Nowadays you might hear a lot about passive income or passive investments that promise streams of effortless income. However, as Christians, there is no such thing as passive investing.

Instead, we are called by God to be actively involved in our investments and business ventures as people who will be held accountable to how we manage His resources.

We look at Jesus' parable of the rich fool and apply this teaching to our own investment plans. Young and old alike, we should be taking an active role in our investments.

GOD'S DOMINION & OUR STEWARDSHIP

1. Principle #1 - We acknowledge God’s dominion over all resources, and the
   authority of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. Our role, through “secondary sovereignty,” granted to us by God, is to steward His resources.
2. Principle #2 - We trust in God’s goodness, living with an abundance
   mentality and enthusiasm to be “fruitful and multiply.”
3. Principle #3 - As stewards of God’s resources we invest in what we know
   and understand, and what allows us to leverage our wealth of knowledge
   and unique, God-given gifts.
4. Principle #4 - We are active, not passive, investors of God's resources as stewards who will be held accountable.

SCRIPTURES:

• Luke 12:13-21

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No one is more isolated than business owners. As a result, these business leaders need an authentic and confidential community of like-minded peers where they can let down their guard and be transparent.

Dave Hartman is a Truth At Work Chapter President who has spent many years in corporate leadership. He devoted the last 5 years to pursuing business leaders and facilitating Truth At Work peer advisory groups around the Pittsburgh region.

In this episode we discuss the unique needs business leaders have and the ways Truth At Work fulfills those needs. We also share about the ways we see God moving in Western Pennsylvania that might lead to a spiritual revival.

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• Seneca Hills Bible Camp & Retreat Center | senecahills.org
• Truth At Work | [email protected]; [email protected]
• Hodoba Consulting Agency | [email protected]
• Jeff Dougherty, Allstate Insurance | 724-847-5218
• Ryan & Danielle Hatch, TBD Bookkeeping | 412-720-3501 | [email protected]

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• Email Mike Hatch to receive your free pdf of the 15 Redemptive Economic Principles and scripture references. Learn how to build your business on biblical principles for eternal significance.

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Most Christians believe all they have to do is follow a formula for investing, prescribed by Wall Street, to guarantee retirement. However, this is not what the Bible teaches.

Today, Mike discusses the third redemptive economic principle which involves leveraging our wealth of knowledge and unique, God-given gifts to contribute to human flourishing. We can't do this with our wealth trapped in the stock market.

GOD'S DOMINION & OUR STEWARDSHIP

1. Principle #1 - We acknowledge God’s dominion over all resources, and the
   authority of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit. Our role, through “secondary sovereignty,” granted to us by God, is to steward His resources.
2. Principle #2 - We trust in God’s goodness, living with an abundance
   mentality and enthusiasm to be “fruitful and multiply.”
3. Principle #3 - As stewards of God’s resources we invest in what we know
   and understand, and what allows us to leverage our wealth of knowledge
   and unique, God-given gifts.

SCRIPTURES:

• Ecclesiastes 11:1-6
• 1 Peter 4:7-11

SPONSORS:

• Seneca Hills Bible Camp & Retreat Center | senecahills.org
• Truth At Work | [email protected]; [email protected]
• Hodoba Consulting Agency | [email protected]
• Jeff Dougherty, Allstate Insurance | 724-847-5218
• Ryan & Danielle Hatch, TBD Bookkeeping | 412-720-3501 | [email protected]

CONNECT:
[email protected]

• Email Mike Hatch to receive your free pdf of the 15 Redemptive Economic Principles and scripture references. Learn how to build your business on biblical principles for eternal significance.

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https://redemptiveeconomics.com/

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Many towns around Western Pennsylvania never recovered from the steel industry rug pull of the 70's and 80's. Beaver County native, Chuck Verrett, and his partner, Nick Trombetta (Founder of PA Cyber Academy), discovered an innovative way to make a redemptive economic impact in some of these forgotten steel towns in Beaver County.

This is an inspiring story of how Chuck and his partner, Nick, leveraged their unique entrepreneurial skills and community connections to reclaim and redeem an economically struggling area. You'll glean so many amazing insights as we talk with Chuck about the incredible work of The Reclaim Project in Beaver County.

Chuck Verrett is the President and CEO of Integra Marketing Group, Co-Founder of Sustainable Mission Partners and Co-Founder of The Reclaim Project.

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• Seneca Hills Bible Camp & Retreat Center | senecahills.org
• Truth At Work | [email protected]; [email protected]
• Hodoba Consulting Agency | [email protected]
• Jeff Dougherty, Allstate Insurance | 724-847-5218
• Ryan & Danielle Hatch, TBD Bookkeeping | 412-720-3501 | [email protected]

CONNECT:
[email protected]

• Email Mike Hatch to receive your free pdf of the 15 Redemptive Economic Principles and scripture references. Learn how to build your business on biblical principles for eternal significance.

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It can be easy as Christian business leaders to say that God is good. However, do your attitudes and actions in your business reflect the truth of God's goodness?

Do you believe that no matter what God has your best interest at heart?

Or do you feel that God is holding out on you for some reason?

Mike unpacks Redemptive Economic Principle #2, under the category of God's Dominion and Our Stewardship, which is that We Trust In God's Goodness, Living with an Abundance Mentality and Enthusiasm to be Fruitful and Multiply.

SCRIPTURES:

• Genesis 12:1-4
• Proverbs 31:13, 17
• Matthew 25:16
• Proverbs 11:24
• Psalm 112

SPONSORS:

• Seneca Hills Bible Camp & Retreat Center | senecahills.org
• Truth At Work | [email protected]; [email protected]
• Hodoba Consulting Agency | [email protected]
• Jeff Dougherty, Allstate Insurance | 724-847-5218
• Ryan & Danielle Hatch, TBD Bookkeeping | 412-720-3501 | [email protected]

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After solo backpacking across Africa Valerie Bowden fell in love with the continent. Little did she know that God was planted seeds in her heart through that experience that would one day blossom into a tremendously redemptive business, CRDLE.

Sadly, most efforts to empower Africa economically have done much more harm than good. That's why Valerie started, CRDLE, an outsourcing business that empowers Africans with skilled, VA jobs and generous compensation.

Valerie shares her invaluable perspective on Africa and how God inextricably linked her life to the continent she loves to serve through her business.

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• Seneca Hills Bible Camp & Retreat Center | senecahills.org
• Truth At Work | [email protected]; [email protected]
• Hodoba Consulting Agency | [email protected]
• Jeff Dougherty, Allstate Insurance | 724-847-5218
• Ryan & Danielle Hatch, TBD Bookkeeping | 412-720-3501 | [email protected]

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As a Christian entrepreneur you are probably trying to run your business based on biblical principles. However you might be unknowingly compromising more fundamental economic principles from the bible.

Our current monetary system is corrupt, and by participating in it we become complicit in the sins of Babylon.

Revelation 18:4 says,
“‘Come out of her, my people,’
    so that you will not share in her sins,
    so that you will not receive any of her plagues...'"

How can we bring our business into alignment with God's redemptive economic purposes so that we are truly "seeking the welfare of the city?" (Jeremiah 29:7)

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• Truth At Work | [email protected]; [email protected]
• Hodoba Consulting Agency | [email protected]
• Jeff Dougherty, Allstate Insurance | 724-847-5218
• Ryan & Danielle Hatch, TBD Bookkeeping | 412-720-3501 | [email protected]

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Very few Christians step into God's entrepreneurial call on their lives because they're often too fearful. Many people lack faith and resign themselves to being wage slaves, in bondage to their golden hand cuffs.

Where do you find the courage to overcome your fears and GET STARTED?

Executive Coach, Jeff Hancher, gets vulnerable about his own entrepreneurial journey - the good, the bad, and the very bad. You'll gain amazing perspective not just about how to get started, but how to discern God's work in, and amidst, your business life.

About Jeff Hancher:
After Serving in the United States Army, Jeff began his career as a blue-collar worker at a large corporation. He was promoted 10 times and achieved advanced leadership positions at a Fortune 500 company.

After 23 years in corporate America and several entrepreneurial ventures, Jeff became an Executive Coach and is now 100% focused on helping other business leaders reach their fullest potential.

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• Truth At Work | [email protected]; [email protected]
• Hodoba Consulting Agency | [email protected]
• Jeff Dougherty, Allstate Insurance | 724-847-5218
• Ryan & Danielle Hatch, TBD Bookkeeping | 412-720-3501 | [email protected]

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God chose you, and your business, for the benefit of the whole world. Or at least your sphere of influence, however small or large that is.

Like Abram, God called you out to trust him in your entrepreneurial adventure and enter into the unknown. Your business is not your own - in fact, God entrusted it to you for His redemptive purposes.

How will you allow God to use you and your business as a conduit of his blessing in this world where we are simply passing through as sojourners?

SCRIPTURE:

• Psalm 112:1-3
• Genesis 12:1-3
• Jeremiah 29:7

SPONSORS:

• Ryan & Danielle Hatch, TBD Bookkeeping | 412-720-3501 | [email protected]

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Something amazing is happening in Kittanning, PA. The once struggling and neglected steel town is now an up-and-coming borough that is attracting more and more local investment.

This is due, in part, to the vision of Kittanning Pastor, business owner, and investor, Andrew Laddusaw. From real estate investing, to small business investment, to working with the local government to clean up blight.

Andrew decided to take an innovative, entrepreneurial approach to leading his church. As a result, they have made a BIG impact in this little town.

• Andrew's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AndrewLaddusaw
• Andrew's State Farm Site: https://www.statefarm.com/agent/us/pa/kittanning/andrew-laddusaw-8t1v74wcmak

SPONSORS:

• Truth At Work | [email protected]; [email protected]
• Hodoba Consulting Agency | [email protected]
• Jeff Dougherty, Allstate Insurance | 724-847-5218
• Ryan & Danielle Hatch, TBD Bookkeeping | 412-720-3501 | [email protected]

Website:
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