— by Roland Heersink In the last two posts, we uncovered the reason for prayer and what to pray for. But how do you pray? And how can you do that every day without falling into a rut? God wants a relationship with you, so it’s not just about solving problems! And, as you deepen your relationship with God through prayer, it becomes easier and easier to know His will for your life and your life and your entrepreneurship. So how do you pray? In the spirit of practical guidance—and definitely not as the only way—I’ll offer the following structure, which has been used by many leaders an ..read more

— by Roland Heersink As an entrepreneur and leader, people expect more from you. To make the difficult decisions, to set the right direction, and lead them to success.  Others are counting on you. Your education, experience, and track record have prepared you for this time. The very reasons people trust you to lead them also gives you confidence.  Even so, sometimes things get beyond what you can see, past what you know, and out of your comfort zone. But, in those times, you know you can still reach out to God for help.  That’s both right and wrong.  God wants t ..read more

— by Chris Paliska Hi, I'm Chris Paliska. In my early 20s, I landed my dream corporate promotion, the one I'd been grinding my whole career for. But the euphoria lasted all of 15 seconds. That fleeting moment led me to some uncomfortable truths: I was distant from God, emotionally unavailable to my family, physically unfit at 312 pounds, and mentally on the brink with stress and anxiety. I realized then that success in business meant nothing if I was failing in every other aspect of my life which lead me on my entrepreneurial journey to start Total Quality Lending. I want to shar ..read more

— by Paul Michalski “Jesus is saying that the greatest concern of life is to place our relationship with God first, and everything else second.” (Oswald Chambers) Don't stop reading just because you are not "rich" or not "young" or not a "ruler"--being a “Rich Young Ruler” is not about status or circumstances. It is about your heart, as reflected in your primary identity. "Are you a rich young ruler?" is a question every faith-driven leader must honestly assess if they are to lead an organization with faithful integrity in alignment with Biblical beliefs, principles, and priorit ..read more

— by the Faith Driven Team Does work feel meaningless to you? If so, you’re not alone. At least one in five Americans report that their job is meaningless. While that’s just a small sample of the world’s population, we wouldn’t be surprised if people in every country feel the same way. After completing hundreds of podcasts, videos, and interviews, the Faith Driven team has seen firsthand that everyone struggles with meaninglessness at some point or another.  “What makes work meaningful or meaningless?”  It’s a question we get all the time at Faith Driven Entrepreneur. At ..read more

— by Faith Driven Team How God Calls Us to Be Creative in All We Do Human beings are called to create. Many of us naturally embrace that drive, whether we’re decorating our home, coming up with an advertising campaign, or painting with watercolors. Creativity is something many of us do for free. Because we’re called to it.  This is why the first mark of the faith driven entrepreneur is “Called to Create.”  We believe that since God created us in His image, his creativity can be expressed in us. God wants to work alongside us. He wants to create with us. He wants to star ..read more

— by Chantal Bacon and Ben Bacon Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI “Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make.” - Nick Bostrom, Swedish philosopher As Believers and business leaders, the curious question of artificial intelligence (AI) is one facing each of us.  In what ways should we embrace this generational revolution?  In what ways should we reject it?  The ethical pendulum swings hard in either direction, depending on who sets it in motion. Resistance to technological revolutions has been commonplace over our ..read more

— by Chris Meroff Empathy. It’s a word that I have been afraid of most of my life. I was so afraid of this word that I failed to truly understand what it meant. Out of ignorance, I made fun of it.  Even worse, I made fun of people who needed it. I thought they were so weak. So needy. Not me! I was strong.  I didn’t need someone to pamper me, encourage me or even see me emoting. In fact, I didn’t want to see myself emoting.  I learned at an early age that emotions weren’t for me. Growing up in New England, I was told that I needed to be strong for the people around ..read more

— by Kristy Edwards Have you ever felt called to do something, and you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt it was God telling you to do it?  I have. I deeply believe that my business, Neatly Balanced, is my calling. It may sound a little cliche or even indulgent – but I know for sure it is what I am supposed to be doing right now.  I started Neatly Balanced to provide total home organization to clients. What is total home organization, you ask? It means getting rid of items clients no longer need and donating to various organizations that help those less fortunate. I also prov ..read more

— by Christos A. Makridis When the Father gave Adam dominion and instructed him to name all the animals, that wasn’t just a command for Adam’s time – it is an adventurous mandate for us today too. God created us in His image, so whenever we advance human flourishing through our work and ideas, that is an expression of His creative power in us.  Today, we are tempted to think of technology as a computer or algorithm, but the reality is that technology has been around since the origin of man – simply in different forms. Adam used his creativity to create a system for naming and cl ..read more