Summary
In this episode, Robert Bortins interviews Mike Sharrow, president and CEO of the C12 Group. C12 is a national platform where thousands of Christian CEOs and business owners learn and pursue building “great businesses for a greater purpose” together. In this conversation, Robert and Mike discuss BaaM (Business as a Ministry) and what it means to be a Christian in business.
“We serve 3,200 people. We don’t serve all the people. But that’s 3,200 CEOs and leaders of businesses, let alone vice-presidents and presidents and directors and managers… I just think if we can redeem the normalness of living this way [applying Business as a Ministry], it can change our lives, it can change our families, and it can change worlds.”
Mike Sharrow
Topics
- Intro to Mike Sharrow, BaaM, and the C12 Group [0:49]
- Mike’s journey to CEO of C12 [1:53]
- What it means that C12 is the largest network of CEO peer-advisory groups [4:56]
- An explanation of BaaM (Business as a Ministry) [7:22]
- BaaM is a biblical concept [10:06]
- BaaM applying to non-profit and for-profit organizations [13:24]
- Spiritual Value Added and the number of salvations through C12 [16:22]
- All types of work are for Jesus [19:10]
- BaaM for non-business owners or small business owners [21:29]
- Where people can learn about the C12 Group [25:08]
- Farewell to Mike [27:14]
- Ad: Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution [27:28]
- Classical Tools Recap [28:05]
- Current Events Discussion: The Russia-Ukraine War [29:23]
- Ad: Senators of Rome and Exploring the Heavens with Uncle Paul [32:40]
- Crypto with Will: The characteristics of currency [33:04]
- Outro [37:49]
Mentions
- C12
- The Challenge Program | Classical Conversations
- Trinity International University
- Colossians 3:23 | Bible Gateway
- What is SaaS? Software as a Service | Microsoft Azure
- Spotify
- Netflix
- TOMS
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Amazon
- “Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter.” | Charles Spurgeon | Goodreads
- R. G. LeTourneau | Wikipedia
- David Green | Wikipedia
- Hobby Lobby
- Buck Jacobs, Founder of C12
- Alice in Wonderland
- IRS
- Economic Value Added (EVA) Definition | Investopedia
- EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization Definition | Investopedia
- Measuring the Impact of Your Business as a Ministry | C12
- Corporate Chaplains of America
- Matthew 28:16-20 | Bible Gateway
- C12 Business Forums | YouTube
- Star Wars: A New Hope
- Russia-Ukraine War | Associated Press News
- What is NATO? | NATO
- Bitcoin
- Ethereum
- Satoshi Definition | Investopedia
