It's easy to cheer when a business finds a classy, noncompromising way to combine faith with growth and job creation. It is so rare to find a business that does business God's way and is making it!One well known example is Chick-Fil-A, a Christian-owned, privately held company that still keeps the Sabbath holy. Their mall locations shuttered on Sundays while thousands of potential customers pass by.
Service Master, which is the umbrella company for Terminex, Merry Maids, TruGreen and other home service companies with 5,500 franchisees, is unabashed in their proclamation of faith and virtue. Read their objectives, and their first priority is to honor God by "Doing the right thing...Each of us knows the difference between right and wrong... We do an honest day's work. We tell the truth. We obey the law. We don't cut corners, even if it puts us at a competitive disadvantage.
And there are others.
Our friend Justin Forman across the pond in the U.K. runs the Business As Mission network. Our mission here at RLB is to encourage and empower the individual believer to live out their faith in everyday life. Jason and his group do the same, but for businesses.
He recently named the 25 "most admired companies" for their faith policies. You'll read some amazing stories about how people are using their business sense to transform the world around them. India, Israel, China, Kenya and the U.S. are home to some of these amazing enterprises. Read through this list and the company profiles. Drop Justin a note and then comment below about what you think about companies that integrate their faith into their mission. Do you know another company making a difference?
Or perhaps you feel differently -- should business just be business -- and let Jesus work on personal transformation. Can the two actually meet AND succeed?
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Business as Mission looks really interesting. I hope to explore that some more.
Marcus
They are very impressive. They take people who are trying integrate their faith with business -- a pure kingdom objective..
It's nice to read about companies who go above what is considered normal good practices. I remember speaking to a group of marketers. After folks listed a number of indicators of Christian faithfulness at work like honesty, timeliness, excellence, etc., one woman said, "Wait, those don't set you apart as a Christian; those are normal work behaviors required of you as an employee. Being a Christian at work must mean something more than that."
How true.
Sam
You know what you said is really true. I work with some 'good' people, but they don't bring righteousness into the workplace.
The same holds true for business. Just following the law isnt enough.
Thanks for weighing in!
David
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