Episode 003

Most businesses know what they do.

Far fewer know why they exist.

But what if even that is the wrong question?

As Christian business owners, perhaps the better question is: **For Whom am I running this business?**

In Episode 003 of Better Bible Business, Paul Erickson explores what happens when we stop thinking like owners and begin thinking like stewards—recognizing that God owns the business, we are responsible for faithfully managing what He has entrusted to us, and our work becomes a means of serving others for His glory.

You’ll discover:

• Why “to make money” and even “to glorify God” can be too general to give your business practical direction
• How changing one question transformed the way a mechanic understood his work
• Why knowing WHO you serve brings greater clarity to WHAT you do
• The difference between transactional and relational business
• What it means to treat God as the true Owner of your business
• Why faithfulness—not merely growth, revenue, or recognition—is the standard of biblical stewardship
• Three questions that can help clarify the purpose of your business

1 Corinthians 4:2 says, “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.”

Your business is more than a mechanism for making money. It is something God has entrusted to you—an opportunity to work with Him, faithfully serve people, solve real problems, and glorify Him through ordinary work.

So get alone with God and your journal and answer three questions:

1. Who am I serving?
2. What problem am I solving for my customers?
3. What does faithfulness look like in how I do it?

Then consider one final question: **How has God called you to serve others?**

The answer could radically change your business for the better.

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SOURCES & FURTHER READING Michael Jr. — “Know Your Why” youtu.be/1R2P88jKK3k 1 Corinthians 10:31 1 Corinthians 3:9 Matthew 22:39 1 Corinthians 4:2 Romans 10:17