Articles
Money, the Market and People in Need John Franks, Operations Manager of Community Money Advice, points to the human flaws in our capitalist system and encourages Christians to act generously and wisely in the face of excessive greed and fear.
The Value of Principles in today's Business World. Relevant not only to business but all forms of organisational activity: the Public Sector, Charities, NHS, etc. though the financial sector rightly comes under the spotlight at the present time.
Is Sustainable Capitalism Possible? This latest paper written by Nancy Adams strikes at the core of the Crisis issues and takes a visionary perspective.
The White Swan Formula - Rebuilding Business and Finance for the Common Good. Written in response to the credit crunch, The White Swan Formula sees James Featherby put forward the case for a rediscovery of a values-based approach to business and finance, that can deliver profitability alongside the common good.
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach writes an article in support of the recent Papal Encyclical in the Times 13th July - "people not just rules must change".
Read Bishop Nazir Ali's article "Ignore our Christian Values and the nation will drift apart"
The Joy of Having Enough - and not needing more. An article by Robert Foster - particularly pertinent to these times! With some reflection / discussion questions.
Be Close to the Poor, a report written by John McLean Fox based on comments made by panel of speakers responding to the question: 'what have been the personal and corporate implications of the financial crisis for leaders in the finance field who are Christians, and how do they see the future?'
Unexplained Grievance, an article by 3D Coaching which looks at positional authority, research across the generations and links to assertive and non assertive behaviours.
A Guide to Trust, produced by Career Innovation in partnership with the Relationships Foundation explores the importance of trust in relationships in the worlds of work and business.
Faith in Business Quarterly (FiBQ)
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Extract from Jim Wright’s article “Reclaiming business for the kingdom of God” (Faith In Business Quarterly 10:2 www.fibq.org)
“The question is not whether we have values but which ones really guide our behaviour. What guides us when it comes to deciding between acceptable and unacceptable business practices? By being principled about our day-to-day decisions, God builds our character and it becomes easier to behave rightly when the bigger challenges come along.
The same applies to organisational values. There are few companies today that do not have a list of values and a vision statement. But they are of little benefit unless they affect everything that people in the organisation do every day of the week. In many companies the values have minimal effect on how people behave – which can generate cynicism and lack of trust.
Christians have a great opportunity to use the organisational values to engage conversation with our colleagues at all levels about what they mean and how they might affect behaviour if really put into practice. This is not easy.”
