Mar 1, 2021
What You'll Hear:
Brian gave his life to Christ at
age 16 in church, after hearing an audible voice that said
"Come"
First job was delivering
appliances for local appliance dealer, while still in high school,
learned how to install washers and dryers, learned about how hard
work, how to use his hands, and how to deal with
people
Went to
college, part-time cutting lawns, then worked for a print shop
doing deliveries, after college did graphic design and director
positions, then started his own business 25 yrs ago with his
wife
They
use story to help other businesses to invite their customers into a
story
Starting business wasn't a gentle transition. He was let go
after 10 years when his wife was pregnant. It was scary, like
bungee cord jumping but you're not sure if your cord is short
enough.
He does
creative and front-end work, and his wife works in the back
office
Donald
decided to start Story Brand and help people tell their story
In
storytelling, there can be up to 36 elements, the shortest is
3
In the
story brand framework there are 7 elements
The
Character (hero), The problem, The guide presents a plan, a direct
call to action, which results in success or ends in failure
Break:
17:04
Brian
created Entreworship. We're called to worship God in
everything we do. If we don't, we're missing out.
Christ
is Lord over all of us, or He's Lord over none of us
Brian
has written devotionals called "Essential: Finding Worth in Your
Work", for those who wonder if their work really matters
We're
told in the Bible that everyone in the body of Christ is
essential
We all
face pressure in our jobs, and we all need encouragement
The
church hasn't equipped men to see their work as sacred, we've
forgotten this idea from the Protestant Reformation
We need
to end our obsession with entrepreneurship
We
worship the things objectify, in our culture we focus on freedom
and politics
God's
call to our lives is a call to Christ
Christ
didn't just save our souls, He saved everything
For an
entrepreneur, there's a risk of running ahead of God instead of
following
God may
be saying "wait", but He never wants us to sit still
Gal
5:16 says we'll always be in this tension
Becoming a good follower is a lifetime endeavor
85% of
the workforce is not engaged in their work
We're
called to work for the good of the communities we're in
Remember who we work for. We're there to serve the people who
hire us, we have to respect that.
No
matter what we do, we do for the glory of God.
In most
workplaces, the management think the workers are the problem, and
the workers think the management is the problem.
Favorite verse is Romans 12:1-2 and Phil 4:7-8
Social
media, handles @BrianSooy
The
work that you do is one that God is using to do things through
you