Bruce E. Winston

Biblical Principles of Being an Employee in Contemporary Organizations

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on how employees should work and follow in contemporary organizations. It begins with the call from Col 3:22-24 for employees to treat work as worship to God and to conduct their work to the best of their ability (Prov 22:29). It then explains how employees should help each other but not to the point of self-defeat (Galatians 6). Employees are then cautioned for the need to be true followers but to know the extent to which being a follower might call them to be committed to both the organization and the leader/manager. This is the concept of Akoloutheo. The rewards of being diligent and faithful employees are conveyed through an examination of the Parable of the Talents. The book concludes with an admonishment to everyone to prepare versus plan for one's personal life. Managers plan for projects but should prepare for what God asks each of us to do and then to accept the opportunities that God presents to us.

Produktdetails

• Christian Faith Perspectives in Leadership and Business
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-030-11168-7
• 1st ed. 2019
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 225g
• ISBN-13: 9783030111687
• ISBN-10: 3030111687
• Artikelnr.: 54699185

Autorenporträt

Bruce E. Winston is Professor of Business and Leadership at Regent University, USA. He previously served as Dean of the School of Leadership Studies. He is co-editor of Leading an African Renaissance: Opportunities and Challenges and Ethics: The Old Testament, The New Testament, and Contemporary Application.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Col 3:23-24
· Work as worship to God

Chapter 2 Prov 22:29

· People skilled at their work will stand before Kings

Chapter 3 Galatians 6

· Help others

· But only to the point where you, yourself is not hurt

· Don't boast about helping others, but you can boast about not needing help, yourself

Chapter 4 Akoloutheo

· Follow another

· Deeply committed

· Focused on the leader rather than self

· Focus on the organization and not on the next employer

Chapter 5 Parable of the Talents

· Know the supervisor's expectations

· Work to your ability

· Take reasonable risks

Chapter 6 Preparing versus planning

· God's plan for each of us may not be clear to us

· We find that where God has placed us we were well-prepared to serve in that role

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1. Workplace Behaviors that Demonstrate Love for God and Our Workplace Neighbors.- 2. Ethical Behavior from the Old Testament.- 3. Galatians 6: 1-10 Caring for Other Employees - To a Point.- 4. Parable of the Talents: Integrity, Credibility, and Accountability.- 5. Parable of the Talents: Integrity, Credibility, and Accountability.- 6. Sabbath, Selah, and Fallow Ground: God's Design to Keep Our Focus on Him.- 7. Preparing Versus Planning.- 8. Conclusion.