Christian Business Leader with Darren Shearer

Are Christians supposed to be doing business in the marketplace with natural abilities or with spiritual gifts? Should it be a combination? Should it be mostly one or the other? Is there even a distinction between natural abilities and spiritual gifts?Theology of Business helps marketplace leaders to partner with God in business to make a greater impact in society and 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 business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Faith | Success | Leadershipwww.TheologyofBusiness.com

Why is business such a powerful means of making disciples of Jesus? What are some companies around the world that are using their businesses to transform their communities for Christ?Ken Eldred is currently CEO of Living Stones Foundation and Chairman of the Board of Advisors of Parakletos Ventures. Ken is the co-founder of Inmac, which he built into a $400 million company during his 20 years as the CEO. He has assisted in the founding of several other successful companies, including Ariba Technologies. Ken is involved in ventures in the US, China, Europe and India, and he advises various Kingdom business ventures and ministries. He has an MBA from Stanford and was a Visiting Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution. Ken is the author of God is at Work, The Integrated Life, and coeditor of On Kingdom Business, winner of a 2004 Christianity Today Book Award. Ken and his wife, Roberta, have three sons and spend their time in Northern California and Colorado.Theology of Business helps marketplace leaders to integrate their faith into their businesses to make a greater impact in society and in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to partner with God in your business, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Faith | Success | Leadershipwww.TheologyofBusiness.com

Based on my experience, if you ask a Bible-believing business professional to name a passage of the Bible that relates to doing business, the person will most likely first mention the "Parable of the Talents" (Matthew 25:14-30). Here are five reasons why I think this parable resonates with Christian business professionals.Theology of Business helps marketplace leaders to integrate their faith into their businesses to make a greater impact in society and in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to partner with God in your business, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Faith | Success | Leadership www.TheologyofBusiness.com

Jeff Spadafora spent 20 years as a leadership and executive development consultant for Fortune 1000 companies such as Ford Motor Company, Sears & Roebuck, Compuware, Domino's Pizza, Visteon, Northern Trust Bank, Helene Curtis, and Sky Chefs. In 2005, he began working as a leadership coach with the Halftime Institute. Since then, he has coached over 130 men and women through the Halftime Journey and continues to make this a primary part of his ministry. He is the lead designer of the curriculum at The Halftime Institute.www.Halftime.org Theology of Business helps marketplace leaders to integrate their faith into their businesses to make a greater impact in society and in eternity. If you want to learn more about how to partner with God in your business, this show is for you. This is a podcast by Christian business leaders for Christian business leaders. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Faith | Success | Leadership www.TheologyofBusiness.com

Marketing lessons-learned from the ministry of Jesus ChristComment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com.Theology of Business is the podcast that helps marketplace leaders to integrate their faith into their businesses to make a greater impact on society and eternity. Visit TheologyofBusiness.com to comment and get more resources about how to partner with God in your business.

Bible-based leadership is transforming the marketplace. Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com.Ford Taylor had built a $300 million company that had 2,000 employees at the time when he left to begin teaching about transformational leadership full-time. He is the Founder of The FSH Group, which is comprised of Transformational Leadership Training, the FSH Strategy Consulting division, and the charitable FSH Foundation. Ford is the co-author of the book, "the Hike" which contains many of the principles found in his Transformational Leadership training. The material is a result of specific solutions to a long history of leading the transformation of multiple companies and individuals. Theology of Business is the podcast that helps marketplace leaders to integrate their faith into their businesses to make a greater impact on society and eternity. Visit TheologyofBusiness.com to comment and get more resources about how to partner with God in your business.

What is a Christ-centered business, and what is it not?Comment at www.TheologyofBusiness.com.Theology of Business is the podcast that helps marketplace leaders to integrate their faith into their businesses to make a greater impact on society and eternity.