Jeff Haanen
The Wealth Creation Manifesto

What does theology have to say to business? That’s the topic of my past talk at “For Whose Glory: Exploring Faithful Practice in Life, Leadership and Business” on June 15, 2017 in Denver. It’s also the topic of a new theological statement put out by the Lausanne Movement, a Wealth Creation Manifesto. Meeting in Chiang […]

Jeff Haanen
Ownership: A Key to Leadership

“If I could give you any one piece of advice about my years of leadership, it would culminate in a single word: ownership.” Coming from Steve Reinemund, that single world carried significant weight for me. Steve was the former CEO of PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies with annual revenues of $33 […]

Am I an Imposter?

Banks Benitez said it perfectly. When I was interviewing Banks about his work as the VP of Global Expansion at the Unreasonable Institute, a start-up school for social entrepreneurs, one of his founders shared about what it feels like to be an entrepreneur: “It’s like I just joined the very front of the parade and […]

Bob Cutillo
Where is Your Holy Ground?

Have you ever heard the story of the blind men and the elephant? They all went to “see” the same elephant, but each walked away with a completely different view. The one who happened to fall against its broad and sturdy side cried out that the elephant was like a wall; another who touched the […]

Chad Hamilton
The Offensive Generosity of God

The parables of Jesus have a way of pulling off the veil and revealing what we really love and care about.  They often challenge our deeply held beliefs.  This is especially true of Jesus’ “Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard” in Matthew 20: 1-16.    Jesus tells the story of a landowner who goes […]

Chad Hamilton
Radicalized by Gratitude

The parable of the prodigal son has a lot to teach us.  It can profoundly impact how we view relationships, forgiveness, repentance, pride, and the nature of God’s grace.  But it should also instruct us in another way, by making us consider how we should think about money.     In Jesus’ parable, the younger son […]

Jeff Haanen
Stewards of Civilization, Servants of our Neighbors

As Christians, we are called to be mindful of our environment and greater society, especially in our day-to-day work. Learn more in this excerpt from the e-book “The Call to Commerce: 6 Ways to Love Your Neighbor Through Business.”  5. Love Your Environment After an illustrious career in executive leadership at public companies like Nextel and […]

Laura Bernero
“Keep Your Cool. Do Your Best. Honor God.”

He recalled the mantra his father repeated to him before high school basketball games: “Keep your cool. Do your best. Honor God.” Dan Dye still exuded the tenacity of a point guard and the humility of a hard worker as he echoed those same words of advice to me and a group of 5280 Fellows. […]

Jeff Haanen
How Does Your Work Impact Those Down The Line?

Have you thought about the people affected by your work who you may never meet? Learn more in this excerpt from the e-book “The Call to Commerce: 6 Ways to Love Your Neighbor Through Business.” 3. Love Your Supply Chains Months ago, I had a moving conversation with Tim Dearborn, a professor at Fuller Theological Seminary […]

Jeff Haanen
Love Your Customers, Love Your Employees

Have you thought about the people affected by your work who you may never meet? Learn more in this excerpt from the e-book “The Call to Commerce: 6 Ways to Love Your Neighbor Through Business.” “And who is my neighbor?” This question is just as pressing to us in 21st century America as it was 2,000 […]

Chad Hamilton
The Danger of Unexamined Assumptions

It’s been over a decade since I first started thinking about my financial planning career as a potential ministry. But only more recently have I really sought – and struggled – to reconcile the words of scripture pertaining to money with the prevailing wisdom of the financial industry. I could sum up the crux of […]

Tim Weinhold
It’s What Works

A few years back, Matt Levine was working crazy hours as a young attorney at a premier New York law firm.1 On more than a few occasions he would work until 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning, slide under his desk for a couple hours of sleep, then be right back at it come 6:00 […]