The Articles Library, Section 7 (continued)

What does “Christian” mean on Monday morning?

LEARN TO LEAD FAITHFULLY

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Steve Rundle and Tom Steffen

You too can launch a “Great Commission Company” — a successful business that also introduces people to God in the least developed areas of the world. Based on a five year study of such companies, here’s a step-by-step guide to getting started.

R. Paul Stevens

A professor of theology, widely recognized for his practical application of the faith to everyday life, turns his attention to business. Here, Dr. Stevens answers the pervasive question of what makes a business “Christian” by offering ten distinctives.

Related article: How Business Glorifies God (Wayne Grudem)

Jean-Yves Calvez and Michael Naughton

For more than a century, the Vatican has spoken to social and economic issues, from poverty to world peace to the morality of capitalism. Collectively called “Catholic Social Teaching,” these pronouncements also include significant guidance about a proper conceptualization of business management. In this article, the authors distill for us the essence of Catholic Social Teaching regarding the nature and purpose of the business enterprise.

Richard Chewning

The author, one of the most revered thinkers in the field of workplace Christianity, presents in accessible language his justice-based model of what it means to be a Christian in the marketplace. In particular, he speaks to “doing justice” to employers, employees, peers, customers, competitors, owners, the government, and to society generally.

Michael Zigarelli

When it comes to building trust at work, the principle of reaping and sowing is clearly in full operation: trust begets trust, distrust begets distrust. This article uses lessons from the books of Proverbs and Isaiah, as well as from the research on trust-building, to show that the transition to a more trusting work environment can begin entirely with you.

Wayne Alderson and Nancy Alderson McDonnell

While vice president of Pittron Steel Foundry, Alderson faced the monumental task of unraveling decades of mistrust between labor and management. Within twenty-one months he had moved the company from 35th to one of the top ten divisions in Textron. He shares with us in this book chapter how he did it.

J. Oswald Sanders

The leader who intends to grow intellectually and spiritually will make a habit of reading. Just as lawyers must be read regularly to keep up on case law and doctors must read to stay current in health care, so it is with any leader who wants to excel. This excerpt from Sanders’s classic, Spiritual Leadership, also includes practical advice for Christian leaders about what to read and how to read it.

Leland Ryken

Jesus talked about money and wealth quite a bit. The Apostle Paul did too, as well as the writers and prophets from the Old Testament. So what should our perspective about these issues be? And what about the related issues of profit and success? This time-honored wisdom from the Puritans may help.

Michael Zigarelli

The Apprentice is just a TV show, right? Just another one of those insipid, gimmicky attempts by Hollywood to win the ratings war? In reality, though, this “reality show” can shape the reality of how people think about business and how they behave in organizations. Mere entertainment? Perhaps not.

Michael Zigarelli

It’s a dirty little secret in Christendom, but it’s becoming more and more public. There are some Christian leaders who are veritable ogres. And it’s nothing short of scandalous.