Whitestone Podcast

After the ultimate in life disruptions as a young man, Daniel was placed in very powerful positions by several different kings. Yet, this itself brought risks and temptations to pick new cornerstones to rely upon when the inevitable troubles arose. How Daniel kept God as his cornerstone in the face of significant risks like losing his very life is amazing! Join Kevin in this final episode in the Daniel series as he unpacks a unique narrative of Daniel and the lessons it has for us. // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

One of the hottest words in business circles for talking about creating value in an enterprise is “moat,” like the moat around a castle. Have you as a leader helped your organization create a formidable moat, a strong competitive advantage? And what’s your enterprise’s vulnerability? Join Kevin as he moves from medieval castles to Warren Buffet to the eternal Kingdom of God to define what it takes to truly obtain and sustain long-term success in your organization! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

John Boyd was an amazing man who stood in the gap for many who would never know that he did so! But the Bible showed the way to stand in the gap for others millennia before Boyd was on the scene—from Abraham and Moses to Jesus and Stephen! Join Kevin as we canvass both the Bible and Boyd’s vocational life patterns to get better equipped to fruitfully stand in the gap for others! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Have you noticed how easy it is to complain about culture and politics block greatness? But is the reason that churches in America are not very effective because of such external forces or their own internal weaknesses? And how about your workplace? Is the problem really a competitor’s greatness? Or is it the fact that your company is being taken by surprise by your competitors all too often? Come for a journey with Kevin as he builds the case that your key obstacles are internal! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Is your organization executing a clear win-win-win for the three parties you are inherently steward for? Does your organization even really embrace that three parties are essential to the enterprise’s surviving and thriving? Do you as a leader experience the deep joy that God says is the fruit of great stewardship in your roles? Join Kevin as he unpacks this most important cornerstone of great stewardship—the win-win-win!  // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Does your organization have what’s called “product-market fit?” Some of the most successful venture capitalists in Silicon Valley think that “product-market fit” is the most important milestone for a start-up tech company. And, not surprisingly, Jesus was, oh, about two thousand years ahead of all of us on that. Join Kevin as we dive into this key link for success in your organization, whether it’s directly in tech or not! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

With the advent of extraordinary digital capabilities, there’s little that has changed more radically in the past several decades than access to research! What does that mean for you and me as decision makers? Are we thinking about research most effectively? And just who and what are Walter, Fanny, and the Bookmobile? Join Kevin for an episode with huge ramifications.  // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

In your work life, your church life, and your personal life, are you most focused on your leadership or your stewardship? Is there a difference, or is there a gap between the two, as happens so often? Join Kevin as he helpfully contrasts the very real gap that is common in many organizations regarding its perceived leadership versus its long-term stewardship and the failure that results.  // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

Daniel’s life is full of examples of God using him to proclaim truth-filled “links to the future.” Like a hyperlink that takes readers to a new webpage they’ll find helpful, is your life also providing the effective gospel-truth links to those around you? Join Kevin as he uses several of the narratives in Daniel’s life to lay the groundwork for how we are equipped to communicate God’s links to the future of Christ’s coming glory! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.

In your life, do you think you are more of a “patient” person or an “urgent” person? OK, got that, but what does God specifically call you to be—for the Kingdom, for your family, and for your workplace? Join Kevin as we explore the very effective patient urgency that God calls all believer to in their lives! // Download this episode's Application & Action questions and PDF transcript at whitestone.org.