People of faith need to be comfortable and intentional in two worlds-the world of the kingdom and the world of the commercial-blending and balancing their roles in each. Authors John C. Maxwell, Stephen Graves, and Thomas Addington identify the basic tools followers of Jesus should always have in their work toolbox: Calling, Serving, Character, and Skill.

Life@work: Marketplace Success For People Of Faith

Business & Money

MAXWELL, JOHN C.

Graves, Stephen R.

Addington, Thomas G.

Management & Leadership

Thomas Nelson. Inc.

In this 30-day companion workbook to There's No Such Thing as "Business" Ethics, bestselling author John C. Maxwell demonstrates how we can live with integrity by using the Golden Rule as our standard-in business and in life. In fact, Maxwell suggests the higher standard of exceeding the Golden Rule-by treating people better than they treat us, helping those who cannot help us, doing right when it is natural to do wrong, and keeping promises, even when it hurts. An ethics guide for any situation, each "day" of The Power of One offers a Drilling Down section which features a case study or story that illustrates the day's topic, Summarizing Principles on the subject, penetrating questions for Making Evaluation, and points of application for Taking Action. Maxwell reveals the factors that can "tarnish" the Golden Rule and teaches how to develop the Midas touch in personal integrity.

The Power Of One: One Person, One Rule, One Month

In Behind the Bottom Line, Stephen R. Graves and Thomas G. Addington -- cofounders of the popular journal Life@Work-- offer businesspeople a much-needed resource for understanding the spiritual factors that have a profound (and often unheralded) influence on our day-to-day business lives. This personal guide shows how biblical wisdom can become a vital and integral part of our work lives and a pathway to business excellence. In each chapter, the authors examine one of the fifteen central themes of business life-- power, change, wealth, ambition, ethics, balance, stewardship, partnering, calling, rest, strategy, innovation, entrepreneurship, marketplace grace, and legacy-- and explore how spirituality is intrinsic to our professional lives. Throughout the book, Graves and Addington offer powerful, life-changing spiritual insights that can profoundly affect how we approach our life at work.

Behind the Bottom Line: Powering Business Life with Spiritual Wisdom

Economics

Jossey-Bass

We all want to be able to influence others, to have our voices counted in decisionmaking, and to make a contribution to our organization or community. Most books on this subject focus on personal power for personal ends— self-help approaches that show readers how to get what they want for themselves. But influence can be much more— a live force that is vital to the positive and productive functioning of organizations, communities, and relationships.  In Clout Stephen R. Graves and Thomas G. Addington take an entirely new and fresh approach to the subject of influence, incorporating biblical wisdom and stories of exemplary people who have wielded influence with integrity and authenticity. Using classical analytical tools to examine the components of influence, the authors look at an array of historical and biblical models of both positive and negative influence, including Mother Teresa, Adam Smith, Jesus, St. Patrick, Malcolm Muggeridge, and even Rasputin. They analyze what drives this force in our personal and business lives and relationships and show readers how they too can become people of great influence and thereby have a message that is meaningful, an audience that is receptive, and a life that is believable.

Clout: Tapping Spiritual Wisdom to Become a Person of Influence

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Using the letters of the apostles from the New Testament, this collection of 250 inspirational reflections helps readers integrate faith with the realities of life at work and at home. Both highly practical and deeply spiritual, Deep Focus offers the guidance you need to grow in your faith and understanding by combining timeless biblical wisdom with real-world interpretation and reflection.

Deep Focus: Devotions for Living the Word

Worship & Devotion

The Fourth Frontier Exploring The New World Of Work

Encouraging readers to consider the economy as the "fourth frontier," the author focuses on the role of Christian teachings in the workplace.

Business Culture

W Pub Group

Helps Christians explore the Bible with challenging daily readings designed to help integrate faith with the realities of one's career, with devotions centering on the Bible's wisdom literature--Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, and James.

Daily Focus

Corporate America is certainly one of the greatest testing grounds for personal faith and conviction. With an increasing number of believers across the globe seeking to integrate their faith into the workplace, the editors of Life@Work have targeted five key areas in work in which Christians can apply God's Truth. Looking at the topics of Ethics (ISBN: , Rest (ISBN: 0849942616), Calling, Ambition, and Coaching, each book provides relevant quotes, illustrations, principles and life application questions. These books are excellent for individual study or group interaction and discussion.

Building Blocks For Your Life@work: The Hard Work of Rest

Self-Help

Motivational

Thomas Nelson

The typical American spends 80,000 to 100,000 of his or her best hours at work. For many, those hours are spent without a sense of purpose, meaning, or passion. But it doesn't have to be that way.For followers of Jesus, work is not just something we have to do. It's an opportunity to enter into deep participation in the life and work of the living God--a vital, unique, and powerful dimension of an abundant life in Christ. But many followers of Christ are uninformed or misinformed when it comes to what the Bible teaches about work.Through extensive research, consulting, mentoring, and interviewing, co-authors Thomas Addington and Stephen Graves have found that few followers of Jesus realize how much the Bible has to say about all the decisions, dilemmas, deals, and duties inherent in everyday work. From handling change to handling trauma, from creating a strategic plan to managing a staff dispute, from establishing travel policies to dealing with a dishonest supervisor, biblical truth is relevant, applicable, and discernable in workplace issues. The Fourth Frontier is for you if you're longing to:Understand God's personal calling for your life.Experience a sense of satisfaction and a God-connection to your job.Use your God-given skills for His kingdom while you're at work.Feel passion, peace, and purpose about your time between 8 and 5.Avoid the fears and anxieties that strangle joy for most employees.Create a supportive synergy between your family and your work life.Feel balance in all areas of your life.Followers of Jesus need not live fragmented, imbalanced, frenetic lives of conflicting demands and polarized priorities. Embark on a journey into The Fourth Frontier and embark on a journey of learning what it means to live a Christ-centered life of devotion, integrity, stewardship, and rest-and learning to be salt and light in the workplace and the world.

Job Hunting & Careers

Behind the Bottom Line

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Life@work: Marketplace Success For People Of Faith

The Power Of One: One Person, One Rule, One Month

Behind the Bottom Line: Powering Business Life with Spiritual Wisdom

Clout: Tapping Spiritual Wisdom to Become a Person of Influence

Deep Focus: Devotions for Living the Word

The Fourth Frontier Exploring The New World Of Work

Daily Focus

Building Blocks For Your Life@work: The Hard Work of Rest

The Fourth Frontier Exploring The New World Of Work

Behind the Bottom Line