by John Garfield | October 7, 2022 | Blog, Courts & Council, Greatest Hits, Kingdom Corporations
In prior blogs, we talked about Priestly Leadership, the Biblical Basis, and Priestly Functions. From a business Friend – I have struggled for years with my prayer life. I’ve struggled with focus, with purpose, with relinquishing my own ego-centric wants. I’ve spent...
by John Garfield | October 5, 2022 | Courts & Council, Greatest Hits, Kingdom Corporations
The Priestly function in business deserves a practical explanation and some examples. We are not advocating that managers become pastors and their businesses become churches. However, CEO’s can bring a Kingdom culture into their business and release their staff as an...
by John Garfield | October 1, 2022 | Blog, Courts & Council, Greatest Hits, Kingdom Corporations
We’ve been integrating sonship, ascension, Courts, Council, and seer gifts into the business mountain through coaching, books, and online courses (see resources). Occasionally the Biblical basis question comes up, so I’ve been asking the Lord for more and got a...
by John Garfield | September 22, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Greatest Hits, Kingdom Corporations, Uncategorized
Culture is built around shared values that flow from a common purpose. That’s how we know “These are my People.” These are three that I can get excited about. Building a Kingdom culture that has a clear purpose for both the business and the...
by John Garfield | September 19, 2022 | Blog, Greatest Hits, Kingdom Corporations
Adding culture to a busy CEO is a stretch, but it’s a good one. Here are nine specific reasons why Businesses with a Kingdom Culture deserve a look. Macro trends (more Here) You get to be yourself – The Gospel of the Kingdom is built on the desires of your...
by John Garfield | September 9, 2022 | Blog, Greatest Hits, Kingdom Corporations, Kingly Mindset
Business leaders often miss the subtle yet pervasive messages our staff constantly receive from the dark side. The media, news, and entertainment are 90% scripts with hidden agendas. The news of mass shootings is “soul-crushing,” even though they may have been staged...
by John Garfield | September 4, 2022 | Blog, Courts & Council, Greatest Hits, Kingdom Corporations
The kingly side of leadership is familiar territory for business mountain owners, CEOs, and managers. We get to tell people what to do and manage the company and the cash flow. However, leadership in a Kingdom Culture has two sides (Priest and King). Unfortunately,...
by John Garfield | September 1, 2022 | Blog, Greatest Hits, Kingdom Corporations
What’s the question behind Kingdom Culture in Business? Why now? What does it buy me? The chaos of inflation, supply chain disruptions, and post-covid hiring are the surface issues that nag keep every business owner. But, at a deeper level, we’re longing to get our...
by John Garfield | August 28, 2022 | Blog, Greatest Hits, Kingdom Corporations
It’s fairly common and appropriate to believe that a business should produce a profit. So, we’re prone to think the purpose of a business is to harvest money, grow stock prices, and return big dividends. The problem is that if we put money ahead of our unique Kingdom...
by John Garfield | August 26, 2022 | Blog, Greatest Hits, Kingdom Corporations
How does marketing get off the ground, so we get results? We’ve all seen the mystery of marketing dollars disappear without sales. Now we’re skeptics! The cure starts at home with three questions, Am I enthusiastic about my Business Purpose? Is it in writing, in a...
by John Garfield | August 22, 2022 | Blog, Greatest Hits, Initiative, Kingly Mindset
I’ve always been a little intimidated by marketing, primarily because of all the big promises and modest results. How do we convert purpose to story, and they package it in our brand and marketing and then actually get results? That question bothered me enough to ask...
by John Garfield | August 12, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Greatest Hits, Kingly Mindset, Uncategorized
Authenticity is one of the keys to the Kingdom. “Is it OK to be myself? Isn’t that way too carnal?” That question has roots in a prideful belief that we can live a good life by cleaning up our own act. So, religion tries to hold us accountable for reshaping, renewing,...
by John Garfield | August 3, 2022 | Blog, Greatest Hits, Kingly Mindset
What’s your dream? – We often view God and our lives from a perspective that we shouldn’t get our hopes up because another shoe is about to drop. Unfortunately, enough bad things have happened to all of us to birth something between pessimism and healthy skepticism....
by John Garfield | July 29, 2022 | Blog, Dreams, Greatest Hits, Kingly Mindset
Personal Name: John & Sue Garfield (Kennewick, WA) (www.ReleasingKings.com, www.OnlineHeartPlan.com) Family: Sue, 4 kids, and 7 grandchildren Education: BS Chemical Engineering, BA Theology via a local church Business/Vocation: John Garfield Consulting, Engineer...
by John Garfield | July 20, 2022 | Blog, Creativity
Father, Thank you for creativity. It’s motivating to bring new things into the earth and see them bless people. Working on a God-idea is life-giving. After I made my own list of creative ideas, I was surprised how it moved my heart. I was on the phone with three...
