FCCI Pathway to Purpose Podcast
FCCI is a global movement of servant leaders who help each other lead companies for Christ. The Pathway to Purpose Podcast provides foundational content and current conversations around the unique calling, challenges and opportunities for the Christian business leader.
Episodes
92 episodes
Episode 92 - Navigating Challenges in Business (part 1) w John Beckett
You step into the family business to work alongside your father...within a little over a year, he passes away due to heart attack, the factory almost burns to ground, and you're wrestling with trying to understand how your faith intersects with...
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Episode 92
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Episode 91 - Business Leadership & Discipleship w Charles Hooper
Do you have a discipleship action plan for your business? Have you ever considered establishing mentoring groups for your leadership team? FCCI has always had a core focus on developing mature Christ-followers through the platform ...
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Episode 91
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Episode 90 - Boundaries and Leadership w Dr John Townsend
Are you "playing injured" in your business? Do you know how to recognize if you're injured? It's critical for leaders to establish boundaries on multiple fronts, including: the mission of the business, the pursuit of w...
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Episode 90
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38:57
Episode 89 - Strategic Faith Planning (part 6) w Dr. Bruce Cook
Is it possible to have a good plan (and tenacity) for mid-course corrections? The problem is when we somehow convince ourselves that corrections won't be needed along the way…and…well, that's when we might actually fail. A...
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Episode 89
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Episode 88 - Strategic Faith Planning (part 5) w Dr. Bruce Cook
Great vision, great idea, great plan...but limited resources? Does that describe a situation you're in now or have found yourself in at some point in your business career?Gideon had limited resources and it wasn't God's plan for h...
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Episode 88
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Episode 87 - Strategic Faith Planning (part 4) w Dr Bruce Cook
This is one of the topics that I hear business owners and leaders wrestling with constantly…how do I know if God is really telling me to pursue this initiative or launch this new business endeavor…or hire this key leader…or...
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Episode 87
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Episode 86 - Strategic Faith Planning (part 3) w Dr. Bruce Cook
Sometimes it's easier to just slap a "Jesus did it" or "God is my co-pilot" sticker on our business outcomes, right? But did He really have any control over those outcomes? Did people see you on your face before God,...
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Episode 86
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Episode 85 - Strategic Faith Planning (part 2) w Dr Bruce Cook
In Part 1 (Episode 84), Dr Bruce Cook spoke about getting our Motion, Motives, and Methods being in right alignment for strategic planning as faith-forward business leaders. He also highlighted the pitfall of Projection Planning (building...
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Episode 85
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Episode 84 - Strategic Faith Planning (part 1) w Dr Bruce Cook
We believe that it is when business owners and leaders live in the tension - welcoming both the necessity to plan and the necessity to live by faith…that we will see Kingdom transformation occurring in our businesses. It's in that...
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Episode 84
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Episode 83 - Leading With Honor w Colonel Lee Ellis
It's become exceedingly obvious that honor has evaded many in our nation's top leadership roles and in many of our businesses. On this episode, Ken Powell host of FCCI's Pa...
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Episode 83
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Episode 82 - Leading for Excellence (part 2) w Horst Shultze
In an age where the focus can easily shift to strategies to continually gain new customers (with an expectation of high turnover), Horst Shultze provides a clear and compelling strategy to keep loyal customers engaged for the long haul....
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Episode 81
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Episode 81 - Leading For Excellence (part 1) w Horst Shultze
On this episode you'll hear the background story of Horst Shultze's journey from his teen years, when he came to faith in Jesus Christ, when he formulated his passion for the hotel industry, and his commitment to "ladies and gentlemen serving l...
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Episode 81
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Episode 80 - Principles of Decision Making (part 4) w Bobb Biehl
How do you expand your productivity as an owner or CEO? Should you hire another executive leader...or is there a better way to get more done and reach greater profitability?Do you know why you're bored in your role? Or maybe...
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Episode 80
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Episode 79 - Principles of Decision Making (part 3) w Bobb Biehl
Are you a wired as a DESIGNER, a DEVELOPER, or a STABILIZER? Are you an ORIGINAL CREATIVE or an ADAPTIVE CREATIVE? Are you GOAL oriented, RESULT oriented, or CONTROL oriented? What causes you to approach burnout as a l...
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Episode 79
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Episode 78 - Principles of Decision Making (part 2) w Bobb Biehl
Where has the confidence gone? Why am I feeling so out-of-sync with my leadership team? How do I get back on track and find some sort of rhythm in my leadership role? All leaders struggle through these questions periodically.....
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Episode 78
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Episode 77 - Principles of Decision Making (part 1) w Bobb Biehl
Maybe you're facing difficult decisions, swimming in ALL of the possibilities and potential outcomes of those pending decisions? Maybe you're in the early years of a new position and attempting to make changes and need wisdom in that proc...
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Episode 77
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Episode 76 - Smashing Silos (part 2) w Ross Alan Hill
What opportunities are slipping through your fingers that could be used for God?When we hear the founder of a bank in Oklahoma talk about establishing a "what's it" in his office to initiate conversations about his faith, and how he was...
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Episode 76
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Episode 75 - Smashing Silos (part 1) w Ross Alan Hill
Is the reason our culture is generally not interested in Jesus really about Jesus or more about us, as His representatives in the world? On this episode, Ken Powell host of FCCI'...
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Episode 75
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Episode 74 - Leading a Large Company for Christ...Impossible? (part 2) w Pat Gelsinger
He chose us to deliver His message...to be Psalm 128 leaders...to transform society through leadership that is marked by integrity and biblical stewardship of all that God has entrusted to us.On this episode,
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Episode 74
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Episode 73 - Leading a Large Company for Christ...Impossible? (part 1) - w Pat Gelsinger
There aren't many people on the planet today who can make a claim like Pat Gelsinger when it comes to potential impact through his God-given role, talent, and opportunity to influence nearly every person on earth through technology.On t...
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Episode 73
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Episode 72 - Greed, Failure, Redemption w Mark Whitacre
If you're swimming in the turbulent waters of power and greed, obsessed with success - there is hope! God rescued Mark Whitacre - and it came through an incredibly difficult season of life…but Mark wouldn't change anything about the many ...
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Episode 72
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Episode 71 - Experiencing God's Holiness, part 2 w Francis Chan
This is one of those messages that is sometimes a little hard to hear - the fact that we might not experience revival…that God might, in fact, intend for our nation to experience extreme hardship for the sake of holiness and a process of...
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Episode 70 - Experiencing God's Holiness, part 1 w Francis Chan
People will lie to you, and you will knowingly deceive other people. Maybe even pastors lie to you at times, because they too are fallible and prone to a scarcity mindset, sometimes lacking trust in God's ability to provide…people will te...
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Episode 70
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Episode 69 - Stop Waiting, Start Creating w Liz Bohannon
There is so much FOMO in our society and an overwhelming sense of pressure to discover our passion (our calling) and not missing out on achieving world-changing success…to the point that we can get stuck and afraid to take any action.On...
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Episode 69
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29:36
Episode 68 - A Twist of Faith, part 2 w Anne Beiler
Can someone launch a business with no business plan, no business experience, and no business education and actually succeed in business...YES! And not only that, through dependence on God, she's become one of the world's leading franchise...
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Episode 68
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