Mere Christians

Jordan Raynor sits down with Mimi Chan, Head of Seasonal Events at Amazon Books, to talk about how to speak up for the powerless in your office, how to take a stand for God’s way in a God-honoring way at work, and why we need Christians rushing INTO “secular” workplaces in order to claim them as sacred.

Links Mentioned:

• Mimi Chan on Twitter
• Mimi Chan on LinkedIn
• Mimi Chan on Instagram
• Mimi Chan on Goodreads
• Amazon on LinkedIn
• Amazon
• Lecrae on Instagram
• II Corinthians 9:7-8
• Faith & Work Movement
• Peter Tsukahira
• Difficult Conversations
• The Starfish and the Spider
• Equip
• Take Back Your Power
• Deb Liu (CEO of Ancestry.com) – Mere Christians
• Robert Dugoni
• Ronnie Goram
• John Grisham
• James Patterson by James Patterson
• Jordan Raynor

Jordan Raynor sits down with Shaun Castillo, President of Preferred Technologies, to talk about how to spot the deeply personal needs of those you work with, the injustice blue-collar workers experience and how to help fix it, and 3 ways to “scratch-off” the Kingdom of God.

Links Mentioned:

• Shaun Castillo on LinkedIn
• Preferred Technologies
• Gentle and Lowly
• With
• The Practice of the Presence of God
• Good Work
• Episode 53: Dave Hataj (Owner of Edgerton Gear, Inc.)
• Redeeming Your Time
• The Waiting Father
• The Intentional Father
• Take Back Your Family
• Jordan Raynor Email

Jordan Raynor sits down with Ronald R. Johnson, Customer Service Representative, to talk about how Ron came to embrace a job he once hated, how to have a real-time, 3-way conversation between you, God, and those you work with, and what managers can do to truly bless their frontline employees.

Links Mentioned:

• The Robe
• Customer Service and the Imitation of Christ
• Every Good Endeavor
• The Adventure of Living
• Nehemiah: An Expositional Commentary

Jordan Raynor sits down with Deb Liu, CEO of Ancestry.com, to talk about rethinking evangelism as something we do every minute of every day, why Deb pitched Facebook Marketplace in her first interview with Sheryl Sandberg, and the super practical thing you can do today to show your co-workers that you value them beyond their productivity.

Links Mentioned:

• Deborah Liu on LinkedIn
• Deb Liu on Twitter
• Deb Liu on Instagram
• Deb Liu’s newsletter on Substack
• Ancestry
• Mommy School
• Take Back Your Power: 10 New Rules for Women at Work
• The Bias No One Talks About
• Who is Jesus to you?
• The Conversation
• Quiet

Jordan Raynor sits down with Sadie and Eric Hess, Owners of Compass, to talk about the best definition of “worship” he's ever heard, how to dream big while remaining content, and symptoms that you’ve forgotten that all you have is from God.

Links Mentioned:

• Eric Hess on LinkedIn
• Sadie Hess on LinkedIn
• Sadie Hess on Twitter
• Compass
• Anointed for Business by Ed Silvoso
• The Purpose Driven Life
• Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund
• The God Impulse by Jack Alexander
• Loving Our Kids on Purpose by Danny Silk
• Unpunishable by Danny Silk
• Atomic Habits by James Clear

Jordan Raynor sits down with Tim Keller, Author of Forgive, to talk about the 4 actions that constitute true biblical forgiveness, how the gospel enables us to stop using work as a metaphorical fig leaf, and why mere Christians are going to be the ones most effective at making disciples in the next few generations.

Links Mentioned:

• Tim Keller
• Tim's article in The Atlantic
• Forgive
• Every Good Endeavor
• The Prodigal God
• The Reason For God
• Tim Keller on Twitter
• George Whitefield
• Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
• Counterfeit Gods
• How to Reach the West Again
• Evangelism in the Early Church
• Why We Are Restless
• Francis Collins
• The Language of God
• The Creator in You

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Jordan Raynor sits down with David Green, CEO of Hobby Lobby, and Bill High, Co-author of Leadership Not By The Book, to talk about why David has recently started giving less to missions and more to his employees, what Jesus might have told the 5 and 2 talent servants if they hadn’t doubled the Master’s money, and the best answer I’ve ever heard for why Christians shouldn’t retire.

Links Mentioned:

• David Green on Facebook
• Bill High
• Bill High on Twitter
• Bill High on LinkedIn
• Leadership Not by the Book
• Master of One
• Hobby Lobby on LinkedIn
• The Signatry
• The Prodigal
• Alan Barnhart on LinkedIn
• J. Frank Harrison III on Bloomberg
• The Transformation Factor
• Jordan Raynor

Jordan Raynor sits down with Jessica Honegger and Liz Bohannon, Founders of Noonday Collection and Sseko Designs, to talk about how to know if you are working for your identity or from it, the costly measures these women are taking to honor all image-bearers in the global fashion supply chain, and how recognizing that you “house the glory of God” can free you to make decisions.

Links Mentioned:

• Noonday Collection
• Sseko Designs
• Jessica Honegger
• Jessica Honegger on Twitter
• Jessica Honegger on LinkedIn
• Jessica Honegger on Instagram
• Liz Bohannon
• Liz Bohannon on LinkedIn
• Liz Bohannon on Instagram
• Episode 118 with Jessica Honegger
• Praxis
• Brené Brown
• Every Moment Holy
• The Soul of Shame
• The Life We’re Looking For
• My Tech-Wise Life
• Prayers in the Night

Jordan Raynor sits down with Dr. Susan Hillis, Epidemiologist, to talk about how God used her position at the CDC to spearhead caring for 10 million orphans, the profound impact that a silent retreat had on her life and work, and how to remind yourself of the Father’s delight in you as you work.

Links Mentioned:

• Dr. Susan Hillis on LinkedIn
• CDC
• World Without Orphans
• Strengthening Yourself in the Lord
• Hearing God
• Red Sea Rules
• The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
• Resilient