Posts tagged stewardship
Ep 2069: gROw into God’s Plan

Meet Ro Wiggins, a basketball coach and mentor whose life journey has taken him from Louisiana to Idaho, combining his love for sports with a passion for leading youth. You'll hear all about how God led Ro on this journey, not without some bumps and hiccups along the way. His transparency throughout the interview highlights Ro’s authenticity. 

Ro now runs The gROw Program, a mentorship and coaching program for kids and teens across various backgrounds, working especially with youth living on Native American reservations. He talks about his experience pouring into program attendees, asking God to use him and his natural people skills. You’ll also get a look at Ro’s journey to marriage, balancing his role as a father of six. His faith-driven approach reminds us of the importance of treating our work as a mission field, embodying patience, integrity, and purpose as he positively impacts the lives of young athletes. 

 

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 Featuring: Ro Wiggins

Ministry/ Workplace: The gROw Program

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Ep 2068: Kingdom Legacies that Last

In this episode, we talk with Andy Galpin, a mission-driven entrepreneur focused on preserving Kingdom culture in businesses. Jim opens with a story of a business owner who prioritized profit over culture when selling his company—leading to a quick erosion of his values-driven workplace. While the interview focuses on Andy’s current work, you’ll also get a quick look at Andy’s background and what steered him toward his present business ventures.  

Through his company, Tree and Leaf Partners, Andy now looks for thriving businesses to acquire, ensuring their cultures endure even when owners step out of the picture. Inspired by his experiences at IBM, Andy believes that leaders set the cultural tone, making it critical to have mission-aligned leadership at the top. He follows the “Redemptive Business Framework,” emphasizing a model beyond profit, where businesses actively contribute to the common good and Kingdom advancement. 

Andy dreams of an ecosystem where Kingdom-led companies mentor young Christians, shaping a new generation of values-based leaders. His appeal is clear: business owners, don’t let the highest bid compromise your mission—let’s build legacies that last! 

 

We're grateful to Kingdom businesses that are making a difference in our world:   

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 Featuring: Andy Galpin

Ministry/ Workplace: Tree and Leaf Partners

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Ep 2067: Empowering Military Families

Brett and Mary Elaine Baker are the proud founders of VAUSA, a company dedicated to helping military spouses (and likeminded talent) find flexible work. The Bakers share their personal stories, including how their faith has helped them navigate the challenges of military life, marriage, family, and business. If you are a current or former military member, you’ll likely understand the struggles Brett faced while deployed and reintegrating back into family life. Military spouses can relate to Mary Elaine, an elementary school teacher who was trying to “hold down the fort” and ended up finding her calling as a virtual assistant. 

Instead of letting hardship drive them apart, they used their experiences to create a business that empowers military families, offering not only jobs but also community and spiritual support. More than a business, both Brett and Mary Elaine confirm that VAUSA is their ministry – what God was preparing for them all along. If you’re looking for an inspiring story of faith, resilience, and purpose-driven business, this episode will hit home! Visit HireVAUSA.com for more information on working with the Bakers as a virtual assistant (VA) or VA client.  

 

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 Featuring: Brett & Mary Elaine Baker

Ministry/ Workplace: VAUSA

iWork4Him, Awaken Podcast Network, PodcastJim Brangenbergfaith and work, resources, testimony, iWork4Him, work is worship, workplace ministry, workplace missions, discipleship, prayer, intercession, business leaders, leadership, event, devotional, resource, inspiration, book, training, discount, couples, marriage, priorities, Kingdom perspective, Follower of One, mission trip, marketplace, participate, christian women, women at work, celebrate women, women leaders, working women, mentoring, mentorship, accountability, advice, relationships, retirement, retirement reformation, generations, planning, ministry, family, marriage advice, marriage problems, quality time, family time, work, appreciation at work, assessment, thanksgiving, neighbor, neighboring, thankfulness, loneliness, Kingdom business, values, BRI, Patriot Mobile, Kingdom culture, affiliate, public schools, Bible, teachers, students, release time programs, internet safety, sponsor, cybersecurity, vpn, virus protection, unity, Christian chamber, marketplace workers, networking, coworkers, neighbors, paradigm shift, reflection, I Work with Him, iWorkWithHim, business as mission, When Jesus Calls, supernatural business, entrepreneur, pastor, shepherd, God talks, author, faith at work, events, military, faith integration, finance, women in business, customer care, Polished Network, women, Women in the Marketplace, collaboration, SaferNet, USCCC, abiding, balance, Valentine’s Day, entrepreneurs, groups, G7, LinkedIn, diversity, Lifework, Dallas, Jacksonville, transformation, job search, tradition, conservative, DEI, CEO, spiritual gifts, Holy Spirit, coaching, practical faith, revival, tent revival, identity, work excellence, iWork4Him Nation, South Africa, supernatural, marketplace faith, fostering, adoption, calling, vocation, Pennsylvania, social work, sacred, Christian women, women in leadership, legal, lawyer, attorney, missions, missionary, talents, skills, opportunities, technology, integration, community, redemption, flowers, florists, business, Chicago, community investment, youth empowerment, success, inspiring stories, science, evolution, interview, creationism, atheism, publishing, podcasting, nonprofit, business acade, tech, women in tech, Microsoft, podcast, update, small town, abide, marketplace ministry, superheroes, Catholicism, fiction, novel, truth at work, business leadership, Christian business, purpose, apprenticeship, blue collar, trade skills, tradesman, trade school, womens conference, womens event, boldly conference, polished network, franchise, franchise business, commercial cleaning, Tampa Bay, professional development, business scaling, giant worldwide, leadership training, trucking, logistics, ASAP Express, human trafficking, stewardship, retirement advice, decision matrix
Ep 2066: A God-Honoring Decision Matrix

The iWork4Him Podcast welcomes back the incredible entrepreneur Pete Ochs who uses this latest show to share his Christ-centered decision matrix. If you didn’t catch his first episode with iWork4Him, you’ll definitely want to go back and hear about all the cool business innovating Pete’s done throughout the years. Since that show, Pete has transitioned into a new role with Enterprise Stewardship, an organization that helps businesses create more Kingdom-driven impact. His decision matrix is a key tool used to guide these businesses and even in personal decisions.  

The matrix is based on four key questions: Does it honor God? Does it serve people? Can it be done with excellence? And are we being good stewards? The best part is that Pete gives real-life examples for these questions, which are not only informative but fascinating to hear!  

Although 72, it’s clear that Pete doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. His new role as mentor is a huge motivation in his “refirement” plan. His life verse was once Psalm 78:72, which focuses on leading, but he’s recently transitioned to Psalm 71:18, a verse about guiding the coming generations. No matter what stage you’re at in life, we guarantee that Pete Ochs will challenge and inspire you! 

 

iWork4Him is so thankful for all its sponsors, affiliate partners, and collaborators. Here are a few top sponsors we use and vouch for:  

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  • ePaymints – If you do any type of payment processing for your business, please stop funneling money into big banking with anti-biblical agendas. Check out ePaymints, where they truly care about customers and give to charities you can feel good about supporting. 

 Featuring: Pete Ochs

Ministry/ Workplace: Enterprise Stewardship

iWork4Him, Awaken Podcast Network, PodcastJim Brangenbergfaith and work, resources, testimony, iWork4Him, work is worship, workplace ministry, workplace missions, discipleship, prayer, intercession, business leaders, leadership, event, devotional, resource, inspiration, book, training, discount, couples, marriage, priorities, Kingdom perspective, Follower of One, mission trip, marketplace, participate, christian women, women at work, celebrate women, women leaders, working women, mentoring, mentorship, accountability, advice, relationships, retirement, retirement reformation, generations, planning, ministry, family, marriage advice, marriage problems, quality time, family time, work, appreciation at work, assessment, thanksgiving, neighbor, neighboring, thankfulness, loneliness, Kingdom business, values, BRI, Patriot Mobile, Kingdom culture, affiliate, public schools, Bible, teachers, students, release time programs, internet safety, sponsor, cybersecurity, vpn, virus protection, unity, Christian chamber, marketplace workers, networking, coworkers, neighbors, paradigm shift, reflection, I Work with Him, iWorkWithHim, business as mission, When Jesus Calls, supernatural business, entrepreneur, pastor, shepherd, God talks, author, faith at work, events, military, faith integration, finance, women in business, customer care, Polished Network, women, Women in the Marketplace, collaboration, SaferNet, USCCC, abiding, balance, Valentine’s Day, entrepreneurs, groups, G7, LinkedIn, diversity, Lifework, Dallas, Jacksonville, transformation, job search, tradition, conservative, DEI, CEO, spiritual gifts, Holy Spirit, coaching, practical faith, revival, tent revival, identity, work excellence, iWork4Him Nation, South Africa, supernatural, marketplace faith, fostering, adoption, calling, vocation, Pennsylvania, social work, sacred, Christian women, women in leadership, legal, lawyer, attorney, missions, missionary, talents, skills, opportunities, technology, integration, community, redemption, flowers, florists, business, Chicago, community investment, youth empowerment, success, inspiring stories, science, evolution, interview, creationism, atheism, publishing, podcasting, nonprofit, business acade, tech, women in tech, Microsoft, podcast, update, small town, abide, marketplace ministry, superheroes, Catholicism, fiction, novel, truth at work, business leadership, Christian business, purpose, apprenticeship, blue collar, trade skills, tradesman, trade school, womens conference, womens event, boldly conference, polished network, franchise, franchise business, commercial cleaning, Tampa Bay, professional development, business scaling, giant worldwide, leadership training, trucking, logistics, ASAP Express, human trafficking, stewardship, retirement advice, decision matrix
Know Yourself Know Your Money
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Money has a way of twisting us. It has a way of taking over and driving us crazy. If we don’t manage our money, it can manage us. If we don’t put parameters around our money, we can lose sleep and peace and it could damage our most important earthly relationships. In order to manage your money in a way that reflects Christ in us, whether this is at home or in our work life, we need to first know and understand the attitudes and actions in our life surrounding how we handle money. Second, we need to be knowing where our money is going. Rachel Cruze is back with another best selling book, Know Yourself, Know your money. She is going to pull all this together for us so that no matter where we are or what we are doing, our faith, our work and our money are all tied to Jesus in us.

Rachel Cruze grew up as the middle child of Dave Ramsey.  Her father’s job was to talk about money, debt, and helping people to become debt free.  He also talked about Jesus in their home.  Rachel shares on the air and in her new book, Know Yourself, Know your Money about the impact our upbringing has on how we handle money. 

It was quite a shock to Rachel when she discovered that not everyone looks at money the say way she does.  In fact, she could see that there were some distinct differences in how households talked and handled money and how this directly impacts our response to money.  80% of what we do is from observation, and only 20% is from head knowledge.  Imagine if we all took the time to know ourselves and how it relates to handling our money. 

Throughout her new book, Know Yourself, Know your Money – Rachel Cruze shares insights and helpful direction to a healthier perspective.  Winston and Rachel have been married for 11 years and are exact opposites for their money tendencies.  As each couple struggles with merging finances and having financial harmony, Rachels’ book is a great help to a successful, healthy approach.  Imagine how healthy the next generation could be if their homes do a better job dealing with money in a secure environment.  We are giving away a copy of her book on our listener line:  866-713-9675

Featured Guests: Rachel Cruze

Ministry/Workplace: Personal Finance Expert with Ramsey Solutions & author of Know Yourself, Know Your Money

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Stewarding Your Investments To Make A Positive Impact On Our Communities & The World Around Us
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It’s the end of the year. Many of you are celebrating the end of 2020. I have the perfect way for you to close out your year. Evaluate your portfolio of investments and see how your investments are impacting the culture we live in.  Consider your trip to the local huge home improvement store. Both Major companies are building up your community and not tearing it down with investments and donations to organizations that want to tear us apart at the seams.  However, your desire for that vaccine might twist you a little because 2 out of 3 of the companies want to give you a shot but use the proceeds to promote organizations that desire an end to the biblical view of marriage and want to use aborted babies for experiments.  One major soft drink company scores great and the one that makes Mountain Dew – not so much. What am I talking about, the inspire Investing – Inspire Insights program that gives you a score for companies or funds that you invest in to see how they are either building up communities or tearing them apart. Here to clear it all up and to talk about Biblically Responsible investing, Luke Andrews with Inspire Advisors and iInvest4Him.com

Biblically Responsible Investing (BRI) scores investments for positive and negative reasons.  Today we will take a quick look at what makes a positive score for a stock:

a.       Business Model

     i.     Business products, services and operations structured in a way to benefit rather than exploit customers.

b.     Product Integrity and Innovation

     i.     Creates products and services which are helpful and create value rather than extract value or harm users.

c.      Corporate Governance

     i.     Policies and behaviors regarding executive compensation, ethical dealings, board management, etc.

d.     Human Capital

     i.     Policies and behaviors regarding equitable employee management.

e.      Social Impact

     i.     Impact and influence on society and communities in which the company operates.

f.       Supply Chain

    i.     Impact and influence on society and communities in which the company operates.

g.     Environment

     i.     Measures company’s impact on the environment, including air, water and land.

h.     Sustainable Energy Use and Production

     i.     Measures company’s use and production of sustainable energy.

Featured Guest: Luke Andrews

Workplace/Ministry: Inspire Advisors & iInvest4Him.com

YouTube Video Interview

7 Steps To Putting Our Faith Where Our Paycheck Comes From
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It takes a tremendous amount of faith to start living out your faith at work. It takes faith in Jesus and it takes faith in yourself. It really takes faith in your faith to put your faith where you work! But what are the steps to putting your faith into action? Tony Dale is one man who has had to put his money where his faith is more than one time in his life, and today he is going to give us 7 steps to putting our faith where our paycheck comes from.

Featured Guest: Tony Dale

Workplace/Ministry: Sedera

Check out Tony’s Blog - www.TonyDale.com

YouTube Video Interview

Stewarding Your Investments To Make A Positive Impact On Our Communities & The World Around Us
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They say that money makes the world go around but I am not sure who they are. Money is a think that can be used for evil and can be used for good. But money often leads to heart issues. There is likely not one person listening today who hasn’t struggled with the incredible pull and influence money has on your life. Money may make your world go around. You can let money manage your life or you can manage your own life using money but either way, without money, life is hard to live. So what do we do with this powerful influence that money has on our lives. Can we use that power for good? Biblically responsible investing is one way you can use your money to make sure it is being used for good. Luke Andrews is here today to make sure that we all know how to make sure our money is powering positive impacts on our community.

Featured Guest: Luke Andrews

Workplace/Ministry: Inspire Advisors & iInvest4Him.com

YouTube Video Interview

NCF Tampa Bay – Plan To Give Conference
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As working Christ Followers, we are constantly looking for ways to be great stewards of our money. Sometimes we need help in stewarding well. Many of us have utilized the skills of Christ following financial advisors in planning out our saving plan and spending plan for retirement.  But who do they go to when they need help stewarding a clients portfolio well. Many Christian financial advisors in the United States rely on the National Christian Foundation and their skilled advisors who help Christ Followers be great stewards of their money while maximizing giving and minimizing taxation.  NCF Tampa Bay feeds into their financial advisor clients on a yearly basis through the plan to give conference. IF you are an advisor out there, I highly recommend that you attend on 11/4 at armature works in Tampa. Today we have David Parsley and Jazmen Draper with NCF Tampa Bay and Kristine Hartland, a longtime friend and cutting edge Christ Following advisor to advisors in the Tampa Bay area.

Featured Guest: David Parsley - Jazmen Draper - Kristine Hartland

Workplace/Ministry: NCF Tampa Bay - Plan To Give Conference

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Make Your Money, Walk, and Talk the Way Jesus Intended
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We spend our days working hard and earning money. We spend our time at work hoping for opportunities to love people the way that Jesus loved others. We pray for opportunities for our communities to be healed and our land to be at peace but what are we doing about it? Are we actively trying to bring the kingdom of God down here on earth, one human being at a time?  Are we utilizing every gift, talent, asset and ability for God’s glory and for the betterment of all those around us?  I would guess that you try really hard. Today we are going to give you one HUGE way you can help bring healing to you community and to this land. We are going to help you make your money walk and talk the way Jesus intended. We are going to talk about investing our money where it is multiplied for good. Luke Andrews with Inspire Investing is here to tell us how.

Featured Guest: Luke Andrews

Workplace/Ministry: Inspire Advisors & iInvest4Him

YouTube Video Interview