Leadership Lecture Series
by Biola University
In this series, listeners will be provided with a wealth of practical advice on pairing the often conflicting worlds of faith and business. The lectures in this collection feature Wayne Grudem, Dallas Willard, and many others as they attempt to analyze topics of work, business, leadership, stewardship, faith, and money from a Christian perspective.
Episodes
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Lessons In Non-Linear Leadership / Nancy Ortberg
Author Nancy Ortberg speaks about leadership, relationships, and how to develop a team. She explains that trust, honesty, and conflict are all powerful tools that a leader must learn to utilize and gives practical examples of their applications. She closes with a session of Q&A.
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Becoming Kingdom Investors / Alan Barnhart
For over 40 years, Alan and his team at Barnhart Crane & Rigging have been providing innovative solutions to the complex lifting and transportation challenges faced by heavy industry – from power generation to petrochemical to renewable energy. Today, there are over 20 branches across the U.S....
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Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World / Michael Hyatt
Highlights from Michael Hyatt's keynote address, where he explains how to properly target and maintain an audience through digital media. He explains how to understand and respond to viewers as well as develop an online persona. Hyatt also explains how to plan content for a page.
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Launched or Landed / Doug Spada
Doug Spada discusses the importance of viewing work in the marketplace as ministry. He explains some of the challenges that workers are confronted with when integrating their faith and work, then shows the success that churches have had in addressing these issues. Spada offers practical advice…
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Learning to Trust God / Doug Spada
Doug Spada addresses the common struggle of Christians to switch God off during the work week. He asks his audience to consider the ways that they have switched God off. Spada encourages his listeners to be open to the power of God in their lives.
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Lead Like Jesus / Ken Blanchard
Ken Blanchard, author of One Minute Manager, encourages his audience to follow Jesus' example of leadership. He explains that the focus on leadership must be servanthood and love.
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Developing Your Leadership Point of View / Ken Blanchard
Ken and Margie Blanchard discuss how leaders can develop definite self-identity, principles, and expectations for the benefit of those who support and depend upon them.
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How Do We Keep Up With All The Always Changing and Uncertain Times? / C. William Pollard
Bill Pollard and panelists talk about globalization and interdependence and the potential ramifications for the Church.
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How Can Business Executives Integrate Their Faith? / John Kalmikov
Christian Leadership Panelists discuss the need for practical theological and leadership resources for executives making tough life and business choices.
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What Church Sermon Would Benefit You Most as a Business Executive? / Bob Brumleu
Christian Leadership Panelists suggest topics for sermons that would greatly benefit the business community in the pews at Church on Sunday.
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The Importance of Teaching Delegation to Students / John Kalmikov
Christian panelists discuss lessons from the business leadership field that apply to ministry and church leadership. They note the importance of diversification of leadership responsibilities.
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Can Pastors Mentor Business Executives? / John Kalmikov
Christian Leadership Panelists discuss the benefits and potential obstacles to partnerships and mentoring relationships between pastors and business leaders.
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What Books Could Pastors Read to Help Learn Your Business? / Bob Brumleu
Christian Leadership Panelists offer suggestions for reading material to help pastors understand business leaders in their congregations.
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Advice to Theology Faculty / Connie Salios
Connie Salios, Managing Partner of The Barnabas Group, advises faculty at Talbot on important topics to be abreast in leadership in the marketplace.
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How Have Fellow Christian CEOs Helped You? / Bob Brumleu
Christian Leadership Panelists discuss the importance of peer relationships for success in business and ministry.
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What Theology Professors Should Teach to Business Workers / Philip Paul
Phillip Paul, CEO of Unlimited Innovations, discusses the importance of students learning discipleship.
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Christian Values for a Secular Company / Philip Paul
Phillip Paul, CEO of Unlimited Innovations, discusses the benefits and challenges to leading a secular company from a Christian perspective.
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Biblical Stewardship and Business / Stephen Grabill
Stephen Grabil discusses the biblical basis of the word economics and its relation to responsible stewardship of time, family, and resources.
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Free-Market and Private Property / C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard asserts that capitalism is the best economic system created by man - allowed by God - for the creation of wealth, but notes that it is imperfect, particularly in its fair distribution of wealth.
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Private Property and Character / Dallas Willard
Dr. Dallas Willard discusses the importance of private property in development of character and goodness, and notes that while private property and profit are important parts of life, they are not the goal of life, and references Adam Smith's views on morality over and above "the invisible hand."
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How I Deal With Wall Street / Doug Meece
Doug Meece, First Vice President of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and John Kang, Chairman of Rockwall Holdings, discuss the markets and how to approach dealing with business and Wall Street in biblical ways.
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Biblical Truths to Build a Company On / C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard, former President of The ServiceMaster Company, discusses biblical principles and how they integrated into his leadership at ServiceMaster. He asserts the importance of following the person of Jesus Christ as business leaders build companies.
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Finding God in Business / Dallas Willard
Dr. Dallas Willard discusses God's love for the world and His work beyond the Church, especially in the business world.
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Business is Ministry / Scott B Rae
Christian Leadership Panelists discuss the importance of work and of viewing all work as essential Christian ministry. Work is part of God's design for the world.
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How Can the Church Support Their Working-Class Congregation? / Doug Meece
Christian Leadership Panelists discuss the necessity of integrating faith with all of life, particularly the work life, and how churches and schools can prepare students to not isolate work and faith. They note the important role of pastors and professors in encouraging and ministering to…
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CEOs: Modern Day Shepherds / C. William Pollard
Christian Leadership Panelists discuss how CEO's and executives can act as shepherds to their employees, and the importance of treating all people as being made in the image of God.
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Using Spiritual Gifts in the Workplace / Dallas Willard
Christian Leadership Panelists challenge attendees to see their gifts and strengths as spiritual gifts from God and to do their work in his power and for his glory.
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Finding Value in Your Work / C. William Pollard
Christian Leadership Panelists discuss the value of work, and where Christians can find meaning in all forms of work when done to God's glory.
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What Does it Mean When You Say You Were "Called to Business?" / John Kang
John Kang discusses serving God and serving others as necessary to any calling to vocation.
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Leadership is a Huge Responsibility / C. William Pollard
Bill Pollard talks about the enormous responsibility of leadership especially in developing the character and growth of employees.
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Struggling to See the Value of Work / Dallas Willard
Christian Leadership Panelists discuss finding value in work that isn't at first glance Kingdom-oriented. They suggest that the original design, that we work as a mirror of a God who works, infuses all work with goodness and the potential for spiritual growth.
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Being a CEO Was My Ministry / C. William Pollard
Bill Pollard, former CEO of The ServiceMaster Company, argues for the importance of mission and cause-oriented business, and the necessity of treating people as made in the image of God.
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Closing the Gap Between Church and Business / Helen Mitchell
Helen Mitchell, Director of Saddleback Church's workplace ministry, discusses the outcomes and objectives of deploying a responsible theology of work from churches to the workplace.
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What's Unique about a Christian in the Workplace? / Dallas Willard
Dr. Willard discusses the role of the Christian in the workplace, especially regarding moral and ethical behavior and the recognition of God at work in a secular workplace. Andy Mihaylo, President of The Christane Company, discusses hard choices that honor God and the responsibility that comes…
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Serving God with Your Work / Barry H. Corey
President Barry H. Corey reflects on the value of work in the Christian life and discusses the opportunities and challenges ahead for Talbot in equipping students to love their neighbor, both through the workforce and through the pulpit. He challenges them to be excellent as they mirror God to…
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Implementing Biblical Principles in the Workplace / C. William Pollard
C. William Pollard, former President of The ServiceMaster Company, discusses the disaster affecting global markets and its causes, and how conducting business with biblical principles in mind serves the common good and regulates healthy, profitable business practices.
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Peter Drucker's Theology of Work / Joseph A. Maciariello
Joseph Maciariello addresses Talbot School of Theology faculty about lessons in authority, power, and leadership in a moral sense learned from management guru Peter Drucker. He covers absolute power, the lust for power, and positive lessons from the Founding Fathers.
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Taking Theology and Spiritual Discipline into the Marketplace / Dallas Willard
Dr. Dallas Willard challenges Talbot School of Theology faculty to teach a spiritual view of the goodness of work, leading students to develop moral and productive work habits by incorporating the spiritual disciplines in to their work life.
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A Theology of Work/Vocation / Wayne Grudem
Dr. Wayne Grudem addresses Talbot School of Theology faculty on the moral and spiritual qualities of productive work as a means to love your neighbor and bring glory to God.
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High Tech for High Customer Touch / Dan Cathy
Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy discusses how his business has combined technology and personal relationship to increase customer satisfaction.
About this show
In this series, listeners will be provided with a wealth of practical advice on pairing the often conflicting worlds of faith and business. The lectures in this collection feature Wayne Grudem, Dallas Willard, and many others as they attempt to analyze topics of work, business, leadership, stewardship, faith, and money from a Christian perspective.
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Biola University
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