Reading: "Examples of Disciple-Making Companies"
Examples of
Disciple-Making Companies
Discipling the People Within the Company: Polydeck Screen Corporation
• Helping employees who accept Christ (e.g., orientation about the Christian faith, providing a Bible, connecting with local church, etc.)
• Observing and modeling the Christ-like attitudes and behaviors demonstrated by their co-workers.
• “I Caught You Caring” program
• Polydeck’s employees also grow as disciples of Jesus by discovering and using their God-given talents daily in their workplaces.
Learn more: Steve O. Steff, The Business Card (Wor-K-ship Publishing, 2015).
Discipling an Industry:
Wanamaker’s
• John Wanamaker (1838-1922): “Father of Modern Advertising”
• World’s first major department store (in Philadelphia, PA)
• A store so complete and welcoming that people would not want to leave
• Invented the price tag
• He didn’t want people to worry about whether or not they were getting fair prices while they shopped.
• He wanted his customers to be able to relax and feel welcome in his store.
• Shifted the entire retail economy
• Evangelism
• Wanamaker hosted an evangelistic meeting in his store free-of-charge for D.L. Moody and donated the services of 300 ushers from among his own paid staff to assist with the event.
Discipling a Community:
Cohen Woodworking
• Inc. 5000 company
• CEO Phillip Cohen is Missouri’s 2017 SBA Entrepreneur of the Year
• 60% of employees are ex-convicts and/or former drug addicts.
• “There’s no ‘program’ here.”
• “We build lives … not just cabinets.”
Assignment: Watch video about Cohen Woodworking.
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