer relieving the guilt from faith-based businesswomen by teaching them to connect faith and business and serve God more through their work. She leads women through professional, personal, and spiritual hands-on growth experiences by providing workshops, retreats,...

On this episode, we're joined by Archie W. Dunham. Archie is chairman emeritus of Chesapeake Energy, the second largest natural gas producer in the United States and the retired chairman of the board of ConocoPhillips. He was instrumental in orchestrating Conoco's IPO separation from DuPont in 1998, the largest in U.S. history at the time, and in negotiating the merger of equals between...

On this episode, Henry Kaestner shares how his faith impacts his investment decisions as a Christian venture capitalist in the startup funding world.  Henry is a Managing Principal at Sovereign's Capital LLC, a private equity fund helping faith-driven entrepreneurs building great businesses in both consumer and business software-as-a-service, tech-enabled consumer good/services, and healthcar...

Casey Cease shares how he approaches his calling to be both the pastor of a local church and the CEO of a for-profit company. Casey is the founder and CEO of Lucid Books and lead pastor of Christ Community Church of Magnolia in Magnolia, Texas. He's also the author of Tragedy to Truth: A Story of Faith and Transformation. www. CaseyCease.com www. LucidBooksPublishing.com Christianity in Busin...

Dr. Marjorie Cooper shares an opposing viewpoint to the idea that work can be a form of worship. Marjorie is a professor of marketing at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Her areas of interest are marketing, consumer behavior, and promotion. She holds a Ph. D. in Business Administration from Texas A&M University and a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary. Here is Marjorie's article refere...

On this episode, Danita Bye shares strategies for mentoring and discipling Millennials in the workplace. Danita is founder and CEO of Sales Growth Specialists, a leadership and sales development firm that partners with business owners to improve sales performance as part of their growth strategy. She writes a leadership blog at www. DanitaBye.com, which provides tips, tools, and talk tracks for th...

On this episode, Ford Taylor shares a Bible-based model for balancing the tension between the need for both a transactional and a relational approach to leadership. He teaches this model in further detail in his new book, Relactional Leadership: When Relationships Collide with Transactions (Practical Tools for Every Leader). In this interview, you'll hear how he used this model of "Relac...

In this episode, Kent Johnson shares some of the biggest blunders business leaders and other business professionals are making when it comes to religious diversity in the workplace. Kent was a Senior Counsel at Texas Instruments Incorporated where, in different assignments over the years, he's had responsibility for legal support of nearly all of TI's worldwide businesses and business fu...

In this episode, Chris Patton explains his company's process for developing a Christ-centered culture. Chris is President/CEO of the Mike Patton Auto Family in LaGrange, Georgia, a three-dealership group with roughly 110 employees representing Honda, Ford, Lincoln, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram franchises. Along with his younger brother (and partner) Brian, he is a third-generation owner and...

Jordan Raynor is a serial entrepreneur and bestselling author who leads a growing community of Christians following God's call to create. He currently serves as the CEO of the venture-backed tech startup, Threshold 360. He is also a cofounder of Citizinvestor, the world's largest crowdfunding platform for government projects.  Jordan has twice been selected as a Google Fellow and served...

On this episode, Jason Brown shares the benefits of providing pastoral care to your employees via a marketplace chaplain. Jason is Chief Marketing Officer for Marketplace Chaplains USA. He came to Marketplace Chaplains in 2002 with 20 years of sales and marketing experience that includes Procter & Gamble, National Sales Manager for Wrangler Outerwear, and Computer Resale Technologies. Jason wa...

What are the criteria for being certified as a Best Christian Workplace? Al Lopus is the President and cofounder of the Best Christian Workplaces Institute, founded in 2002. The Institute provides research-based measurement tools and culture change advisory services with a single vision: to help Christian organizations set the standard as the best, most effective workplaces in the world. At BCWI,...

Beyond personal discipleship, Amy Sherman explains what it means to make disciples in the public arena, and she shares examples of what this looks like in the marketplace. (comment at www. TheologyofBusiness.com) Amy Sherman is a Senior Fellow at the Sagamore Institute and was named by Christianity Today in 2012 as one of the 50 Evangelical women most influencing the American Church and culture. S...

Our guest interview today is with Dave Sanderson. You probably remember when Sully landed a commercial jet and all of its passengers safely in the frigid Hudson River in 2009 after its engines failed. It was called "The Miracle on the Hudson", which was depicted in the movie Sully starring Tom Hanks. Dave was the last passenger off the airplane after he had helped everyone else get to sa...

Phil Cohen shares what he learned from the Bible about managing a season of rapid growth in his company. Phil is the founder and President of Cohen Architectural Woodworking, a commercial woodworking company located in St. James, Missouri. Phillip and his wife Jenna, along with a team of talented and dedicated leaders, lead the company's operations in accordance with Phil's mission of &q...

What is a "Great Commission Company"? (Comment at www. TheologyofBusiness.com) Steven is Professor of Economics at Biola University. His teaching and research interests are focused on the intersection between international economics and world mission. He is faculty advisor for the International Business Institute and for the Student International Business Association. He also assists and...