How do you grow from a team of three to over 100 employees and more than $20M revenue, achieving nationally recognized results in your field? Even better, how do you do that while keeping faith at the center and not reducing, but rather enhancing the culture and impact?   This is the story of Philip Licht and his team at Set Free Alaska.  

Read the blog here: Heaveninbusiness.com/blog/ten-keys-to-build-faith-centered-culture  

Keys to building faith-centered culture that achieves nationally recognized results:  

1. Seek and Follow Divine Guidance  

2. Set Clear Expectations and Standards  

3. Foster Leadership and Vision Sharing  

4. Implement Intentional Culture-building Practices  

5. Promote a Family-Based Atmosphere  

6. Utilize Conflict as a Growth Opportunity  

7. Practice Radical Obedience and Risk-Taking  

8. Engage in Continuous Improvement and Learning  

9. Embrace Transparency and Open Communication  

10. Celebrate Achievements and Recognize Contributions  

NEXT STEPS: 

- Join Andy and Janine Mason, Philip Licht and Emma Sharma doing a Heaven in Business workshop and strategic planning in Washington DC, March 22-23, 2024. Heaveninbusiness.com/workshop-DC  

- If you can't join us in-person, join us online for the six week course on Hearing God at Work. For more information see Heaveninbusiness.com/HG  

Philip Licht is the founding CEO of Set Free Alaska, an ordained minister and owner of Catalyst for Transformation consulting. Philip is skilled at establishing relational networks, building infrastructure, and developing systems that facilitate agency growth, community transformation, and personal freedom.   

As a statewide leader, Philip has served on several boards which currently include Recover Alaska, the Alaska Behavioral Health Association, Church on the Rock, and the Governor’s Advisory Board for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Philip has his Six Sigma Black Belt from Villanova University and is a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business’s Executive LEAD program. He was recognized by Alaska’s Governor Sean Parnell as one of the “Great Alaskans” of 2012 for his work in the substance abuse field.  

Philip resides in Palmer, Alaska with his wife and five children.

  #culture #workplaceculture #leadership #faithandwork #businessculture 

This year both Janine and I have engaged with a licensed Spiritual Director and we are going through a 10 month curriculum based on the spiritual exercises of St Igancius. To be candid, EVERYONE should do this! My individual walk with God is deepening, I am growing in confidence and trust and I look forward to my 1:1 calls each week that always recenter and refocus me on what is most important. Here's six clear reasons why you should do the same...

Read blog here: https://www.heaveninbusiness.com/blog/6-benefits-of-a-spiritual-director

ACTION:

- Grab a friend a commit to meet and grow together

- Join HeaveninBusiness.com/free-trial to access a wider community growing together on a weekly basis

- Contact us if you are looking for a paid spiritual advisor or director. We know some great ones!!!

- Check out AnamCara.com for a trusted source of spiritual directors.

Does the Kingdom of God truly influence everything? What about higher education... in California?

Has God left the building when it comes to higher education? Is it a waste of time, cash and talent pursuing education at all?! And is there even a place for faith in an educational institution?

Listen to this candid interview with John Jackson, President of Jessup University in the wider Sacremento, California area.

 NEXT STEPS: 

1. Grab a copy of John Jacksons book, Grace Ambassador

2. Make sure you subscribe to this podcast and share with your friends!

About John Jackson:

Prior to joining Jessup University as its sixth President in March 2011, John served as the Co-Founder of Thriving Churches International and as a Senior Leader of Bayside Church, Granite Bay, California. He is the Founding Pastor of LifePoint Church in Minden, Nevada, and previously was the Executive Minister of the American Baptist Churches of the Pacific Southwest (now Transformation Ministries) where he was responsible for serving more than 270 churches in four Western states. John also served as the Senior Pastor and in several staff roles at First Baptist Church of Oxnard and as the Youth Pastor at First Baptist Church of Buena Park.

Dr. Jackson earned both his Ph.D. and M.A. in Educational Administration and Organizational Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. in Theology (Christian Formation and Discipleship) at Fuller Theological Seminary; and a B.A. in Religion (Christian History and Thought) from Chapman University. His strong background in executive and organizational leadership has given him the opportunity to come alongside high impact churches and marketplace leaders in national and global settings to strengthen their organizational leadership and cultural transformation capacities.

To contact John see Drjohnjackson.com

God is more committed to your growth than your comfort. Even more, when you DO grow, God REWARDS you with MORE opportunities to grow! So, how do you deal with the discomfort of growth? How do you let go? What are the stages of letting go in order to grow? What are some keys in the process? It's not fun having lack of clarity, lack of confidence, lack of cash and lack of control! How do you deal with that?! You know you are missing an opportunity to grow WITH God when you leave behind a sense of wonder, adventure and joy.

Here's some keys to this authentic conversation with Andy Mason and Shae Bynes:

Read the blog here: https://www.heaveninbusiness.com/blog... 

Grab a copy of Shae's book Grace Over Grind on Amazon and find out more about her on https://shaebynes.com/ 

Grab a copy of Andy's book God With You at Work free on https://www.heaveninbusiness.com/free and find out more on Heaveninbusiness.com

Have you ever had an experience where God touched your or someone you know? A wonderful (sometime scary) experience of peace or power or healing, or...

BUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT is everything. How do you turn an experience with God into an ongoing life upgrade? What is the invitation and what is your opportunity?

Listen (or read the blog HERE) to Janine Mason as she shares from personal experience what you can do when God touches your life (and if that hasn't happened to you yet, join us in Atlanta at the end of the month and it will!).

Next steps:

Meet us in-person in Atlanta Feb 29-Mar 2 - Heaveninbusiness.com/conference-atlanta

Many of us are going around circles rather than truly growing. Here's how to recognize it and what to do about it.

Read the blog here - Heaveninbusiness.com/blog/how-you-are-limiting-god

Find an advisor, counselor, pastor or mentor who is wise, available and willing to speak truth. I have.

✅ weekly meeting with a spiritual director (paid)

✅ quarterly meeting with organizational advisors (unpaid)

✅ frequent conversations with peers whom I invite to give feedback (free)

✅ weekly conversations with a spouse who loves me enough to tell the truth... and I listen! (not free!)

✅ daily connection with the Word of God that is continually adjusting me (costs everything)

Join a growing community of people seeking to fully experience what is possible with God at work... and engage in the wellbeing of the city's we serve. Heaveninbusiness.com/free-trial

Join an upcoming event where you can get connetced, trained and activated to grow in your partnership with God at work. HeaveninBusiness.com/events

Johnathan and Kara Sparks own Trinity Group International - a Real Estate Development & General Construction firm that is rooted in a four-generation deep tradition of excellence and is based out of Dallas, Texas. Their team of industry professionals has unique expertise in a broad range of commercial, industrial and multi-family design, development and construction services.

- don't dedicate your business to God and ask Him to bless your business; surrender your business to God and ask Him what He wants you to do with it

- the secret to take your business 10x is simpler than you realize

- the super simple process to decision making with God

- how to regain your authority as a King AND a priest in the marketplace

1 Join us in-person at the Heaven in business conference Feb 29-Mar 2nd, Bethel Atlanta, GA. Find out more here : HeaveninBusiness.com/conference-Atlanta

2 If you can't join us in-person, considering joining online every week to be connected, trained and activated in your walk with God at work. Free trial here: Heaveninbusiness.com/free-trial

I believe as we seek to prepare ourselves for the new year, we must remember that it is also about positioning ourselves for God to move. Here's how...

Read this is a blog: Heaveninbusiness.com/blog/how-to-prepare-and-position-for-increase

1. Make your plans AND

2. Let go of control, surrender your life afresh to God

3. Don't do this alone! Join us at upcoming conference or event near you. See Heaveninbusiness.com/events

And may God, who opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble, pour out favor and blessing and increase on you such that that you cannot contain it!

Last week Janine and I went out of town for a couple days to have a mini-retreat, hear God and plan the year... without distractions. There's something special about getting out of your normal 'space' to get away and get a different perspective. Check out last weeks' blog and podcast to hear about how we prepared.

In this episode I highlight some of our key lessons and outcomes and encourage you to make the time to get away and hear God for yourself.

Read the blog here - Heaveninbusiness.com/blog/lessons-from-our-mini-retreat-and-how-you-can-do-the-same

- Let go of the specifics and timing

- Hold onto connection

- Be tenderhearted

- Ask lots of questions

- Go for a walk.... and eat ice cream (regardless of the outside temperature!)

1. Meet in-person at the annual conference in February or at a regional workshop near you. Here's the conference link - Heaveninbusiness.com/conference-atlanta

2. Join us online to grow in your walk with God at work and experience the benefits! More information here - Heaveninbusiness.com/free-trial 

Welcome to your new season! In this post we give you some of the really practical tips on how we are going about hearing God and developing strategy for growth this year. We have found that when we have a plan that we are both on the same page with, that it is WAY more likely to turn out well. The plan supports us, we don't support the plan (that means we can change it if we need to). So here's some of the tips:

Read the blog here: Heaveninbusiness.com/blog/how-we-are-preparing-for-growth-this-year

1. Start (and never stop) in prayer.... listening to God daily/constantly

2. Review what you see God doing, what you hear Him saying and what you remember He did.

Great resource: The Good Fight: Prophetic Processing Workbook by Dan McCollam

3. Review your finances

4. Dive into the data - Review results

5. What did you learn

6. Get away to a quiet place, connect and plan

7. Go for a walk... 

Best tool - Remarkable digital notebook has saved me hours

Best book - The Prosperous coach by Rich Litvin and Relactional Leadership by Ford Taylor

Best advice - get a coach/advisor and community

NEXT STEPS:

1. Join the Heaven in Business community to grow with God, grow in business and grow in kingdom influence. Try it out for seven days free: HeaveninBusiness.com/free-trial

2. Participate in the annual conference with more than 150 other faith-centered business leaders. The theme through all the speakers will be how to partner with the Holy Spirit in our workplace: hearing His voice, getting free from fear, making decisions, experiencing the miraculous. Find out more and sign up HeaveninBusiness.com/conference-Atlanta