There are business leaders in almost every congregation.
But often, there’s a divide—even a debate—about how to use business ideas to further the church’s mission.
David McDaniel, a Harvard MBA who has worked as an entrepreneur, a church leader (leading North Point’s multisite strategy) and as a church elder talks about where business ideas come from and how they can help the church’s mission.
Welcome to Episode 47 of the Podcast.
Guest Links: David McDaniel
Huntington Industrial Partners
Links Mentioned in this Episode
Good to Great by Jim Collins
One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God by Tim Keller
Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leaders by Joel Manby
3 Things You Can Do Right Away
If you don’t know how to have a conversation about the similarities between business and church, David McDaniel explains how you can bridge that gap.
- Trust God’s work wherever you see it. Church leaders may not be quick to trust business leaders because they’ve been taken advantage of in the past. But there’s a lot to learn from them. The same principles that allow a business to thrive are operating under God’s principles. It happens to work for believers and non-believers. Tear down the walls that differentiate church leadership and business leadership; they’re more similar than you think. The more we tear down those walls, the better served we are. If church leaders would get rid of that notion, they would avail themselves of wonderful leadership principles and wonderful leadership people that would love to be part of their church.
- Get to know a business leader. If you’re not willing to grow, you’re not only hurting yourself, but you’re compromising your ministry. Get to know business leaders in your church in the same way you’d get to know other members of your church. Be curious, and you’ll find there are more similarities than there are differences. Ask questions, and do everything to discover God’s leadership principles from every angle. You’ll minister better, you’ll preach better, and you’ll reach more people.
- Let business leaders know their skill set is valued. Business leaders want to be in church, and they’re attracted to healthy ministries that are growing or have growth potential. They want to have a voice, and they want to be involved. Business people love it when churches adhere to business principles, read books, apply them and make them work. Additionally, you can see the thumb print that God put in them, and you have the ability to identify it. Nurture and encourage their talents! Get to know business professionals as you would any other group in your church, and even allow them to hold leadership positions.
A New Episode Every Week…Just Subscribe
The podcast releases every Tuesday morning.
Subscribe for free and never miss out on wisdom from great leaders such as Jon Acuff, Mark Batterson, Pete Wilson, David Kinnaman, Caleb Kalentbach, Kara Powell, Casey Graham, Perry Noble, and Andy Stanley.
Subscribe via
Appreciate This? Rate the Podcast.
Hopefully this episode has helped you lead like never before. That’s my goal. If you appreciated it, could you share the love?
The best way to do that is to rate the podcast in iTunes and leave us a brief review! You can do the same on Stitcher and on TuneIn Radio as well.
Your rating and review helps gets the podcast in front of new leaders and listeners. Your feedback also lets me know how I can better serve you.
Thank you for being so awesome.
Next Episode: Jeff Price
You should wait a year before you change anything, right? Well, that’s not how Jeff Price did it. Jeff shares how he created a mandate for massive change quickly in an established church and lived to tell about it.
Subscribe for free now, and you won’t miss Episode 48.
