FCCI Pathway to Purpose Podcast

What is on the short list of what you will not compromise in business decisions, in those strategic growth opportunities, and in your sales process?  What serves as the foundational bedrock of those moral moorings in your life? On this episode, you'll hear about John Beckett's decision-making matrix and John also shares some fascinating insights from his industry connections…when hundred...

Where is God active in your business right now?  How would you know?  What are you doing to join God is His Kingdom work? John Beckett has learned some hard lessons about values, culture, and has navigated some tough situations related to leadership promotions and even embezzlement by an employee.  And you might catch a glimpse of the timeframe of this recording when John speaks about the Enron sc...

You step into the family business to work alongside your father...within a little over a year, he passes away due to heart attack, the factory almost burns to ground, and you're wrestling with trying to understand how your faith intersects with the grind of business life.  Sound challenging enough? On this episode  Ken Powell , host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast pulls a keynote pr...

Do you have a discipleship action plan for your business? Have you ever considered establishing mentoring groups for your leadership team?  FCCI has always had a core focus on developing mature Christ-followers through the platform of business.  And on this podcast episode, Charles will speak about 12 matches, that when lit can ignite a movement of discipleship through your business that will leav...

Are you "playing injured" in your business?  Do you know how to recognize if you're injured?  It's critical for leaders to establish boundaries on multiple fronts, including:  the mission of the business, the pursuit of what's best in your leadership responsibilities, empowering your team to be most effective in their roles, your own desire to pursue greater levels of achi...

Is it possible to have a good plan (and tenacity) for mid-course corrections? The problem is when we somehow convince ourselves that corrections won't be needed along the way…and…well, that's when we might actually fail.  As Dr. Cook continues to unpack the story of Gideon we discover that midcourse corrections were necessary for Gideon as well.  He followed God's plan…and from a hu...

Great vision, great idea, great plan...but limited resources?  Does that describe a situation you're in now or have found yourself in at some point in your business career? Gideon had limited resources and it wasn't God's plan for him to follow typical methodology in conquering the Midianites.  God had a unique plan to leverage limited resources to accomplish exponential returns.  ...

This is one of the topics that I hear business owners and leaders wrestling with constantly… how do I know if God is really telling me to pursue this initiative or launch this new business endeavor …or hire this key leader …or merge with that strategic business partner? Strategic Faith Planning, part 4 is filled with valuable information that can be applied almost daily in business leadership.  Th...

Sometimes it's easier to just slap a "Jesus did it" or "God is my co-pilot" sticker on our business outcomes, right?   But did He really have any control over those outcomes?   Did people see you on your face before God, crying out for help and wisdom along the way?  Did you carry yourself with an attitude of humility and faith…or were you pushing and charging and function...

In Part 1 (Episode 84), Dr Bruce Cook spoke about getting our Motion, Motives, and Methods being in right alignment for strategic planning as faith-forward business leaders.  He also highlighted the pitfall of Projection Planning (building future plans solely around past results)...and it's worth going back to hear that content if you missed it! AND NOW, part 2 :  How about the story of Gideo...

We believe that it is when business owners and leaders live in the tension - welcoming both the necessity to plan and the necessity to live by faith…that we will see Kingdom transformation occurring in our businesses.  It's in that tension that we lean into the admonition of James 2 verses 17-18, "so also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.  But someone will say &q...

It's become exceedingly obvious that honor has evaded many in our nation's top leadership roles and in many of our businesses.  On this episode, Ken Powell host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast pulls an International Conference message from the archives that features Colonel Lee Ellis. Colonel Ellis will share about his experience as a fighter pilot shot down during the Vietnam...

In an age where the focus can easily shift to strategies to continually gain new customers (with an expectation of high turnover), Horst Shulze provides a clear and compelling strategy to keep loyal customers engaged for the long haul. In this episode, you'll hear of Horst's "4 Keys to Successful Business", starting with (#1) "keep the current customer" and then (#2)...

On this episode you'll hear the background story of Horst Shulze's journey from his teen years, when he came to faith in Jesus Christ, when he formulated his passion for the hotel industry, and his commitment to "ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen" (the title of a paper he wrote at the age of 15). AND, Horst delivers some of the core, foundational principles that...

How do you expand your productivity as an owner or CEO?  Should you hire another executive leader...or is there a better way to get more done and reach greater profitability? Do you know why you're bored in your role?  Or maybe you're stressed in your role and facing burn-out?  Have you clarified if you're a Designer-Developer OR a Developer-Stabilizer?  Do you know if you're o...

Are you a wired as a DESIGNER, a DEVELOPER, or a STABILIZER?  Are you an ORIGINAL CREATIVE or an ADAPTIVE CREATIVE?  Are you GOAL oriented, RESULT oriented, or CONTROL oriented?  What causes you to approach burnout as a leader? Do you understand these dynamics in each of your key leadership team members...and how those dynamics interplay with one another as part of your company culture? These ques...

Where has the confidence gone?  Why am I feeling so out-of-sync with my leadership team?  How do I get back on track and find some sort of rhythm in my leadership role?  All leaders struggle through these questions periodically...and we all need wisdom to find healthy ways to get back on the right path in our leadership journey. On this episode, Ken Powell host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose po...

Maybe you're facing difficult decisions, swimming in ALL of the possibilities and potential outcomes of those pending decisions?  Maybe you're in the early years of a new position and attempting to make changes and need wisdom in that process?  We all face unending decisions in business leadership and this podcast episode is for you! On this episode, Ken Powell host of FCCI's Pathwa...

What opportunities are slipping through your fingers that could be used for God? When we hear the founder of a bank in Oklahoma talk about establishing a "what's it" in his office to initiate conversations about his faith, and how he was so intentional with building healthy relationships with employees, and his committed to developing a consistent Bible study and prayer time at the...

Is the reason our culture is generally not interested in Jesus really about Jesus or more about us, as His representatives in the world? On this episode, Ken Powell host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast pulls an International Conference message from the archives that features Ross Alan Hill , founder of Bank2 (Oklahoma City) where he remained at the helm for over 17 years before launching...

He chose us to deliver His message...to be Psalm 128 leaders...to transform society through leadership that is marked by integrity and biblical stewardship of all that God has entrusted to us. On this episode, Ken Powell host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast pulls an International Conference message from the archives that features Pat Gelsinger (CEO of Intel) when he had just stepped into...

There aren't many people on the planet today who can make a claim like Pat Gelsinger when it comes to potential impact through his God-given role, talent, and opportunity to influence nearly every person on earth through technology. On this episode, Ken Powell host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpose podcast pulls an International Conference message from the archives that features Pat Gelsinger...

If you're swimming in the turbulent waters of power and greed, obsessed with success - there is hope!  God rescued Mark Whitacre - and it came through an incredibly difficult season of life…but Mark wouldn't change anything about the many years he spent in prison, as it led him into a right relationship with Almighty God. On this episode, Ken Powell , host of FCCI's Pathway to Purpo...

This is one of those messages that is sometimes a little hard to hear - the fact that we might not experience revival…that God might, in fact, intend for our nation to experience extreme hardship for the sake of holiness and a process of purification.  Now, none of us want that and hopefully we're all praying that we experience profound blessing from the hand of God - but it's vital that...

People will lie to you, and you will knowingly deceive other people.  Maybe even pastors lie to you at times, because they too are fallible and prone to a scarcity mindset, sometimes lacking trust in God's ability to provide…people will tell you what you want to hear…there can be so much favoritism in the Church - especially for successful business people.  Are you ready to rise above and dis...