Conflicted

Imagine reaching the end of your life. You're standing before the throne room of God to give an account of your life, and one of two scenarios happens:
1) You look back and see all the potential. All the things you could have, and should have done. The things God has called you to, but you didn't do.
2) You look back and see all the accomplishments you've achieved. All the success, but none of what you've accomplished survives eternity - it was all meaningless.

Those two fears often paralyze me, but also propel me. This episode I read from an article I wrote in 2016 based on a personal journal entry. You can read the post here: https://www.seantambagahan.com/my-two-greatest-fears/



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How do you pursue a vocation that requires you to make a lot of money while protecting yourself from the love of money?

The general conflict is this: how do I pursue a financially successful business, and live a life of contentment and sacrifice while guarding against the temptation to love money and spend all I get on myself…


Three Tips to Stay Free From the Love of Money:

1. Be Self-Aware
2. Treat Giving as a Non-Negotiable
3. Talk About it Often

Scriptures Referenced:

• 1 Timothy 6
• Acts 20:35
• Matthew 6:19-21
• James 2:14-17

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So you want to serve in ministry, but you also want to grow your business. You realize BOTH require a significant amount of time, energy, and mental capacity - but you only have 24 hours in a day and don’t want to burn yourself out. What do you do? That’s what we’re talking about in today’s episode.

A lot of people are trying to look for balance in life. However, I think that’s a false notion. Balance is the idea of making something steady by distributing equal weight to all sides. This is impossible in all of life - not just entrepreneurship.

Rather than balance, I believe we need to seek obedience. And obedience looks differently depending on the season God has you in.




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So, you feel the call to ministry, but you also feel the call to business. Which do you choose? Can you do both? What does that look like, practically? 

1. Should I pursue my dream of starting a business?
2. Should I pursue this newly discovered sense to serve Christ as a minister of the Gospel?

This was a struggle for a few years.

I talked to my pastor… talked to trusted friends… nobody could tell me exactly what to do (nor should they have). 

It was a process of God shaping me, and molding me - and recalibrating my thinking… ultimately my missiology. I recognized it was a false choice… 

The Great Commission is for EVERY believer. We are all called to proclaim the Gospel and make disciples. I recognized that EVERY Christian is called to be a minister of the Gospel. You’re either a faithful minister or you’re not… but if you’re a Christian - you are called to the ministry.




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So, what is the conflict of a Christian Entrepreneur? What’s the big deal? Why is there an issue? That’s what we’re going to be talking about in today’s episode. 

I am a Christian entrepreneur and this is a podcast made for Christian entrepreneurs. 

By Christian I mean those who believe in and follow Jesus and His Gospel). Those who have fully entrusted their lives to Him and know they’re saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.

By Entrepreneurs I’m talking about those who have started, or are starting a business. They’re working for themselves, they don’t have a typical 9-5 job… this could definitely apply to executives and CEO’s even if you’re not the owner or founder… 

As an entrepreneur and a leader (someone leading a team of people), I consume A LOT of content about running a business, leadership, success, marketing, branding, personal growth and development… you name it. I’ve been helped tremendously by so many of the influencers I follow, the authors I’ve read, and the mentors I’ve had. 

Undoubtedly I would not be where I am in business today without this help. 

There’s a parable of turtle on a fencepost - if you ever see one, you know it didn’t get there on its own. I very much see myself as the turtle on a fencepost. I attribute whatever success I’ve had to the things I’ve learned throughout my process of growing as a business owner. 

However, as a devoted Christian, I also consume A LOT of content about Jesus. I read the Bible regularly, I read books on theology, apologetics, and spiritual formation. God has opened up a lot of doors for me to minister to people, preach the Gospel, teach the Bible, and serve my church. This, too, has been the byproduct of God putting the right influences in my life and directing me to resources that have helped me grow spiritually.

What I’ve noticed, though, is that there’s often a disconnect between the content I read about what makes a successful entrepreneur, and what Christ calls me to in living a life of sacrifice in service to Him and to others. 

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Hello friends - I’m excited to announce I’ll be launching Conflicted on October 19th, 2020...

On that day I will initially launch with the first 4 episodes, then Fresh episodes will drop on the 1st and third Monday of every month for the rest of the year. 

Please, follow me on Facebook and Instagram To get updates on when new content is available. also, if you visit TheConflictedPodcast.com you can sign up for the email list to get notified when new episodes are available.

The conflicted podcast is for driven entrepreneurs who are also devoted Christians. If you fit in that category, you see why I titled the podcast Conflicted... 

I started this podcast because I don’t hear anybody talking authentically about the struggles Christian entrepreneurs face in trying to keep their fire for God while building a business.

As Christ-followers we want to live a life of devotion to Jesus and follow what He says in the scriptures... and most of us see our vocation as one of the means by which we live out our calling.. but in the pursuit of growing a business, we often find points of conflict (or at least I do) with how we live this out practically. 

So we are going to talk about it. We are going to search the scriptures for God's wisdom and also hear from other entrepreneurs who are in the same fight of building a successful business while maintaining devotion to Christ. 

The first season will contain 8 episodes that are about 10-15 minute vignettes where I’ll unpack the general struggles and points of conflict I’ve faced as an entrepreneur who loves Jesus.

The second season episodes will be a bit longer as I’ll be interviewing Christian entrepreneurs from different contexts to give a diverse look at some of these issues from various perspectives.

This podcast will be fully listener-supported, so if you want to contribute to the cause and keep content coming please follow my patreon account and consider giving my amount - I definitely appreciate it. You can find that information along with all the other details at www.theconflictedpodcast.com

That’s it for today, folks! Stick around, and I’ll see you on episode 1.

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