Work

As the workplace struggles with modern-day temptation, how do we as Christian workplace leaders show compassion and grace while boldly bringing sin into the light? "Today's Workplace Plagues" provides insight into the today's modern "plagues" as well as workplace practices and available resources that can help to restore wholeness and healing. 

Today's Workplace Plagues

Communication is an important aspect of life. As a friend, family member, or employer, you will find yourself in a position to have a necessary, and perhaps uncomfortable conversation. Finding a way to approach the topic without causing anger, hurt, or miscommunication can be difficult. If you’re facing a difficult discussion, this series will equip you with four essential steps for approaching these conversations with confidence and clarity. 

Crucial Conversations 

Change is inevitable in both our personal lives and in our businesses. How well  a leader navigates change determines how well employees adapt. This study is based on a recent Harvard Review article about five behaviors of leaders who embrace change and it is grounded with Biblical applications.  Start it today and be better prepared the next time your company is challenged.

Embracing Marketplace Change

God can make all men new. But He's not an assembly line, stamping out identical products. You're made with purpose, for a purpose. But how do you figure out what it is you're made to do and His unique call for your life? This 4 day plan will help you wrestle with these questions and equip you to answer them in the season ahead.

You // for Good Works but Not All Works

Something’s wrong. When should you speak up? When should you hold your tongue? These biblical reflections help you decide whether it’s the right time to use your voice at work.

When To Speak Up

Relying merely on God to act in the absence of your initiative will not work. Human efforts plus divine intervention is the winning formula. When we prioritize Him, He prioritizes our tasks and gives grace from above to achieve and surpass our goals.  This Bible Plan is about not letting the ‘here and now’ erode the ‘hereafter’. A great finish is better than a good start!

End Result

A sequel to David Villa's "Lead or Be Lunch" lesson plan, The Power of Earning Influence details the importance of having a positive influence on your team through examples set out by the Lord throughout the Bible. This five-day plan will briefly summarize the stories of five powerful leaders in the Bible, and how we can use them as examples in our own life. 


The Power of Earning Influence

The Book of Esther is remarkably rich with insights for our work. In this four-day plan, we’ll see how God often uses the work of ordinary, broken, and imperfectly courageous people like Esther to accomplish his purposes.

Esther on Work

Sometimes the culture in our workplaces unintentionally provokes our employees to make poor ethical decisions. Citing a recent article in the Harvard Business Review, this study outlines five potential stumbling blocks employers can create in their own workplaces and gives guidance and scripture references on how and why to avoid them.