In Episode 12 (Season 2) of "C.A.R.s, Coffee, & Christ", the team jumps into a core value of the company: Building vehicles with our children again. In a culture where not only apprenticeship, but even parenting has been set aside, neglected, and forgotten, the team talks about the importance of retrieving both the concept and practice of vocational apprenticeship and relational mentoring, with the primary focus being on our children.

For several members of our team, working side-by-side with dad, grandpa, or another family member, was extremely formative and impactful, creating core memories and impressing identity and even future vocation on them. But this practice has mostly been lost. Due to advancement in vehicle complexity, technology that now seem to distract our children from an interest in hard work on vehicles (or from work at all), and overwhelming young people with voluminous activities and experiences, children are missing out on the opportunity of creating memories with their family and the importance of learning to build.

Finally, the team shifts to discuss how the concept of apprenticeship has been embedded into our very nature. To be human means to need apprenticeship. We see this in the ministry of Jesus, as He calls His first two sets of disciples (Matt. 4:18-22). He calls them from one apprenticeship (fishing with dad), to one like it, but greater (fishers of men with God). In the Kingdom of God, knowledge alone is not sufficient to grow – apprenticeship is necessary to flourish, and every disciple must grow into a mentor to build other people, into disciples who do the same.

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In Episode 11 (Season 2) of "C.A.R.s, Coffee, & Christ", the team jumps into the exciting topic of building, asking the question, “What Does It Mean to Build Well?” From an early age, most of us think about what we will build in life – a family, a career, perhaps, even a legacy. Why is building such a vital part of what we’re called to do as humans? Additionally, how does building take shape in our culture (positively and negatively), and, by comparison, what should it look like in God’s Kingdom?

Our team digs in, first, by talking about the proper “building blocks”, the key “materials” if you will, about what’s involved with setting a good foundation for life and business, as well as how to properly build upon it. They also reflect on why so many startup businesses fail, and how legacy brands so often lose their way.

Then, the team pivots to reflect on what Jesus has to say about setting a foundation and building upon it, both for life and business. Why is it so important to heed Jesus’s words? Because storms are coming, ones that can even threaten your life, business, and future.

Therefore, we must be established upon a solid foundation and build properly upon it with the right materials, so we might withstand the storms, emerging from them stronger in our character and more resolved in our mission. Ultimately, “God’s business” is about using His principles and the great tests in our lives to build and refine our character, all to advance His Kingdom.

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Why is building unity so important for business and church, but at the same time, so challenging to realize? Often, we’re more familiar with disunity and dysfunction, and what some organizations and churches call unity, is actually a uniformity to one person’s ideas, or a subgroup’s values. Maybe this has been your experience. So, is building unity an achievable and worthwhile effort? Or should we just settle, suffering within uniformity and surviving within dysfunction?

In Episode 10 (Season 2) of "C.A.R.s, Coffee, & Christ", the team addresses this question, comparing it to “body work” on vehicles. Every part of a vehicle – and every job a team member does – matter to the build. While not all equal in function, all are valuable.

Our team then discusses the importance of mutual respect – both for people and parts – and how each play a role in building unity of company and mission. Additionally, they talk about how to deal with disunity – and overcome friction – to stay unified. When unity falters, when friction isn’t oiled, or when the spark of innovation is lost, most start-ups fail and even legacy brands will fold. We’ve all seen it.

Lastly, you’d think building unity would be easier in the church, but for those of us who are members of it – we know that’s not the case. The Church has a business but is much more than a business – it’s a body – a living organism, and vibrant branches, connected the Head and the Vine, Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 teaches how God has connected each member into His body on purpose. Thus, each local church is made up of the people God intended for that time, so that we might see, respect, utilize, and love one another – growing closer in unity and demonstrating it to others.

But just as the spark of the engine and the body of the vehicle must work as one to move, so must the living vine of the church have a pole to direct its grow where God wants. Everyone expects a church to have heart, but it also must have a mission. Everyone expects a business to do a job, but it must also possess a heart. Having both leads to body work that is unified and vivified!

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