7 things your pastor may not be telling you
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This was my presentation for the first Christian Automotive Super Conference in Charlotte, NC. I discussed how critical it is for us to run our businesses as a platform for Christian ministry. As Christian business leaders, we should desire an eternal impact as a result of the way we operate our business! The content came from my blog: Christian Faith At Work - http://christianfaithatwork.comTRANSCRIPT
Christian Business LeadershipBy THE BOOK
7 Things Your PastorMay Not Be Telling You
Who Am I?
Why Am I Here?
Something Had To Change
Then Came Clarity…Do Ministry Through Business
Set The Stage
Picture This…
7 Things Your PastorMay Not Be Telling You!
#1God Cares About Your Work
And Your Business
#2You Are
A Full-Time Minister
Examples:Chaplain
Weekly Bible Study &Ministry Training
#3You Are
A Full-Time Missionary
Examples:Gospels of John
New Testaments in Every CarMonthly Devotion
Employee Newsletter
#4Your Words Carry More Weight
Than Those Of Your Pastor
#5You Can Have A Greater Impact
Than Your Pastor
Example:
My Blog
ChristianFaithAtWork.com
Chandigarh, India!
#6Your Business Is A GiftAND A Responsibility
Parable of the TalentsMatthew 25
“Well done, good and faithful servant!”
#7The Days Are Numbered
For Your Business
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to
this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”
Why, you do not even knowwhat will happen tomorrow.
What is your life?You are a mist that appears for a little
while and then vanishes.Instead, you ought to say,
“If it is the Lord’s will,we will live and do this or that.”
James 4:13-15
“Well done, good and faithful servant!”
1. God cares about your work and business2. You are a full-time minister3. You are a full-time missionary4. Your words carry more weight than your Pastor5. You can have a greater impact than your Pastor6. Your business is a gift AND a responsibility7. The days are numbered for your business
So What?
What Should You Take AwayFrom All Of This?
L I E
You have to leave business to go into full-time ministry.
ORYou have to be a full-time minister
to impact eternity.
L - I - E
L-I-E:
Be A Leader.
John Maxwell:“…Leadership is about one life
influencing another.”
L-I-E:
Be Intentional.
Proclaim the message; persist in it whether convenient or not;
rebuke, correct, and encouragewith great patience and teaching...,
be serious about everything, endure hardship,
do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
L-I-E
Have An
Eternal Perspective.
Final Summary
1. God cares about your work and business2. You are a full-time minister3. You are a full-time missionary4. Your words carry more weight than your Pastor5. You can have a greater impact than your Pastor6. Your business is a gift AND a responsibility7. The days are numbered for your business
Ignore the LIE:
Be A Leader
Be Intentional
Have An Eternal Perspective
We are ALL and ALWAYS full-time ministers and missionaries
responsible forIntentional, Eternally-focused
Christian Leadership in our homes, churches, communities
…AND in our jobs and businesses
Read more at…ChristianFaithAtWork.com
Questions?