Keep giving to your local church. Perhaps I’m the right one to say this as I have no direct personal upside from the conversation. What I do have is a deep belief in God’s Word, a love for the mission of God in the world, and a network of dear friends leading this...
As both a pastor and a marketplace leader, I’ve given out a lot of advice over the years. It’s easy to objectively see things in other people’s lives and to offer much-needed encouragement and perspective. But what happens when your own advice is staring right back at...
Tables are gathering places, and The Stone Table is a Gospel gathering place. That’s a key phrase we continue to use when discussing The Stone Table’s strategic vision and role in the Kingdom. We routinely remind ourselves we don’t have to create everything ourselves....
No one overtly taught me about the origins of work. It was more of an assumed theology, ideas inferred from other biblical teaching or even popular culture. I don’t know about you, but I always had this image of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, laying in the lush...
A few years back, I shared a pertinent revelation that Retirement is not in the Bible. Today, I believe that even more deeply. I am not retired. I’m repurposed. In the intervening year-and-a-half since I stepped away from my “day-job” of 40+ years, I’ve embraced...
I’ve traveled over a half-million miles in the last 5 years. Fifteen different countries by a quick tally. Part of The Stone Table’s organizational mandate is to accelerate The Great Commission through the marketplace, and that Great Commission commands believers to...
"You are God. I am not." I try to pray some form of this prayer multiple times a day. Not because I fear God is having some kind of identity crisis. I know He’s been around forever and all, but He’s not suffering from dementia. As I declare His identity back to Him,...
Depending on your age, Russia may conjure up images of Rocky IV, Red Dawn, the Evil Empire, or the Mueller Report. But amidst all the cultural caricatures, God is doing something beautiful today in this sprawling country that covers 11 different time zones. Our...
“We have a surprise for you.” Our hosts were almost giddy with excitement as they shared a secret I was asked to keep to myself for the next four days. After nearly 30 hours of travel and two nights of sleeping on an airplane, we had finally arrived at our...
Your work matters to God. Twelve years ago, I explored platforms that would embrace the biblical truth of faith and work. I reset my career and came to North Central University to engage in these Scriptures with a new generation who needs to know that they can...
Recently we sat down and had a great chat with Tom Paino, a 98-year-old (or should we say 98-year-young) pastor whose mission legacy is one for the books! We got to talk about generosity’s ripple effect and how one conversation with a local businessman inspired others to join in global missions giving. So, let’s dive in and hear some of Tom’s story. Are you ready?
Recently we sat down and had an awesome chat with Tim Shrout, one of our founding board members! We got to talk about how to unleash your inner creativity as an entrepreneur. It’s interesting, many business leaders out there don’t think of themselves as creative people. But we think they’re selling themselves short! So, let’s dive in and see what Tim had to say about it. Are you ready?
We can indeed engage the Great Commission wherever we go – even in the marketplace. What does that look like for you?