The Groundwork email · Free
A Friday email for Christian business leaders
One email every Friday morning about doing the actual work as someone who believes God really is in control.Every Friday morning I write about doing the actual work – the hard employee, the P&L, the decision you keep putting off – as someone who believes God really is in control.
You believe God is in control of the whole world, but you're running your business like it all depends on you
Working hard and carrying the load is how most of us learned to be faithful, whether you own the business or answer to someone who does. I know that pattern from the inside. I was working 70 to 80 hours a week for someone else and trying to fix it all by working harder, and nothing changed until I finally asked God for help.
Before you can farm a field, you have to get the stones out of it. Groundwork is preparing that ground so the field can flourish, and for me that preparation is time with Jesus.
What to expect
Ten welcome emails first
Over about three weeks. They're the things I'd want you to know before anything else.
Then every Friday
One Groundwork email, Friday morning.
Now and then, the coaching
April and I coach Christian business leaders, and I'll mention it sometimes. No countdowns, and no "only two spots left."
An easy way out
The unsubscribe link is at the bottom of every email. No hard feelings.
Who writes it
I'm Matthew Stublefield. I've spent more than 20 years leading teams and more than 25 following Jesus. When a CEO asked me how my team outperformed the rest of the company, I told them, "I just try to lead like Jesus." April and I live in Springfield, Missouri, with our kids, and we coach Christian business leaders together.
My hope for you is that you start to believe you can experience life as God intended it to be, at work and at home, without carrying all of it yourself.
Hit reply to any email. We read every one.