iWork4Him

Meet the patriarch of the Faith and Work Movement: Os Hillman. Hear his journey around “calling” and studying God's word on faithful work. And catch a glimpse of the faith and work movement, where it's been and where it's headed. Featured Guest:  Os Hillman Workplace / Ministry:  Marketplace Leaders

What does divorce cost you, the employer?  More than you think. Tune into this podcast with Jim and Martha Brangenberg, avid marriage mentors, and hear about the hard costs, and potential options employers can offer their employees.Featured Guests:  Jim & Martha BrangenbergWorkplace / Ministry:  Join the 50 50 CHALLENGE! – iWork4Him.com

It's okay to make a profit in your business, isn't it? What's the difference between leading and managing? Tune in to this podcast to hear the answers to some provocative questions like these, from Bobby Albert, of Values-Driven Leadership.Featured Guest:  Bobby AlbertWorkplace / Ministry:  Bobby Albert

Every business is a ministry and…every ministry is a business.  Hear about the Wise Counsel round-table group and from some of their members, and how to build businesses with a solid foundation of character, morals and spiritual principles.Featured Guest:  John Beehner, with Glen Hettinger & Harry LewisWorkplace / Ministry:  Wise Counsel

Is it possible to have a new purpose at 65? Why yes, yes it is. Hear a not-done-yet story of business ownership, from Lyle and Sara Squires – a married couple who God decided they should do it again. For His Glory.Featured Guests: Lyle & Sara SquiresWorkplace / Ministry: Office Pride

How do YOU measure success in your work? Hear from the Housh's who own a roofing company that gives all the glory to Christ. Hear about what Arry means when he says they measure success by looking back.Featured Guests:  Arry & Becky HoushWorkplace / Ministry:  Arry's Roofing

Where do you go looking for Christ? Jon Dengler, bike enthusiast, bike shop owner and now bike minister, shares his story of finding Christ through LSD, and on the streets with the homeless.  Another bike brother and fellow minister, Pat Simmons shares Bikes for Christ.Featured Guests: Patrick Simmons & Jon DenglerWorkplace / Ministry: Bikes4Christ – Well Built Bikes

Could owning a franchise change your life? Quite possibly, it could be your calling. Greg Carr, left his job, left his state (sounds like an Abraham assignment) and started a business with a lot of faith and little else.Featured Guest: Greg CarrWorkplace / Ministry: Office Pride

Is your life filled with tombstones or stepping stones? Meet Dr. Dan Middlebrooks of Chaplaincy Care, Inc and his soul-saving organization that is bringing hope, healing and salvation to first responders.Featured Guest:  Dr. Dan Middlebrooks, Susan Bradford, Jim Wilson, Larry RodgersWorkplace / Ministry:  Chaplaincy Care, Inc

Ever wonder if you're living your calling? Dr. Chip Roper and friends are living in their calling, thanks to the work of the Voca Center in the City that Never Sleeps – New York! Hear about their work and nuggets of wisdom on how to live YOUR calling.“Too many people are going to work every day, without a sense of calling.” ~ Dr. Chip RoperEnter the Voca (short for vocation) Center in New York City.  Let's go ahead and define vocation from a biblical perspective: a strong impulse or inclination to follow a particular activity or career. A divine call to God's service or to the Christian life. A function or station in life to which one is called by God. The VOCA Center provides faith-based training, coaching, and connections to make people's work all that God designed it to be.   Assessing your skillsets for your job today or your next work calling. What roles have you been in and how is God using you?Dr. Chip Roper, the President and Chair of the board of directors shares several stories of what happened with two specific folks that went through the program at The VOCA Center and are NOW living their calling!“Vocation points to two areas: it's about your next day at work. And it's about your next career move.” ~ Dr. Chip RoperWhen's the last time you stopped and thought about your job? Is it your VOCATION?  The word is derived from the Latin word VOCARE, meaning to name or to call.  That means your vocation is actually your calling.Most of us work, and are often working hard, and perhaps even working diligently for the Lord…. but are we working in our chosen calling? Dorothy Sayers, in her 19 century essay WHY WORK, said this: “Work is not, primarily, a thing one does to live, but the thing one lives to do. It is, or it should be, the full expression of the worker's faculties, the thing in which he finds spiritual, mental and bodily satisfaction, and the medium in which he offers himself to God.”S,o how about YOU? If you're not working your CALLING, we challenge you to listen to this podcast. And then go on a journey to find it.Featured Guest:  Dr. Chip Roper, Marci Miller, Edwin DepnerWorkplace / Ministry:  The Voca Center

Forget normal, let's live a SUPER-normal life! Dr. Jim Harris joins us for a high-octane conversation that just may turn your perspective inside-out! Learn how to live super-naturally in your work. It's a gift!Featured Guest:  Dr. Jim HarrisWorkplace / Ministry:  Dynatos Global

A construction company built with wisdom. John DeAngelis shares about his biblically-based business practices and how he built a successful commercial construction company – and how Giant Worldwide helped!Featured Guest: John DeAngelis & Mike OppedahlWorkplace/Ministry: DeAngelis Diamond Construction & GIANT Worldwide

Emails–they are useful, but can get us in trouble… don't we all know it! We interviewed noted relationship expert, Emerson Eggerichs, to talk about his recent book and get us into some new, better emailing habits.Featured Guest: Emerson Eggerichs, PhDWorkplace/Ministry: Love & Respect Ministries

Undercover Boss made her famous. Christ makes her an excellent leader. Hear the story of the Dwyer Group with Dina Dwyer-Owens, her views on the dog-eat-dog world for women as executives, and the environment for women who lead with faith.Featured Guest: Dina Dwyer-OwensMinistry/Workplace: Neighborly Brands & Dina Dwyer-Owens

What is a Kingdom calling? Do you have one? ‘Kingdom Calling' is one of the top 5 Faith and Work books ever written. Her perspective on our work is life- and work-changing.Featured Guest: Dr. Amy ShermanMinistry/Workplace: Vocational Stewardship

Do YOU understand your Kingdom calling? Even if you do, take a listen. Dr. Amy Sherman wrote the definitive book on faith and work ‘Kingdom Calling', and her book is a great place to start! She wants us Christ-followers to cause rejoicing in the city because of how God is using us.Featured Guest: Dr. Amy ShermanMinistry/Workplace: Vocational Stewardship

There is such a thing as a Kingdom business: So, what does that look like?  Enter Betenbough Homes out of Lubbock, Texas. They have the formula and share it with others through Kingdom At Work.Featured Guest: Rick & Holly Betenbough and Casey BrewerMinistry/Workplace: Kingdom at Work & Betenbough Homes

Is your business your ministry? Want it to be? Look no further for great role models, and business models, than Betenbough Homes and its Christian Leadership outreach: Kingdom at Work.Featured Guest: Rick & Holly Betenbough and Casey BrewerMinistry/Workplace: Kingdom at Work & Betenbough Homes

Challenge your Christianity. You'll be challenged, maybe even a tad offended by Carmen LaBerge, a “truth-telling it like it is” radio talk show host, who shares her views on really LIVING like a Christ-follower, in every conversation.Featured Guest: Carmen LaBergeMinistry/Workplace: Reconnect with Carmen

Are you speaking the TRUTH all day, in all convos? We had the honor of having Christian radio talk show host, Carmen LaBerge, with us to hear how she works daily to make sure that we ALL see God in the details of current events.Featured Guest: Carmen LaBergeMinistry/Workplace: Reconnect with Carmen

How do you go about changing an entire city for God? We find out at the headquarters of the Austin Bridge Builders Alliance in Texas. They don't build highway bridges, but they build relationship bridges between marketplace Christ-followers.Featured Guest: Tony Dale, Rich Carney, Tammy McKinney, Felicia Betancur, J PierMinistry/Workplace: Austin Bridge Builders & Sedera Health

What happens when the Lord gives you the world by the time you're 40? We found out with Ward Brehm and his book – ‘Bigger Than Me'. Ward got super transparent about how success left him empty. And what God did with that emptiness.Featured Guest: Ward BrehmMinistry/Workplace: Bigger Than Me

What's it mean to be REALLY accountable? What's it look like to work in a company that puts accountability at the top of its core values? Hear how it affects company culture, from Philip Struble, President of a national urban-engineering company.Featured Guest: Phil StrubleMinistry/Workplace: Zebedee & Sons Fishing Company

A job change CAN change your life… but you need to be prepared for that kind of decision. Dr. Andrew Spencer's life changed when he did, and God led him to five questions to ask yourself before making the switch.Featured Guest: Dr.Andrew Spencer Ministry/Workplace: Ethics & Culture

Is there a benefit to rest while we work? Find out what an Unhurried Leader is from the author, Alan Fadling, as he schools us on “unhurried living and working”. Find out how to be an unhurried leader and their secrets to “success”. You can start now by slowing down and listening NOW!Featured Guest: Alan FadlingMinistry/Workplace: Unhurried Living

What's the payoff to slowing down? We find out from Alan Fadling, author of “The Unhurried Leader”. Hear the value of slowing down. Unhurried leaders understand the importance of certain things they DON'T do. Slow down and listen to this life-changing conversation.Featured Guest: Alan FadlingMinistry/Workplace: Unhurried Living

Let's celebrate a few milestones today! In the past nine years, we have produced 2,200 podcasts and interviewed over 3,500 people. In addition, we have written a weekly blog for over 470 weeks, written three books, created and produced a 1-minute weekday PowerThought for podcast and radio, traveled thousands of miles, and met so many incredible people – BUT it's time for a break. Throughout Scripture, God gives us great examples of REST, including at the very beginning of creation, and we know that we've failed to practice and obey them. In today's show, we share honestly about what God is telling us and how we need to get serious rest so that we can walk in obedience in all He is asking of us.So, we want to invite you to embark with us in this new season of restoration and relationship. Won't you commit to incorporating the iWork4Him Nation pledge into our summer? Get to know our neighbors at home and work – spend some time grilling out, hosting potlucks, and relationship building. I know we will! See you this fall!Guests: Jim and Martha BrangenbergMinistry/ Workplace: iWork4Him

Can a business round table change your life? Yes. Hear member stories and testimonies on how the power of Truth at Work executive round table groups are impacting lives both inside the workplace – and out. Hear from TAW's CEO as he shares his vision and how you can get involved.Featured Guest: David Holly, Jim LangeMinistry/Workplace: Truth at Work

Sometimes the path to our calling takes many turns. Dr. Eli Jones shares his story in his new book Run Toward your Goliaths. Despite being a first-generation college student, Eli's childhood was full of first-rate learning experiences! His parents were entrepreneurial, and his dad's work truck was often a classroom for Eli. After graduating college, Eli took several unexpected career turns. Still eventually, he ended up back in school to get his Ph.D., where Eli indeed found his calling as a teacher and writer!Eli's unchanging life mission has been to transform lives, and through teaching principles that come from the Bible – he is able to do just that. Higher education is fertile soil for connecting faith to learning. At Texas A&M, there are so many ways to visibly carry that out through the Christian Faculty Network and Breakaway ministry happening on campus, where Eli is deeply involved.For the chance to win a copy of Eli's book, Run Toward Your Goliaths, call the listener line at 866-713-9675 (WORK)!Guests: Dr. Eli JonesMinistry/ Workplace: Texas A&M University; EliJones.com

James Barnett had a childhood of road trips to treasure.  Most of us would reminisce about the memories happily and leave it at that. Not James! He has allowed God to take those road trip lessons to shape his leadership at home and at work, in his role as President of DaySpring. His many life lessons include learning who is in control, Why God vs What God, and helping others see what they can't see in themselves.  Even now, James' parents haven't lost their sense of adventure and hit the road again for a family adventure to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. In this episode, we learn from James' example to constantly learn from every experience God gives us.So many great nuggets in this interview with James Barnett and his new book, Blue Skies: How to Live in Extraordinary Expectation of What's Around the Corner.   For the chance to win a signed copy of James' book, call the listener line at 866-713-9675!Guest: James BarnettMinistry/Workplace: DaySpring

What if we could experience God WHILE we work? We hear from some friends of author John Van Sloten, (and John of course) who wrote: Every Job a Parable – a unique take on EVERYONE'S work, no matter “how big or small”.Featured Guest: John Van SlotenMinistry/Workplace: John Van Sloten

In this interview from last year's CLA Outcomes Conference, we speak with National Commander – Commissioner Kenneth G. Hodder, who has been with The Salvation Army for 33 years. Ken believes that one of the organization's strengths is that they don't have a narrow focus. This allows The Salvation Army to help people wherever they are – however, it can also lead to burn out. Throughout the pandemic, The Salvation Army has been working to meet the needs of the many Americans who have fallen under the poverty line. They went from serving 52 million meals per year to over 225 million in 2020! However, God is faithful, and Ken says that giving went up by 27% this year, which allowed the Army to do what it does best – love on people! Ken also shares with us how he keeps himself from burnout with a routine and schedule that keep his faith centered on Christ.Commissioner Hodder is 6th generation Salvationist, 4th generation commissioner, and 2nd generation National Commander.  What a legacy he has followed and will leave for future generations. His final words to leaders were to not try to change the people but use their strengths to serve.Guests: Kenneth HodderMinistry/ Workplace: The Salvation Army

James Barnett has a heart for adventure and a true sense of awe, and this part 1 of a 2-part bonus interview explores some of James' fondest memories. From an uncle that modeled hard work and generosity to parents that modeled a life of prayer, James' family has played a large role in his spiritual formation.  His recently released book, Blue Skies: How to Live in Extraordinary Expectation of What's Around the Corner, captures lessons he has learned from his family road trips.  James' exposure to author Bob Buford and his book Halftime forced him to answer the question, “Are you driven or all you called?”  This made him take a hard look at why God does something versus what God is wanting to teach in each of life's circumstances. Celebrating a 41-year career at DaySpring – and  now the President – God  has used James' adventures to shape his leadership both at work and home.  Through his many experiences, James has allowed God to show him life lessons at every turn.  There is so much to learn, and his Blue Skies book shows how we can capture and share them along the way.So many great nuggets in this interview with James Barnett and his new book, Blue Skies: How to Live in Extraordinary Expectation of What's Around the Corner.  For the chance to win a signed copy of James' book, call the listener line at 866-713-9675!Guest: James BarnettMinistry/Workplace: DaySpring

Is there any job too small or insignificant to God? No, says John Van Sloten. His new book “Every Job a Parable”, takes a fresh look at connecting our faith and our work. Learn how to take a Biblical look at your job and how it's a parallel story to who God is – and what He's doing.Featured Guest: John Van SlotenMinistry/Workplace: John Van Sloten

Having founded a church and worked in the marketplace, Tom Lutz has a unique vantage point on faith integration. Join us in today's show as Tom discusses finding your purpose, faith in the marketplace, and vocational discipleship!As a young believer, Tom thought he needed to go to seminary to serve in ministry. Seminaries often teach on the importance of discipleship within the Church, but rarely discipleship within the workplace. After some years, Tom acknowledged that his real calling was to the marketplace. But, despite feeling like God was calling him there, it took him quite a while to not feel like God frowned on that decision. His new book, Equipping Christians for Kingdom Purpose in their Work, is a “how to” book that answers practical questions like:* Who are you?* What is your purpose?* How will you fulfill your purpose?Believers who integrate their faith at work are more engaged as church members and Followers of Christ. That's why it is our goal to help start vocational discipleship across the Nation!For a chance to win a copy of Tom's book call our listener line at 866-713-9675!Guests: Thomas LutzMinistry/ Workplace: Convene

What IS God-centered investing? Can you have a God-honoring portfolio that DOES make money? You sure can. Learn more about the merits of Biblically-Responsible Investing (BRI) from Luke Andrews. He uncovers the nitty-gritty of why this method is more than just good for your bank account – it's gold for your eternal life as well.Featured Guest: Luke AndrewsMinistry/Workplace: Inspire Advisors

In this show from the most recent CLA Outcomes Conference, we talk with Vicki Harris, Sr. Vice President of Human Resources for Our Daily Bread Ministries. While Our Daily Bread specializes in producing quarterly devotionals (available at ODB.org), it is refreshing to hear that Vicki still finds her morning time with God to be the key to leading a thriving ministry and work environment. She talks with us in today's show about applying personal revelation in professional settings. With offices in 38 countries, Our Daily Bread prioritizes new avenues for the staff and volunteers to grow in their faith, dig deep into Scripture, and thrive. This familiarity with cultivating a positive work culture over great distances served OBD well during the pandemic. They started hosting virtual leadership events for their staff, which were so well received that other people wanted to come. The result? The Mastering You sessions are now open to everyone!Vicky Harris wants to challenge leaders to grow their character – what a great perspective coming from a leader in Human Resources! May we all take some time to consider this wisdom today.Guests: Vicki HarrisMinistry/ Workplace: Our Daily Bread Ministries

Does God care about money? Does He care about how you invest your money? Hear about a fairly new concept called Biblically-Responsible Investing (BRI). A trusted advisor friend of ours, Luke Andrews, discusses why this method is more than just good for your bank account – it's good for your eternal life as well.Featured Guest: Luke AndrewsMinistry/Workplace: Inspire Advisors

Kenny Hill admits he was building his career in vain. For years, he tried to outpace the shame in his life by pouring himself into his job performance. But it wasn't until his first marriage crumbled and he was at the end of his rope that Kenny began to really learn about doing things God's way – in love. Of course, anyone can love people for a few hours, but good leaders co-labor with God to make love a lifelong practice.This new understanding of love flowed into Kenny's personal life with his soon-to-be wife, Clarisa. Soon, Clarisa began implementing the same mission-minded leadership skills in her OBGYN practice. Tune in to hear this incredible couple's journey in the workplace mission field!Enter to win a copy of Kenny's book, Elevated: My Journey to Co-Laboring with God, by calling the listener line at 866-713-9675 (WORK).Guests: Kenny & Clarisa HillMinistry/ Workplace: Parables Media

Do you know your legal rights as a Christian? Join David Gibbs III, a Christ-following lawyer, and his purpose in life is to protect our rights. He is one of our favorite guests. You will hear the most up-to-date advice on how to protect yourself as a working Christ-follower in the workplace.Featured Guest: David Gibbs IIIMinistry/Workplace: National Center for Life & Liberty

In this interview from the most recent Outcome's Conference, we talk with Rich Stearns, the President Emeritus of World Vision, about keeping your marriage and your faith strong, leading with values, and what a thriving ministry looks like. As to this last bit, Rich relates thriving in faith and ministry to the core mission of World Vision: to restore the dignity of the poor and bring hope to the hopeless. Isn't this what we should all be doing? When we work to bring dignity and hope to everyone in our sphere of influence, our teams, organizations, and clients thrive.Plus, Rich discusses his new book Lead Like It Matters to God: Values-Driven Leadership in a Success-Driven World, which was selected as the Christian Leadership Alliance book of the year. Surrender and sacrifice are just two of the 17 values that he outlines in this new book. Rich's writing style is easy and the lessons are long lasting – be sure to pick up a copy today!Guests: Rich StearnsMinistry/ Workplace: World Vision

What do you get when you mix a lawyer and a Christian? David Gibbs III, a Christ-following lawyer whose purpose in life is to protect the rights of Christians. This is a FAVORITE GUEST of ours and a FAVORITE EPISODE. The best, most up-to-date advice-straight from the source. Get some answers to the legalities of being a working Christian.Featured Guest: David Gibbs IIIMinistry/Workplace: National Center for Life & Liberty