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Special Feature Are you a business owner interested in learning how you can use your business as a mission to advance God’s Kingdom? What about an investor looking for Kingdom focused investment opportunities? You’re invited to The Lions’ Den event happening on October 13, 2022, at Samford University at 4 p.m. Participants will learn from …

Business Today Are you ever disappointed because someone cancels a time to meet and that leaves you in a lurch? It might be plans to catch up with an old group of friends, a lunch meeting, or a play date with kids. When someone cancels at the last minute it can cause havoc with your …

Business Today Communication. It is one of those concepts that sounds simple. But it’s not always easy to execute. Whether it is hurt feelings, a conflict that just won’t resolve, or just a nagging feeling we haven’t closed the loop of communication, we can all relate to those feelings.  We all have a communication style …

Business Today We’re continuing this month on learning about the Transactional Analysis model of human behavior developed by Dr. Eric Berne. Why? Because understanding the framework behind our reactions can help us make changes that result in a different outcome. Emotional responses… think of a recent one that didn’t serve you well! I’ll share one …

Business Today Conflict. We all deal with it! When it comes to resolving conflict, the first place we must look is ourselves because that’s all we have control over.   While work isn’t the only place we deal with conflict, and our reaction to it, a past work situation I dealt with came to mind. When …

Business Today Whether leading a family, volunteer group or business I hear from people that they are frustrated. It can be so hard to just get a team, get people, get our own children to take ownership and grow to be self-sufficient. Sometimes we may just do things on our own whether that’s the morning …

Business Today On January 1, 2022, Ricky Brooks became the new President of The National Christian Foundation/Alabama (NCF) replacing outgoing President Tom Bradford, who retired for health reasons. “I’ve been privileged to lead NCF/Alabama all these years and am blessed by the growth we have seen and the impact generated through the giving of these …

Special Feature Brought to you by: Community Partner Convene, www.convenenow.com Imagine this… next Monday morning when you show up at work, Jesus is waiting in your office and asks you for a tour. First, He looks at your calendar, then your financial statements. Then you show Him around your entire operation. What would He see …