Brock Shinen - The Christian Entrepreneur: Dream, Plan, Execute, Grow

H AVE YOU EVER HIRED a Christian business and been disappointed by the product or service they delivered? Or maybe youve worked with a secular business and wished they could have had a little more grace when you couldnt make a payment on time?

As Christians, we want the Christian benefits of grace, forgiveness, and conciliation even in the secular marketplace, yet in that marketplace those attributes are often viewed as counterproductive to making money. We Christians, then, tend to see the secular marketplace as a cold, harsh, unforgiving landscape driven primarily by the desire for as much profit as possible.

On the other end of the spectrum, we adore the fact that Christian businesses and business owners understand our relationship with God, pray with us, and empathize with our personal trials as we walk together in Christ. Yet when it comes to receiving consistent, high-quality products and services from these same Christian businesses and business owners, we can be disappointed and frustrated. It seems our choice is too often limited to either a Christian business that loves Jesus but renders lackluster performance or a secular business that delivers stellar performance but is ready to take us to court over a single misstep in the relationship.

Yet plenty of businesses and business owners believe you can operate a competitive, successful, marketplace-savvy enterprise and do so in a way that has Gods fingerprints all over it. The sad reality, however, is that if you want to own or operate a business that embodies godly dynamics and is highly successful, profitable, or simply excellent at what it does, only limited resources are available to show you how to get there. Its also an area systematically misunderstood by the church because the church wasnt designed to teach us competitive business practices.

Thats where I come in.

Im fortunate to work with some of the best entrepreneurs, ministries, and organizations in the world, and Im equally fortunate to work with countless others who have both passion and a good idea. The connection point for me is guiding them all toward prosperity in the context of healthy and godly business practices. After all, what motivates me as a believer, an attorney, and a strategy consultant is to superimpose Gods kingdom over the marketplace.