Business Practices, Biblical Promises: How to Use Biblical Principles to Make Better Business Decisions

The Bible is not silent on the pressures and decisions required to build a career and be part of, or lead a successful business enterprise. The most significant portion of our day is consumed in the work place. The decisions we make about work impact our company, customers, family and all areas of our lives. They reflect the reality, or lack of reality, of our faith. Our decisions even impact people we don’t know or may never meet. Business decisions indeed have consequences. The purpose of this book is to inspire and encourage you to live out your faith in the business world, leaving an impact that counts beyond meeting company quotas or bringing home a paycheck. It is a practical guide that combines contemporary workplace and Biblical business stories with reflections and action steps to help you define your vision and purpose, make wise decisions, set priorities, overcome failures, find balance in your life, do God's will, and ultimately, make a difference.

"Finally, a Christian book for business leaders written by an author with a deep personal faith and spiritual commitment. As a business associate and friend for many years,I have seen first-hand how Larry applies God's Word to our work...and reaps the rewards. The Bible says 'faith without works is dead.' Here's a down-to-earth primer that all business people can use to live out their faith through their everyday work life."        
        - Philip Beauchamp, LFACHE, President and CEO,(retired)
          Morton Plant Mease Healthcare Inc.

"I have known Larry Scanlan for more than a decade and benefit significantly in business and life from his sage advice and outstanding example.  He is an unwavering 'good and faithful servant'leader with a powerful purpose to make people better decision makers while keeping true to their faith.  The readers of this book will now have the great fortune his colleagues and friends have had for many years as they learn directly from Larry's personal experiences and reflections.  They will find his approach masterful and his wisdom unmatched."
             - James Mergiotti            
              Retired President of Peirce College
"Larry has served as my professional mentor for many years.  Any time I have a question on the direction I should be taking, I reach out to him for guidance.  Larry is purposeful and thoughtful in his advice, always guiding me to consider the impact of decisions on personal and professional situations.  His wisdom and grace are evident through not only his words, but through his actions.  Larry's personal experience and practical advice in this gem of a book--and the reflection and action steps in each chapter--will help countless readers truly fulfill their God-given purpose, make better business decisions and ultimately live better, more balanced lives."
           - Barbara Bryan, Healthcare Consulting Executive and Former     
            Founding Partner of Invalesco Group, Inc.