Hey, great read as always. This vision for valuing people beyond their output is so refreshing. What's the biggest hurdle you foresee for compnies starting this journey?
Thanks for reading and engaging with this! That's exactly the right question.
I think the biggest hurdle is actually internal—recognizing what you're really trusting. You can implement all the right policies, but if your heart is still grasping for security through accumulation or control, those practices become either crushing burdens or hollow performances.
This is why union with Christ is so essential. It's not about trying harder to trust God—it's about Christ's pattern of trust becoming available to you through his life in you. His rest. His generosity. His dependence on the Father. That transformation has to come first, or the practices won't sustain.
The second hurdle is isolation. I was a Christian business owner for over 20 years, and I was still wrestling with these tensions alone. Most Christian business owners don't have peers who understand both the theological vision AND the actual business pressures. So they either default to secular wisdom (because it's the only advice available) or feel guilty for not measuring up to ideals they don't know how to implement.
We need more communities where people can wrestle together—not just pray together, but actually think theologically through specific decisions. Without that, it's really hard to sustain.
What hurdles do you see? Are you wrestling with this in your own context?
Hey, great read as always. This vision for valuing people beyond their output is so refreshing. What's the biggest hurdle you foresee for compnies starting this journey?
Thanks for reading and engaging with this! That's exactly the right question.
I think the biggest hurdle is actually internal—recognizing what you're really trusting. You can implement all the right policies, but if your heart is still grasping for security through accumulation or control, those practices become either crushing burdens or hollow performances.
This is why union with Christ is so essential. It's not about trying harder to trust God—it's about Christ's pattern of trust becoming available to you through his life in you. His rest. His generosity. His dependence on the Father. That transformation has to come first, or the practices won't sustain.
The second hurdle is isolation. I was a Christian business owner for over 20 years, and I was still wrestling with these tensions alone. Most Christian business owners don't have peers who understand both the theological vision AND the actual business pressures. So they either default to secular wisdom (because it's the only advice available) or feel guilty for not measuring up to ideals they don't know how to implement.
We need more communities where people can wrestle together—not just pray together, but actually think theologically through specific decisions. Without that, it's really hard to sustain.
What hurdles do you see? Are you wrestling with this in your own context?