RESOURCE CATEGORY: Faith and Work

What Is It Like Working In A Business As Mission Context Everyday?

by Darren Cooper | Oct 18, 2019

During the General Council for the Assemblies of God, Erik was able to sit down with a few leaders in the business as mission charge. Their stories are humbling and call us to action in new and important ways. Today you are hearing from a business as mission attorney...

This is Me, Resurrected

by Erik Cooper | Oct 15, 2019

I took one for the team gentlemen. Hugh Jackman’s world tour came through Indianapolis this weekend, and I decided that taking my wife of 24 years to see this handsome triple-threat heartthrob was a great anniversary gift. She seemed to agree. It was 2 1/2 hours of...

What Happens When Pastors and Businesspeople Come Together for Kingdom Purposes?

by Darren Cooper | Oct 11, 2019

What happens when pastors and businesspeople come together for kingdom purposes? We believe that it can change the Kingdom of God when they do. This week we sat down with Rod Loy to talk to him about what he sees when pastors and businesspeople come together to push...

How Can You Negotiate Well As A Believer In The Marketplace?

by Darren Cooper | Oct 4, 2019

When it comes to negotiation and positions of power, how should a believer come to the table? Usually you find and leverage what you can to get what you want. Yes, there maybe times for that, but is that always the case? This week Erik shares how he is learning that...

Which Way Are you Facing?

by Erik Cooper | Oct 1, 2019

On a recent day-tour of Paris proper, I learned the story of Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, the young French architect who redesigned and rebuilt the famous spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral (yes, the stunning spire recently destroyed by a horrific fire). Following...

How do you handle the death of a life-long dream?

by Darren Cooper | Sep 27, 2019

Not many of us can say that we have run out under the bright lights during a Major League Baseball game. Even fewer of us can say that we can throw the ball over ninety miles an hour. So imagine living your whole life in pursuit of one goal only to wake up at 25 and...

Divine Fingerprints: Creation and Its Importance for Faith, Work, and Mission

by Brian Hudson | Sep 17, 2019

This is a multi-part series from our friend Brian Hudson of The Clapham Circle. Over the next few weeks, Brian shares how our view of Creation impacts how we see everything in life, including our daily work. You can learn more about Brian and Clapham...

What Would You Say to Someone Who Feels They Have More in Them?

by Darren Cooper | Sep 13, 2019

There is a drive in all of us that pushes and compels us to forward. Sometimes that feeling tell us that we have more to offer, more to give. When that happens what do we do? Is it ok to strive for more? This week we talk with Rob Ketterling, Pastor of River Valley...

What Is Our Greatest Human Resource?

by Darren Cooper | Sep 6, 2019

When we look at the scriptures the people of God never got themselves in trouble until they began to look to themselves and the powers of this world. It's when there eyes shifted away from God that everything fell apart. This week Erik, the President of The Stone...

Faith, Work, and Andrew Luck’s Shocking Retirement

by Erik Cooper | Aug 27, 2019

I was laying in bed late Saturday night flipping back and forth between the Indianapolis Colts’ third preseason football game and other mindless drivel when my phone rang. It was my son calling. From the basement. “Dad please tell me it’s not true about Andrew Luck,”...