Are you looking for a tangible way to improve your workplace culture? In this episode, coauthors of Grace at Work, Dr. Tim Kimmel, Founder of Grace Based Families; and Michael Tooker, former business Executive and now Pastor, give you actionable concepts that will impact your life and workplace. Listen to the Audio Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Stitcher Radio  | Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, you’ll hear about: How God’s grace translates over into our day-to-day life (08:40) Would grace work in a hard-nosed, competitive market environment? (09:43 ..read more

The Flourishing Culture Podcast Series How Grace at Work Brings Out the Best in People December 5, 2022 Dr. Tim Kimmel and Michael Tooker Intro: Are you looking for a tangible way to improve your workplace culture? Well, today my conversation with the coauthors of a new book, Grace at Work, gives you actionable concepts that will impact your life and workplace. Al Lopus: Hi, I’m Al Lopus, and you’re listening to the Flourishing Culture Podcast, where we help you create and lead a flourishing workplace. We find the problem many employers are facing today is readjusting to our post-COVID, hybrid ..read more

The Flourishing Culture Podcast Series “Best Practices to Make Your Business Profitable and Purposeful“ November 28, 2022 Troy Meachum and Hannah Stolze Intro: As a leader, do you feel a tension between investing in a flourishing culture and operational excellence? Well, today our guests discuss key values that build both a flourishing culture and operational excellence in Christian-led workplaces. Al Lopus: Hi, I’m Al Lopus, and you’re listening to the Flourishing Culture Podcast, where we help you create and lead a flourishing workplace. We find the problem many employers are facing today is ..read more

What are some best practices that empower businesses to be both profitable and purposeful for God’s Kingdom? How does a Christian business owner balance the demands of business with valuing employees and customers? Dr. Hannah Stolze, Executive Director of the Wheaton College Center for Faith and Innovation, and Troy Meachum, CEO of ACR Supply Company join this conversation to share a recent case study that has these answers. Listen to the Audio Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Stitcher Radio  | Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, you’ll hear about: Do a c ..read more

Are you wondering how to facilitate the transformation of your organization? This episode is about a transformational leader who is guiding positive change in a difficult environment—that’s Christian education. Listen to this conversation with Steve Mason, the president of LeTourneau University. Listen to the Audio Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Stitcher Radio  | Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, you’ll hear about: Why clarity of organizational identity is so important for institutions in particular, and for the long-term flourishing in higher educati ..read more

The Flourishing Culture Podcast Series How to Integrate Organizational Health into Christian Higher Education November 21, 2022 Dr. Steven D. Mason Intro: Personally, I love to observe turnarounds in organizations. I’m inspired when I see a leader facilitate the transformation of an organization. And today’s episode is with a transformational leader who is guiding positive change in a difficult environment—that’s Christian education. Listen in on my conversation with Steve Mason, the president of LeTourneau University. Al Lopus: Hi, I’m Al Lopus, and you’re listening to the Flourishing Culture ..read more

The Essentials of Teaching Workplace Culture As a pastor and a leader, you have a framework when you teach people about the basics of faith in Jesus. You help them understand the big picture of their relationship with God and the practical outworking of that relationship in everyday life. You may guide them through aspects of engaging with God through prayer, Bible study, and life together in a Christian community. In the same way, as you lead the staff of your church or organization, you want to guide your staff team through topics related to your organizational culture. You want them to unde ..read more

The Flourishing Culture Podcast Series 5 Steps for Moving Through Major Life Transitions November, 14 2022 Jon DeWaal Intro: As leaders, one thing we can count on in life is that it’s often disrupted, and it’s also normal to have surprising, even painful, life quakes. How we navigate the life quakes is the challenge. And today, we’ve asked a transition expert to discuss the five phases to help leaders navigate the life quakes they encounter. Al Lopus: Hi, I’m Al Lopus, and you’re listening to the Flourishing Culture Podcast, where we help you create and lead a flourishing workplace. We find th ..read more

The term liminal space means a threshold. It’s what you do when you’re in a season of transition, in a time of waiting and when you don’t know the future. We all face transitions in life, in our leadership, in our organizations, and even in our families. Jon DeWaal, founder of Liminal Space highlighted some ways to move through a transition season in a thoughtful, meaningful process. Listen to the Audio Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Stitcher Radio  | Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, you’ll hear about: How transitions feel like uninvited gu ..read more

The Flourishing Culture Podcast Series A Rescue Mission that Moved from Near Bankruptcy to Flourishing November 7, 2022 Jeremy Montgomery Intro: Imagine walking into an organization that is only a year away from bankruptcy and facing a disengaged staff as the new CEO. Well, where would you start? Today we talk with the CEO of the second-oldest rescue mission in the United States to learn what steps he took to quickly move to flourishing. Al Lopus: Hi, I’m Al Lopus, and you’re listening to the Flourishing Culture Podcast, where we help you create and lead a flourishing workplace. We find the pr ..read more