Christian Business Leader with Darren Shearer

Pin Tai is a former President and CEO of Cathay General Bancorp, the oldest Chinese-American bank based in Los Angeles, California, serving in this role from 2016 to 2020. At the time this episode was released, the company employed over 1,100 people and had more than $14 billion in assets. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Recently, he participated a...

What does the Bible say about management? Dr. Michael Cafferky is the Ruth McKee Chair for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics and Professor of Business & Management at Southern Adventist University. Prior to coming to Southern, Michael served for over 20 years in the healthcare industry in middle and senior management. In addition to serving in entry level positions he has also served as a M...

Is Business as Mission (BAM) a Flawed Concept? In this episode, Dr. Scott Quatro and Dr. Michael Thigpen debate the flaws and merits of BAM.  Dr. Scott Quatro is Professor of Management and Co-Chair of the Business Department at Covenant College and is the Chair Elect of the Christian Business Faculty Association.  Dr. Michael Thigpen is Associate Professor of Old Testament and Semitics at Talbot...

Dr. Mitchell J. Neubert is the Chavanne Chair of Christian Ethics in Business and professor of Management at Baylor. Dr. Neubert's research interests are focused on understanding how leadership, teams, and change processes affect the performance of people and organizations. He also is interested in how faith intersects with these research interests. He is the primary investigator on a Nationa...

What is God's will for business profit? (comment at TheologyofBusiness.com)  Jeff is the provost of Seattle Pacific University prior to which he was the dean of the SPU School of Business and Economics where he taught business ethics and business law. During his tenure as dean, the School opened its Center for Integrity in Business, launched the annual Social Venture Plan Competition, and beg...

Dave Munson shares how, through his company's workmanship and employee care programs, he aims to reflect the character of God through the business. Dave is the founder and owner of Saddleback Leather, a high-end leather goods business he started out of his truck while he was doing missionary work in Mexico. Because people love these products so much, the company's tagline is "They&a...

How are kingdom businesses being used to build nations around the world?  Dr. John Mulford is the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Regent University and the former dean of the Business School at Regent. John has taught economics, statistics, and management science and currently teaches electives in international entrepreneurship in the PhD program at Regent. He has a particular inter...

Os Hillman discusses how a vibrant prayer life can transform the way we work. Os has been featured on CNBC, NBC, LA Times, New York Times, and many other national media as a spokesperson on "faith at work." He is the president of Marketplace Leaders, author of 18 books, and author of a daily email devotional called TGIF Today God Is First which has nearly two hundred thousand readers in...

Mark MacDonald teaches how to define the specific value proposition of your organization to help you connect with your customers and community. Mark is a Bible Teacher, speaker, author of Be Known For Something, and communication strategist for BeKnownForSomething.com. He empowers churches to become known for something relevant (a communication thread) throughout their ministries, websites, and so...

Sam Hunter explains why spiritually healthy people are essential to building great companies. Sam is the host of South Carolina's Christian radio talk show, 721 Live, which helps people to apply the Bible to their everyday lives. He is the author of The Putting Green Devotional Series and has produced two DVD curriculum series: Contentment: The Path to Peace and Fear: Do you React in Fear or...

What does a Biblical business look like? Dave Kahle is the author of "The Good Book on Business", an exploration of the Bible on business. He has been a Bible teacher, elder, house church leader, short-term missionary, and Christian executive roundtable leader. For 30 years, he has been one of the world's leading authorities on sales and sales systems. In that regards, he has spoken...

Do you think our culture is elevating the idea of leadership while deprecating the idea of management? What management lessons can we learn from the parables of Jesus?  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...

Why does Jesus like business conference rooms? Scott Beebe is the Founder and Head Coach of the Business On Purpose platform which liberates Small Business Owners from the CHAOS of working IN their business. Business On Purpose coaches Small Business Owners using the world-class Four Steps To Business Freedom framework. Scott is a graduate of both the University Of South Carolina and Southwestern...

What are the keys to navigating adversities that force us into career transitions? John Ramstead is a Former Navy Fighter Pilot and is now a leadership coach, international podcast host of the "Eternal Leadership Podcast," and author of a Top 100 Leadership Blog for executives, managers, and CEOs. www. EternalLeadership.com Christianity in Business is the show that helps Christian busine...

What does the Bible say about the world's major economic systems? Dr. Jekabs Bikis is the Business Administration Department Chair and Associate Professor at LCC International University in Klaipėda, Lithuania. He holds a Ph. D. in Public Policy and Political Economy (University of Texas at Dallas), a M.Div. in Theology (Baylor University, TX), and a M.B.A. in International Finance (Dallas Ba...

What does the Bible say about innovation? (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...

Jerry Wiles is President Emeritus of Living Water International and North America Regional Director of the International Orality Network. He has more than 30 years of experience in ministry and international mission work, has been a paradigm pioneer in the Orality Movement. He has been working diligently to bring this paradigm into the business world for the sake of the gospel. www. Orality.net Ch...

In what specific ways is your local church engaging, discipling, and mobilizing the business professionals in your local church for marketplace ministry? (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 bu...

Learn how one family blends home-schooling, entrepreneurship, and raising their children to serve the Lord. In 2008, PJ Jonas began a goat milk soap business with her husband and eight home-schooled kids. That business now distributes soap worldwide. It has been featured on The Today Show and in Oprah Magazine. The product is changing lives, and the way she is running the business is literally imp...

How can business professionals help their pastors bridge the Sunday/Monday divide for their congregations? Matt Rusten serves as the executive director for Made to Flourish, which provides resources and training to empower a growing network of pastors to connect Sunday faith to Monday work for their churches. Matt received his master of divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and...

In this interview, Doug Napier provides an update on how ADF International is defending the religious liberties of Christian business owners. He also debunks some of the myths about what aspects of faith expression are and are not legally permissible in the marketplace. Douglas H. Napier, Esq., serves as executive director of ADF International, where he leads an international legal advocacy team e...

How do you respond in business when people make promises they either cannot or will not keep? (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...

As the Director of Marketplace Engagement for The New York City Leadership Center, Dr. Chip Roper is building a bridge across the vocational divide, the disconnect many people live between their Sunday faith and their Monday reality. This compartmentalization is experienced at the individual level and reinforced at the institutional level. To build this bridge, Chip creates experiences and deliver...

Dr. Darrell Bock shares eight compelling reasons why faith at work matters to God. Dr. Bock is the Executive Director for Cultural Engagement at the Hendrix Center at Dallas Theological Seminary where he is also Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies. He has earned recognition as a Humboldt Scholar (Tübingen University in Germany) and as author of over 40 books, including well regarded...

What are the personality styles of key leaders from the Bible? Ken is the original author of the Biblical Personal Profile which associates Biblical Characters with the DISC model of behavior. This product, first published in 1985 by Performax Systems International, remains in print through Inscape Publishing. Information found in the Biblical Personal Profile remains the cornerstone resource for...