#42: Mike Sharrow. Pres./CEO of C12. Ministry to Christian Business Owners & CEOs. Business as ministry. Strengthening marriage & family relationships through workplace.

21/02/2024 43 min

Listen "#42: Mike Sharrow. Pres./CEO of C12. Ministry to Christian Business Owners & CEOs. Business as ministry. Strengthening marriage & family relationships through workplace."

Episode Synopsis

00:17 – Family Background.  Mission of C12.  Network of Christian CEOs, Business owners around the world.
03:47 – Business as a mission, a ministry.  Biblical view of business, work.
06:03 – 85% of Christian business leaders haven't integrated faith and work.  Workplace is unique place, opportunity to impact people's lives. 
08:43 - Marriage and family challenges CEOs and business owners face. Tied with pastors for worst marriages.
12:50 – 89% of CEOs and business see significant improvement in marriage with C12 involvement.
15:58 - Extent of marital stress among employees.  Impact of marriage and family problems on workplace productivity.  Opportunities to help employee marriage and family relationships.
22:23 – How to approach business owners on importance and benefits of strengthening marriages and families.  Receptivity among younger workers.
25:14 - Navigating faith-based resources in the workplace.  Identifying felt needs of employees.
28:07 – C12 resources to help CEOs in workplace.  CEOs should start with their own lives. 
33:39 – Need for pastors and church leaders to see business owners as pastors in their companies, as frontier mission churches with tremendous potential for impact and influence.
36:07 – Christian universities and seminars often have limiting paradigms on workplace ministry.  See workplace as a mission field.
39:43 – More information on C12.  www.joinc12.com  There are C12 groups in 150 cities.

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