Doing Business for God | Sam Thevanayagam

Sam Thevanayagam is an author, speaker, and CEO of Parts Life, Inc. who emigrated to the United States in his twenties. Sam joins the Innerfire Podcast to discuss living out faith in business, cultural issues, and his book The First 10 Runs in Singles.0:00 - Introduction1:45 - About Sam Thevanayagam7:14 - Coming up as a Christian in Sri Lanka9:41 - Sam’s salvation experience10:27 - How does Christianity in the U.S. different from Christianity in Sri Lanka?14:28 - How Sam is living out his faith in his business and community19:38 - The Christian approach to immigration24:43 - Playing offense instead of defense30:06 - Being a good steward of the resources God has given us35:16 - Helping others achieve their God-given potential40:17 -  Discovering purpose as the antidote to entitlement42:21 - Sam’s approach to LGBTQ employees47:30 - Using the game of cricket to teach the game of life51:38 - Being the same person in private as in public 55:20 - Prioritizing relationships59:46 - How Sam is using his book1:02:05 - The importance of unconditional love and resilience1:10:10 - Taking initiative in response to the Holy Spirit1:14:14 - Closing commentsWebsite: https://innerfire.comMerch: https://innerfire.com/shopFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/InnerFireMinistriesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/innerfireministries/?hl=enThe Innerfire PodcastApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1551491407Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2S9qDbKZKJJI9pGsTvpvJ6Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f9082dcd-3a3b-43d3-9ffa-d41b40f5a47d/the-innerfire-podcasthttps://www.samtnetwork.com