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Category: Faith & Leadership

Faith-Based Leadership: Leading with Purpose Beyond the Bottom Line

Posted on June 26, 2025July 26, 2025 by Dr. Mark Kern

In a world often driven by short-term gains and transactional relationships, faith-based leadership offers a compelling alternative—one rooted in purpose, integrity, and trust. While not exclusive to any particular belief system, it centers on guiding principles shaped by enduring values. At its core, faith-based leadership asks: What anchors your leadership when the path isn’t clear?…

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Christian Leadership

Posted on February 26, 2025July 26, 2025 by Dr. Mark Kern

Many factors that play an important role in the business world also play a comparably important role in daily life.   The factors that lead to a successful life also play a key role in a thriving business.  In life and business, difficult decisions must be made for the benefit of the person or organization.  The…

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Biblical Implications of Financial Research in the Aviation Industry

Posted on March 1, 2024July 26, 2025 by Dr. Mark Kern

Business practices rooted in Christian ethics prioritize stakeholder over shareholder value, encompassing employee welfare and environmental stewardship. John Bosco’s 19th-century apprenticeship models exemplify this by prioritizing the marginalized. Biblical teachings affirm just employer-employee relations, paralleled today in research underscoring the multifaceted benefits, including financial, of apprenticeships.

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Biblical Support for Personal Finance

Posted on February 2, 2024July 26, 2025 by Dr. Mark Kern

The Bible encourages prudent financial planning to provide for oneself and family, emphasizing the importance of planning, saving, and investing. Various passages underscore the necessity of calculating costs, understanding objectives, diversifying investments, and saving wealth for future use. Moreover, it promotes saving for economic downturns and paying taxes to support communal needs, highlighting the importance of reserves for unexpected events. Financial prudence, as advocated in the Bible, aligns with wise wealth management and societal support structures.

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