Strategies@Work Podcast

Gleanings - November 2025

Gleanings - October 2025

Organizational leaders and managers understand the responsibility of every true disciple of Jesus to live the faith not just profess it. They understand that the populist paradigm of Christianity is confused about this truth. These leaders and managers recognize their responsibility to live soundly consistent with profound truth. And they recognize their responsibility to disciple their stakeholders according to this truth. As the stakeholders live the Christian faith well, they will work as Jesus did to produce an excellent value proposition that reflects Christian values and principles with integrity. And the fruit of faithfulness to truth will be a lifestyle of redemption that will be a positive testimony for Jesus and the good news of the kingdom of God.

Wise organizational leaders and managers must mature as disciples of Jesus who are progressively growing in the capacity to function based on a Christian worldview of the good news of the kingdom of God. They understand their assignment is from the Lord and is to serve his purpose in all the organization’s stakeholders. Accordingly, they must build with people whom they disciple in this worldview and seek to deliver their divinely ordained value proposition with excellence and efficiency for the glory of God.

Wise organizational leaders and managers are committed to building organizations aligned with the will, ways, and timing of God, and for the glory of God. They understand that to deliver the value proposition authorized by God requires a culture of discipleship that facilitates maturity in Christlikeness for each worker that will help maximize individual potential and organizational efficiency. Organizations that function accordingly will be the light of Christ to all stakeholders and bear much fruit for the glory of God through the impartation of their value proposition.

Wise organizational leaders and managers understand the importance of building organizations with people who are blessed. Blessed workers will seek to obey the Creation Mandate, that is, use the organization to serve as God’s ruling agents on earth. Leaders and managers must be vigilant about building organizations with workers who are divinely empowered to mature as Jesus’ disciples. Discipleship is the predicate for obedience to the Creation Mandate, which is the predicate for living in God’s blessings. This is the only proper way to build organizations that magnify and glorify God.

Wise organizational leaders and managers recognize their responsibility to build with God. Consequently, they understand they must seek to produce the right value proposition but also must do it by serving the right people through building with the right people—those who manifest the fruit of regeneration and are maturing holistically in Christlikeness and in accordance to their divinely ordained calling—in the right way, in the right places, and at the right time. And all this must be done with the right motive: to glorify God.

Wise organizational leaders understand that they are building organizations in the context of what God is doing in his metanarrative. Therefore, organizations must reflect the will and ways of God as well as the purpose of God. To do this well, leaders must discern the right value proposition and find the right people to deliver the value proposition. The idea of right means that which is aligned with the plan and purpose of God, who has a reason for the existence of everything. There is no other licit reason for the existence of organizations except to serve God’s purpose. This requires leadership grounded in a Christian worldview to deliver the value proposition ordained by God.

Organizational leaders and managers should build organizations based on the reality of living in the context of the new covenant era. This means that sound, efficient organizations should be built with true disciples (those who manifest the fruit of regeneration) who are humble, submitted, and teachable, and, therefore, seeking to live empowered lives aligned with the will and ways of God. Such people and organizations will build aligned with God and bear the fruit of progressively maturing in Christlikeness. This will enable them to truly bless those they serve as they honor God through excellent work (Colossians 3:17, 23).

Wise organizational leaders and managers recognize that the good news of the kingdom of God transforms people’s hearts and is the basis for holistic living. To deliver an efficient value proposition requires workers who are maturing in living a Christian worldview that then informs every thought, choice, and action. Organizations with holistic Christian workers will deliver products and service with excellence and enjoy stellar reputations.

Wise organizational leaders and managers understand that Jesus is Lord of all, no exceptions. Accordingly, Jesus is Lord of all organizations. Therefore, the proper way to lead and manage an organization is in accordance with Scripture. To function any other way is humanistic, which will ultimately end in failure. The MTD message is incompatible with Christianity as historically understood by orthodox Christians. To build sound, efficient, and effective organizations, one of the key predicates is to build with people committed to orthodox Christianity as evidenced by their lifestyle.

Wise organizational leaders and managers will be regulated by a sound Christian worldview based on Scripture. Accordingly, they will understand the fallen condition of mankind and mankind’s impotency to self-save and that God’s plan of salvation is not universally granted to all. Hence, they will recognize the impact of sin on all stakeholders. Building an organizational culture based on Scripture as a necessary predicate for delivering excellent value will be a priority.