Connecting Faith and Work

Prime capital in business culture changes over time, and relational capital is the new currency. Brandon Schaefer of Five Capitals shares how the younger genereation has grown up with a focus on relationships, authenticity, and trust.

Both Brandon and Danita Bye, author of Millennials Matter, help business leaders adjust to the new realities of relational capital. Brandon proposes three key shifts to make:

Danita shares that business owners and leaders are wrestling with attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent in their companies. Danita and Brandon equip leaders to make the neccessary mindset shifts to begin creating a culture the next generation is attracted to.

Find Danita's book and connect with her here: https://danitabye.com/

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Host Bob Willbanks believes there is unity in keeping our eyes on Christ Jesus. The starting point of Christian unity is the conviction that Jesus is Lord of our lives. To grow in unity with other Christians, we must live a unified life in Christ. We can't compartmentalize work, faith, family, leisure or any other part of our life.

Additionally, we are called to model our lives after Jesus. We have to acknowledge that our life is not our own; it belongs to Christ. We are people under the authority of God and we must build an intimite relationship with Christ so that we will understand what He would have us to do.

Building the foundation of an intimite life with Christ includes three core elements:

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Host Bob Willbanks discusses leadership and organizational excellence with guest Brian Lassiter from Performance Excellence Network (PEN) in this episode of The Thrive! Podcast.

The Baldridge Excellence Framework is at the core of the work PEN does with businesses, organizations, and individuals. The majority of the members of PEN are organizations from a wide range of industries and sectors. Brian said their events and forums are ripe for innovation as people hear perspectives and processes from other attendees in different industries.

Brian and Bob discuss the qualities of a strong leader, how to build authenticity, and the value of a merging your faith and work.

Learn more about Peformance Excellence Network here!

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When was the last time you made a deposit in your physical health account? Ron Henderson, The Fitness King, covers the basics of health economics with our host, Bob Willbanks, in this episode on The Thrive! Podcast.

Where do you start? Ron recommends the following basics:

Ron strives to help people to be the best they can be in all areas. He lives by the following principles and trains others to do the same:

Read the full show notes here: https://www.afbnl.com/2019/03/13/investing-in-your-health/

Learn more about The Fitness King and connect with Ron on his website: https://fitnessking.com/

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Host Bob Willbanks and guest John Gamades discuss how authentic values play an important role at work and in the home.

John walks through some of the core values at Orange Ball Creative and how he has considered ways to apply these values in an authentic way at home and in his faith walk:

Every business and family has a set of values that are part of their DNA. John encourages teams and families to slow down long enough to actually identify these values and put them on paper. This gives you a roadmap to follow and a mark to aim for as you move through life.

Learn more about Orange Ball Creative here: https://www.orangeballcreative.com/

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This podcast features Bob Willbanks, the Founder and Executive Director of Ambassadors For Business, a non-profit ministry helping Christian leaders be men and women representing faith in the marketplace. Bob has great insights on how Christians can be an influence in the business world today. Bob says, “we often see Christians in the marketplace from all walks of life who want a community to support them as they connect their faith values with their work.”

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As the Christian abides in Jesus, they dwell in a constant connected relationship with God. Striving, on the other hand, is working things out in their own strength and abilities. Fatigue and stress often follow quickly after a season of striving.

Are you striving in your own strength, or are you abiding in Jesus?

Mark Pavola and host, Bob Willbanks, discuss seasons of intensity and how to be active in our faith without moving into a season of unhealthy busyness. In addition, Mark shares the importance of intentional rest, warning signs of striving, and his insights into the light load that Christ promises.

Connect with Mark on Facebook, http://headofthelakesyfc.com/, or email [email protected]

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When Dave Cornell lost his job in 2010, he entered an extended season of crisis and ended up with situational depression. Through this difficult season, Dave learned how to cultivate courage and overcome the fears that controlled his life.

In his conversation with host Bob Willbanks, Dave shares his story, and the framework for cultivating courage that emerged in his life.

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Your Faith Journey connects women face-to-face as they walk through their life journey. Shelly and Ranette have a desire to combat the isolation, criticism, and comparision that are often common between women. They believe women really do want to talk about and explore questions related to their faith journey's.

Shelly and Ranette see that when women support each other they feel connected and lifted up. Additionally, we need to go to God's Word for the truth about who we are. When we get God's perspective on a daily basis, the focus is taken off of ourselves, and we can focus on other people.

As the episode closes, Shelly shares her story of salvation and her passion for helping other women in their own faith journey.

Learn more about Your Faith Journey via their website: http://www.yourfaithjourney.org/

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During flight training, Stan Willbanks, Bob's father, was taught to follow these steps when he felt lost - or actually was lost - in the air:

Stan has been transitioning into retirement following his time as a pilot, and in this episode of The Thrive! Podcast, he shares advice about navigating changes in life.

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