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Making business decisions as a Christian entrepreneur shouldn't feel like a guessing game. Should you take that risk? Expand your company? Or wait on God's timing? There's a fine line between faith and stupidity—and knowing which side you're on is often the biggest challenge.

In this episode, I'm sharing practical guidance on trusting God in business decisions, from surrendering control to hearing His voice in your entrepreneurship journey. Whether you're struggling with fear, seeking divine direction, or trying to balance faith with strategy, this message is for you.

What You'll Learn:

Why faith matters more than data in business success
How to surrender your business plans to God (and actually mean it)
Practical ways to hear God's voice in major decisions
The 5-Day Seeking God in Business Challenge
How to overcome fear and make bold, faith-driven choices
Daily habits every Christian entrepreneur needs

Featured Biblical Examples:

Joseph's divine wisdom in managing Egypt's economy
Nehemiah's prayer and fasting before leadership decisions
Peter walking on water (and what happens when we look at the storm)

Chick-fil-A's faith-based business model

True success comes when we seek God first and align ourselves with His plans. While market trends and analytics have their place, divine wisdom exceeds human understanding every time.

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Proverbs 3:5-6 - "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."

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Are you ready to align your business ambitions with your spiritual purpose? Discover how to set powerful goals that integrate faith and entrepreneurship for lasting success.

In this episode of the Called to Build podcast, you'll learn a proven 5-step framework for spiritual goal setting that transforms both your business and your walk with God:

✅ Step 1: Evaluate Your Journey - Reflect on what worked, what didn't, and where God guided you
✅ Step 2: Set Clear Spiritual Goals - Daily scripture, community building, and purposeful service
✅ Step 3: Define Business Objectives - Understanding your ideal customer and refining your marketing
✅ Step 4: Integrate Faith with Business - Biblical decision-making principles that unlock powerful results
✅ Step 5: Overcome Challenges - Handle failure, financial pressures, and uncertainty with faith

Learn how Proverbs 16:3, Matthew 6:33, and other scriptures can guide your goal-setting process. Plus, discover practical tools, accountability strategies, and faith-based decision-making tips that successful Christian entrepreneurs use to create lasting impact.

Whether you're a Christian business owner, ministry leader, or faith-driven entrepreneur, this episode will help you create meaningful goals that honor God while growing your business.

📖 Resources Mentioned:

Internet Marketing for Small Business (book)
Desolate Places (book)
Lessons from the Storm (book)
Purpose to Impact Coaching Program

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Discover how biblical financial principles can transform your business and deepen your faith. In this episode of the Called to Build podcast, we explore God's wisdom on tithing, saving, and investing—and how these practices lead to unprecedented success and kingdom significance.

🙏 What You'll Learn:

• Why tithing is a pathway to blessing and divine provision
• Biblical strategies for saving and preparing for uncertainty
• How to multiply kingdom resources through wise investing
• Balancing money and ministry in your entrepreneurial journey
• Managing debt with biblical clarity and freedom
• Cultivating a resilient, faith-driven entrepreneurship mindset

From Truett Cathy's Sunday closure principle to Joseph's foresight in saving, scripture provides entrepreneurs with timeless wisdom for building businesses that honor God and serve His greater purposes. As a former financial advisor and pastor who has served congregations across Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Texas, I've witnessed miraculous transformations when entrepreneurs faithfully apply these biblical principles.

💡 Key Scripture References:

• Malachi 3:10 - Testing God through tithing
• Proverbs 21:20 - The wisdom of saving
• Matthew 25:14-30 - The parable of the talents
• Psalm 24:1 - Everything belongs to God

If you can trust God with eternity, you can trust Him with your finances. That 10% is really about your heart—saying "God, I trust you with everything."

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📚 Mentioned Resources:

• "Troubles of a Righteous Man"
• "Lessons from the Storm"
• Purpose to Impact Coaching Program

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Facing a storm in your business or ministry? Discover how to transform adversity into your greatest opportunity for growth.

In this episode, we explore the profound lessons that challenges and hardships teach us as Christian leaders and entrepreneurs. Drawing from biblical wisdom and real-life experience—including surviving the devastating Hoisington, Kansas tornado—you'll learn how to navigate life's storms with faith, resilience, and purpose.

What You'll Learn:

Why adversity is inevitable and how to prepare spiritually for life's challenges
The difference between responding with fear versus faith during trials
How storms reveal and refine your character as a leader
Practical strategies to turn setbacks into stepping stones for success
The entrepreneurial mindset that sees closed doors as new opportunities
How your struggles position you to inspire and serve others
Biblical principles for building unshakable faith during difficult seasons

Key Scriptures Referenced:

1 Peter 4:12 - Don't be surprised by fiery trials
2 Timothy 1:7 - God gives us power, love, and self-discipline
Genesis 50:20 - What was meant for evil, God uses for good
Galatians 6:2 - Bear one another's burdens
Psalm 46:1 - God is our refuge and strength
Psalm 30:5 - Joy comes in the morning

Action Steps:
Journal your current challenges and identify how God might be using this season to prepare you for something greater. Reflect on past storms that strengthened your faith and apply those lessons to your present circumstances.

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Dive deeper into these principles with "Lessons from the Storm" - a powerful story of survival, faith, and biblical wisdom for turning life's trials into triumphs.

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Whether you're navigating financial struggles, relationship challenges, ministry setbacks, or personal loss, this episode will equip you with the faith-based tools to emerge stronger, wiser, and more prepared for your next season of leadership.

Subscribe to Called to Build for more biblical wisdom and practical guidance for Christian entrepreneurs, business owners, and ministry leaders who are building Kingdom impact through their work.

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Discover how to harness the power of video marketing to grow your Christian business or ministry! In this episode, Carl Willis shares proven strategies for faith-based entrepreneurs who want to expand their reach, increase engagement, and boost conversions through video content.

What You'll Learn:
✅ Why video marketing is essential for Christian entrepreneurs in 2024
✅ 6 types of video content that drive real growth (explainer videos, testimonials, live streams & more)
✅ How to create high-quality videos on a budget using simple tools
✅ Best platforms for distributing your video content (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn)
✅ SEO optimization strategies to help your videos rank higher
✅ How to repurpose one video into multiple pieces of content
✅ Common video marketing mistakes to avoid

Whether you're a Christian entrepreneur, small business owner, or ministry leader, this video will equip you with practical strategies to leverage video marketing for Kingdom impact and business growth.

📊 Key Statistics:

Businesses using video see 49% faster revenue growth
Video emails can increase open rates by 300%
75% of video views happen on mobile devices

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction: The Power of Video Marketing
0:33 - Why Video Marketing is Essential for Growth
2:15 - Types of Video Content That Drive Results
4:42 - Creating High-Quality Videos on a Budget
6:14 - Choosing the Right Platforms for Distribution
7:46 - SEO Optimization Strategies for Video
9:19 - Video Advertising for Rapid Growth
10:20 - Repurposing Video Content for Maximum Impact
11:23 - Common Video Marketing Mistakes to Avoid
12:32 - Conclusion & Next Steps

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In this interview from Believers Building Businesses, host Craig Clutts talks with Carl Willis—former police officer, pastor, and founder of Simplicity Marketing—who shares his journey from homelessness to building businesses that make disciples globally.

Carl started his business empire in a friend's spare bedroom on a borrowed laptop. Through failure and faith, he discovered entrepreneurship isn't about money—it's about making disciples through the marketplace.

Show Notes

You're Never Ready

• You're going to fail—get comfortable with it
• Failure is feedback: fail fast, fail forward
• What you don't see: 40 failures before success
• Success unlocks next set of challenges

The 80/20 Rule

• 20% of efforts → 80% of results
• Find your 20% and focus there

You're God's Pipeline

• Service mindset makes us give everything away
• You're called to serve AND resource
• Raise your money thermostat
• Prayer: "Make me the most efficient pipeline"

Be the Neurosurgeon

• Don't blast message; become the expert
• Provide value via content
• Audience comes to you pre-positioned to buy
• Specialist's advice followed without price objections

Ask "WHO" Not "How"

• Stop asking "How do I do this?"
• Ask: "Who needs to be with me?"
• 99% of time, answer is WHO
• Could be mentor, coach, partner, book

Real Purpose: Make Disciples

• Business puts you in contact with people
• Jesus uses your life to engage theirs
• Carl's business took him to 8+ countries
• "Use me. Make me Your biggest pipeline."

Key Takeaways

✓ Failure is feedback—fail fast and forward ✓ Focus on your 20% producing 80% of results ✓ You're God's pipeline—raise your money thermostat ✓ Position as specialist; attract ideal clients ✓ Ask "WHO?" not "how" ✓ Real purpose: make disciples through marketplace

Action Items

1. Launch despite fear—fail fast and learn
2. Identify your 20%; eliminate the rest
3. Ask "WHO needs to be with me?"
4. Create content positioning you as expert
5. Daily prayer: "Use me as Your pipeline"

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Remember: Failure is feedback. Ask "WHO?" Make disciples.

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In this powerful episode of Called to Build, host Carl sits down with Andy Johnson, founder of Bottomline Development Group, for an intimate conversation about redemption, recovery, and rebuilding a business on biblical principles. After 22 years in executive leadership, Andy's journey took him through the darkness of addiction to a transformative encounter with God's restorative power.

Andy opens up about how outward success masked inner brokenness, the pivotal moment by his pool when God redirected his consulting path, and how a sermon about Barnabas became his second chance. Now over four years in recovery, Andy is building a unique consulting practice that integrates faith, stewardship, and purpose—helping Christian business leaders scale their companies while developing their people.

This conversation tackles the loneliness of leadership, the epidemic of addiction among business owners, and practical ways to align your business with God's design. Whether you're struggling with hidden battles, feeling stuck in firefighting mode, or simply wanting to integrate your faith more fully into your work, this episode offers hope, wisdom, and actionable steps forward.

Key Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction: Success that masks challenges and God's rebuilding process

01:21 - Andy's 22-year journey in executive leadership and early commitment to sound business acumen

02:25 - Discovering "Business by the Book" and first steps toward faith-business integration (circa 2000)

03:20 - The pool-side revelation: God's calling to consult rather than work for one company

04:43 - Derailment through alcoholism and the Barnabas sermon that offered restoration (2021)

06:13 - Helping leaders align faith values with everyday business demands

08:00 - What scaling with purpose and stewardship really means (not just 10x growth)

09:39 - The BDG People Engine: Embedding stewardship of time, talents, and money

11:23 - Navigating seasons of waiting and the "who" that shows up in the wilderness

14:39 - Building the bridge between 12-step recovery and the church

17:33 - The hidden epidemic: addiction rates among business owners and CEOs

19:35 - The four pillars: culture, process adherence, sustainable systems, and planning

20:09 - First steps out of firefighting mode: planning and delegation

23:52 - How success hides inner brokenness and warning signs to watch for

27:18 - How faith reshapes reality: giving God our will moment by moment

28:23 - Defining legacy: being a conduit for others to find or grow in Christ

30:33 - Embracing wilderness seasons: lessons from Paul on contentment

33:06 - The most important shift: seek wise counsel from believers grounded in God's Word

35:12 - Reconciling God-sized vision with a small team

40:24 - Faith and business were never meant to be separated—getting back to God's original design

Key Takeaways

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Running a business requires vision, strategy, and resilience. But one of the biggest challenges you as an entrepreneur will face is uncertainty. Market fluctuations, financial pressures, and competitive shifts can create anxiety, making it easy to operate from a place of fear rather than faith. However, as believers, we're called to a different mindset—one that trusts in God's provision and sovereignty even when the future is unclear.

In this powerful episode of the Called to Build Podcast, we explore how to walk in faith, especially when faced with business uncertainty. The Bible reassures us in 2 Timothy 1:7, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." If fear is not from God, then we must learn to resist it and replace it with unshakable trust in Him.

Whether you're a Christian entrepreneur launching a startup, a business leader navigating market changes, or a ministry leader facing financial pressures, this episode will help you understand how fear impacts business decisions and why choosing faith over fear isn't just a spiritual concept—it's a practical business strategy that leads to breakthrough and blessing.

You'll discover the different forms fear takes in business (fear of failure, financial loss, wrong decisions, and rejection) and how these fears lead to paralysis, poor decision-making, and overwhelming stress. We'll explore biblical examples of individuals who faced uncertainty but chose to trust God anyway—Abraham leaving everything familiar, Peter walking on water, and Elijah relying on supernatural provision during a drought.

Most importantly, you'll learn practical steps to build faith over fear in your business: seeking God first in every decision, reframing challenges as faith-building opportunities, stepping out despite the unknown, surrounding yourself with faith-filled advisors, and remembering God's past faithfulness. Because faith requires action—taking steps forward before seeing the outcome.

Through personal stories and real-world examples of Christian entrepreneurs who witnessed God's hand in their businesses, this episode will inspire you to trust God's sovereignty, take action in faith, seek wise counsel, and remember that God is bigger than your fears. No matter what challenges you're facing today, you don't have to be controlled by fear.

Faith over fear is not just an idea—it's a daily commitment to trust in God's plan for your business. Choose to trust God with your business today.

Show Notes

Introduction: The Challenge of Business Uncertainty (00:01)

• Running a business requires vision, strategy, and resilience
• One of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face: uncertainty
• Market fluctuations, financial pressures, competitive shifts create anxiety
• Easy to operate from a place of fear rather than faith
• As believers: Called to a different mindset—trusting God's provision and sovereignty even when the future is unclear

Biblical Foundation: 2 Timothy 1:7 (00:30)

• "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power an

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