• This session will help you grow in faith as you see God do amazing things in your life and business in the coming months.

• A very valuable aspect of your participation in a Truth@Work Roundtable Group is that the program is designed to help you establish monthly and annual goals.  Participation also helps hold you accountable to accomplishing personal, professional and spiritual goals.

• We are all familiar with ...

• This session provides two very practical and effective Models for Making Biblically Based Decisions - A Four Step Decision Making Model and The Servanthood vs. Stewardship Model.

• A big challenge for any Christian business owner or leader is making tough decisions in difficult situations.  How do we know if we are following God's desire in the midst of a difficult decision?  The reality is we are probably not capable of ever being 10...

• This session is an actual case study that is built on the Servanthood vs. Stewardship Decision Making Model.

• When is the right time to terminate an underperforming employee?  As a Christian business owner or leader, why is it often so difficult to terminate an employee, particularly one who is a Christian?

• This case study brings to light the difficulty of the decision of how and when to deal with an employee s...

• This session is a practical application of the Biblical Decision Making Models covered in a previous session.

• In this session, Roundtable members identify one or two of the most pressing challenges, problems, issues or opportunities facing their business/organization and then apply each aspect of the Decision Making Modelss to the identified issues.

• During the Roundtable meeting, members share their findings with ...

• This video presentation was captured live at a seminar.

• Participants are given an in-depth teaching on a Biblical perspective of why God created work as a holy thing, and how we are to serve God in and through our work and in the marketplace.

• A very unique connection is made in the presentation between how we view our work vs. how we treat our families.  This is demonstrated through a set of two fictional char...

• This video presentation was captured live at a seminar.

• This segment is practical nuts & bolts in helping participants begin to develop a game plan for better leveraging their business/organization as a platform for real Christian ministry.

• In this session, the following components are covered:

  • The four lies that prevent Christians from ministering in the marketplace

    ...

• Members watch a life-changing video titled The Bema Seat of Christ. Bema means judgment.

• This video is a stunning and powerful presentation of the eternal importance of the decisions we make in life and in business on a daily basis, and how God views these decisions in the light of eternity.

• Many if not most Christians are not aware that the Bible teaches there are two judgments that they will go through. The firs...

• This session is a very powerful exercise that has the potential to fundamentally shape and change the way you conduct every aspect of your business.

• In this session, Roundtable members participate in an imaginary journaling exercise.  You show up at your business and waiting for you is Jesus, himself- in the flesh.  Jesus asks you to take Him on a tour of your company. As you do, Jesus inquires how you interact with your employees, cus...

Part 1

• This session addresses a cornerstone issue of being a Christian business leader - operating with integrity in the marketplace.  

• What is integrity?  Is there a different set of standards for Christians and non-Christians in the marketplace?  Do non-Christians operate with integrity in business?  Why do so many non-believers not want to do business with Christians?  

• This sessi...

Part 2

• This session features a scenario where one employee sees the other participating in questionable activity while on a business trip.

• Roundtable members analyze the situation and must determine a course of action in a very difficult situation.

• In this case study, members evaluate such issues as: the dividing line between personal and comp...

Part 3

• A common statement within Truth@Work is If you have pre-determined principles, you have very few decisions to make.  In other words, when a Christian business leader has given considerable pre-emptive thought and consideration to his/her principles prior to facing a situation, it won't be difficult to know what to do when facing a difficult decision.

• Roundtable members are guided through several Biblical passages and h...

• Members review the previous 12 months to track their progress on their top three to five personal, spiritual and business goals.

• A success analysis of the major goals and BHAGs established at the beginning of their Truth@Work group are written down and discussed with the other participants.

• A real time of celebration is enjoyed by those who have experienced success, as well as a time of praising the Lord for deliv...

• Members establish their top three personal, spiritual, and business goals for the next 12 months.

• Goals are to be S.M.A.R.T. Specific-Measurable-Achievable-Realistic-Time Oriented

• Establishing BHAGs Big Hairy Audacious God- sized goals

• Joshua 3:5 reads Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.

• Members identify three hug...

• This session will put your faith and testimony for Christ to the test.

• Truth @Work does not teach Roundtable members that in order to be a Christian in business that members should put Bible verses on their business cards, web sites or invoices. Truth@Work does teach that if God leads a Christian in business, he/she should obey the Lord's leading.

• So how would you respond if your largest customer/client were of...

Part 1

• An important issue for Christian business owners and leaders to consider is what it looks like to experience the power of the Holy Spirit leading them in their daily business decisions and issues.

• Should a Christian in business expect and/or experience God�s favor over his/her competitors? Is it reasonable to believe that God will extend His blessing based on how a Christian conducts him/herself in the marketplace?

Part 2- Knowing Scripture & The Power Of God In Your Business

• Christians in business have a distinct advantage against non-believers- they have access to the power of the Holy Spirit in terms of wisdom and discernment when facing difficult challenges and decisions.

• If this is the case, why do so many Christian business owners and leaders struggle so greatly each day when making tough choices?

• In this...

• This segment features the results of a 20 year study of several hundred companies from around the globe.

• The top 10 characteristics of companies that are conducting business from a biblical perspective are identified:

  • 1  Long term profitability
  • 2  Excellence/Integrity/Sustainability
  • 3  Kingdom motivation/purpose...

• Fear is something that has the potential to defeat God's plan in our lives.

• Every Christian in business must overcome the temptation to allow fear to overtake them.

• In this session, Roundtable members are guided through seven ways that fear can negatively impact them in leading their business/organization.

• Members also identify current issues and challenges they are facing. They de...

• Many Christian business owners and leaders are not experiencing the true power of the Holy Spirit in their personal and business lives.  Fear is driving many aspects of their lives, fear of loss, fear of man and fear of exposure.

• Roundtable members are guided through several examples of what it looks like to live a life and lead a business with the power of The Holy Spirit.

• This session provides the framework ...

• Consider what it would cost to gather 8 to 12 business owners and professionals on a monthly basis to share your concerns, problems, opportunities, receive input and advice to address your issues.

• Truth@Work Roundtable members have the opportunity each month to present their problems, challenges and opportunities to their Roundtable Group, their Christian Board of Advisors.  This aspect of the program alone can provide thousands of dollars...

• An important issue for Christian business owners and leaders to consider is whether what the Bible has to say is to be taken literally, when it comes to making decisions in business.

• When it comes to dealing with customers, vendors, employees, and even competitors, should a Christian in business really turn the other cheek or allow people to take advantage of them in business? How should a Christian respond when an employee steals from them?&n...

The Power of Gossip

• Every Christian in business regularly faces adversity and conflict in the marketplace.  Personal conflict with employees, customers, and vendors can hinder growth and progress for a company, and it can damage friendships.

• One of the most common reasons for conflict is gossip, discrediting talk about someone who is not present.

• In this session, Ro...

Embracing Healthy Conflict Within Your Roundtable Group

• A unique and tremendous valuable aspect for members of the Truth@Work Roundtable program is that it provides a forum and opportunity each month for members to come and share their problems, challenges and opportunities with a group of their peers-people who truly get it.

• One of the most important elements of a health...

• Members review the previous 12 months to track progress on their top three personal, spiritual, and business goals.

• A success analysis of the major goals and BHAGs established at the beginning of their Truth@Work group are written down and discussed with the other participants.

• A real time of celebration is enjoyed by those who have experienced success, as well as a time of praising the Lord for delivering on some...

• Members establish their top three personal, spiritual, and business goals for the next 12 months.

• Goals are to be S.M.A.R.T. Specific-Measurable-Achievable-Realistic-Time Oriented

• Establishing BHAGs Big Hairy Audacious God- sized goals

• Joshua 3:5 reads Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.

• Members identify three hug...

• This session focuses on helping Roundtable members gain perspective on how their life experiences have shaped their leadership style.  Every person is influenced by the highs and lows of life, the victories and the failures, and those experiences help form the outlook on life and business, and influence how people lead others.

• Roundtable members are guided through a process of developing their Personal Life Line, a graph of their life expe...

• A major focus of Truth@Work is that the Roundtable program is designed to help members grow in all key areas of their lives, personally, spiritually and professionally.  This is Biblical, as God wants us to experience peace and prosperity holistically.

• Nearly all businesses and organizations have a mission statement and a set of core values. In fact, it is quite common that dozens of hours and thousands of dollars are invested in getting t...

Developing Your Personal Testimony Brochure

• Every business has marketing materials and collateral to tell their story, to share what their products/services are, and what business philosophy they operate on.

• If this is the case for marketing our businesses, products, and services, why not have similar materials to share our personal stories, our individual core values, and our testimony of our faith in C...

• Nearly all companies have limited financial resources.  Many times when a company wants to hire a talented and key employee, it does not have the ability to compensate that person what he/she can command in the marketplace.

• In this case study, Members work through how they would handle a scenario where a highly skilled candidate is being considered for leadership in the business, but there simply is not the budget to do so.  The decisi...

• One of the most common challenges facing today's Christian in business is how to effectively and Biblically handle a poorly performing employee.  As a business person, you must get excellence performance from every worker, and yet as a Christian, you want to demonstrate patience, kindness, mercy and grace. The tension of this balancing act can be very difficult.

• The most common open Roundtable issue over the 10-year history of the Truth...

Overload vs. Margin

• One of the greatest challenges for a Christian in business is finding life balance. The demands and pressures can be overwhelming.  One of the ways the Devil works to defeat a Christian is to keep them so busy that they do not have time to slow down and experience God.  The noise in their life is so loud they cannot hear God's still small voice.

• ...

Developing Personal Margin-The Key to Innovation

• In this session, Roundtable members are guided through a series of questions and exercises to help them begin scheduling & experiencing personal margin.

• Members discover Parkinson's Law - which teaches that any given task will take exactly how long that has been budgeted to complete it, a key to understanding how to ex...

Scheduling & Enjoying Margin

• In this session, Roundtable members complete a Daily Activity Audit to assess their success habits/patterns to be accomplished.

• Members identify and implement the three to five most critical activities that must be accomplished each day within the business and personally, setting the foundation to experience personal margin.

• ...

• A significant challenge facing any company is the loss of productivity of its workforce.  A major reason many companies are losing productivity is that employees are spending considerable time surfing the internet during work hours. It is estimated that tens of billions of dollars of work productivity are lost each year by American businesses due to employees browsing the internet.

• A major crisis facing marriages and families today is addi...

• A very important component of building a successful company is developing a brand that customers, vendors, employees and even competitors clearly understand and come to trust.

• Many business owners have a misunderstanding of what a brand is and what it is not. Many do not know what their brand is in the marketplace, and thus have difficulty distinguishing themselves in a crowded marketplace.

• In this session, Roundt...

• Members review the previous 12 months to track progress on their top three personal, spiritual, and business.

• A success analysis of the major goals and BHAGs established at the beginning of their Truth@Work group are written down and discussed with the other participants.

• A real time of celebration is enjoyed by those who have experienced success, as well as a time of praising the Lord for delivering on some of th...