The Word of God is active and alive and ready to apply to our current situation…even our businesses (Hebrews 4:12). God gives wisdom…from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding (Proverbs 2:6). It’s a book that we are commanded to keep always on our lips, meditates upon and do everything written in it (Joshua 1:8). It’s […]
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From the Connectivity eNewsletter: Ward Tanneberg Blog
There are a number of C3 members who write blogs. We are highlighting some of these blogs and the impact they are having on our community and the Kingdom. C3 Forum Chair Ward Tanneberg writes a blog with wonderful, winsome blog posts weekly. Ward skillfully balances pathos and humor, pros and poetry, reason and faith, […]
Affiliate of the Month: Urban Impact
There are a number of organizations with which C3 Leaders’ affiliates in order to reach our vision to “Do Business with God.” This month our featured affiliation is the incredible team at Urban Impact in Seattle. Urban Impact does a great deal of things in the city, the most public of which is the Martin Luther King […]
From Connectivity eNewsletter: Are You a Resilient Person?
by Doug Anderson, Life Directions Financial, LLC and C3 Member Resilience is the professional word for bouncing back. Research reveals that the details of crisis and loss are far less impactful than our personal emotional and behavioral responses. Do you believe in your ability to shape your outcome by how you respond? Here are keys to […]
Generation Gap of Pandemic
by Mason Rutledge, President “Ok, Boomer” and groans about “those Millennials” is taking on new meaning. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, our country was parted along a pack of partitions, i.e. political, racial, socio-economic, etc. In this season, separations have grown greater than just masks and gloves. There is a growing gap between generations. It […]
This Functional “Ice Age”
by Mason Rutledge, President “The new normal…” “Going to get back to…” “It’s just different…” These have long prefaced statements from business leaders in my discussions over the last couple months of this crisis. This week, these prefaces led to new conclusions… “This new normal…will last forever.” “Going to get back to…little of what was […]
Get ‘er Done
by Mason Rutledge, President Americans are get it done people. Need to cross a continent? Light the darkness? Power? Produce in mass? Computing? We’ll get it done. When faced with an obstacle, we overcome it. In dozens of discussions with business leaders and marketplace influencers this last week, that was a theme and a frustration. […]
This Week in Wet Cement
by Mason Rutledge, President “It like running in wet cement.” Working in this newly discovered environment has felt like slogging through heavy, wet concrete for business leaders and marketplace influencers. For six weeks I have been summarizing my conversations with leaders through the week on Saturday morning. I am surprised that business leaders and marketplace […]
Reflecting on our New Commute
Today’s commute is crossing the hall or going down the stairs. A long commute, in this season, is out to the RV. The proximity to engage with work has wrecked rhythms and made boundaries blurry. As I met with dozens of business leaders this last week in C3 Forums, phone calls and Zoom meetings, this […]
Decisions Formed Decades Ago Altered This Week
“Don’t take help.” “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” “Weak.” “We don’t need the government’s help.” “Private business is key.” “Don’t be one of those people.” Childhood memories of overheard statements from Dad, decades ago, echoed through the ethical decisions made by business leaders this week. “Get up!” Decisions had to be made, of which, […]