by Ben | Oct 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Mathew 28:19-20 As...
by Ben | Oct 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Creating synergy between Marketplace and local church ministries is one of the greatest challenges we have seen in working with churches. There is a lack of understanding of the relationship between the church leader, and the business leader’s need of one another....
by Ben | Oct 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
“It’s lonely at the top,” said Henry IV in the play by William Shakespeare. One of the biggest challenges for leaders is isolation that creates loneliness, wrote Howard Gardner in his book, “Leading Minds.” We may be part of a church or club, or on dynamic teams at...
by Ben | Aug 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
My father was a pastor, and I grew up participating in all of the available church services and programs (not much choice there), and I also saw the inner workings and relationships that shaped and maintained the church. In the 60’s and 70’s volunteers made up the...
by Ben | Aug 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Martin Seligman, an extremely influential psychologist, pioneered the discipline of “Positive Psychology,” which studies happiness and well being. In an interview on British television a few years ago, he was asked, “Isn’t happiness really about being selfish?” He...
by Ben | Aug 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
When God is described as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, He is portrayed as the God for all mankind. His followers pass on the truths and stories of their faith from generation to generation. In Deuteronomy, Moses is given a mandate to teach God’s law to God‘s...
