Morning Briefings

In the workplace, employees will spend roughly half their waking hours working and living in the environment you create as the leader. There is a lot at stake and people are counting on you. The role of the leader is a very high calling.

– James C. Hunter
The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership

All callings are, ultimately, spiritual in nature. Each one of us has unique potential–distinct, God-given gifts–with which to serve the world.

– Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro
Whistle While You Work: Heeding Your Life’s Calling

We all have our respective paths to travel. Some of us will make it to our desired destination, whether the Promised Land, World Series, chairman of the board or parent. Some of us will come up short. But all of us have a part to play in God’s mysterious master plan and should, as Ernie Banks has taught us, make the most of our journey along the way.

– Gary Graf
And God Said, ‘Play Ball!’

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps she won’t suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow. But when they look back–and at some point everyone looks back–she will hear her heart saying, ‘What have you done with the miracles that God planted in your days? What have you done with the talents God bestowed on you?’

– Paulo Coelho
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

He had been led to believe that business was of the world and that as he matured in his faith, Jeff would eventually be led to a higher calling, outside of business. Jeff recalls, ‘In many ways it left me feeling guilt that as a businessman, I was a second-class Christian.’ After much prayer and discussion with wise people, he discovered that his business was a higher calling and that it was his.

– Larry Julian
God is My CEO

Christ learned about his mission while he was cutting wood and making chairs, beds and cabinets. He came as a carpenter to show us that–no matter what we do–everything can lead us to the experience of God’s love.

– Paulo Coelho
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

Remember Pamela? She began anew in the field of photography by providing her services here at In the Company of Prayer. Her journey has since led her to work with others. Please join us in congratulating Pamela on her continued growth.

– In the Company of Prayer

A faithful leader knows when to release her hold on the world and the world’s ways. Because every godly leader understands she is just a servant using her natural gifts while waiting to be ushered into God’s purpose and presence.

– Victoria Lowe
10 Spiritual Principles of Successful Women

Keeping Faith, Ochoa Takes Magical Tour: ‘The best part about working for Lorena [top ranked female golfer in the world] is not the money, the memories, winning the amazing events,’ caddie Dave Brooker said. ‘It’s that being around her makes me want to be a better person.’

– Karen Crouse
NewYorkTimes.com

Rescue mission: ‘Father Art,’ in five years at Mission San Juan Capistrano, has improved the once-crumbling site while tending to the faithful.

– Greg Hardesty
The Orange County Register

What does the world want? Build a company that answers this question in all its shades of meaning, and you’ve unlocked the most intricate riddle of marketing, of business, and arguably of human culture itself.

– John Battelle
The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture

While it is certainly worthwhile to seek advice from others, ultimately a calling is between you and God.

– Ray Pritchard
Leadership Lessons of Jesus: A Timeless Model for Today’s Leaders