Our Mission

To present Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord to business and professional men and to develop Christian business and professional men to carry out the Great Commission.

‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’ “Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers. Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high. Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord? “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. “If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.” Isaiah 58:3-7, 9-10 NIV https://bible.com/bible/111/isa.58.3-10.NIV

Seeking God is so much more than Bible reading and prayer. Being spiritual and godly is not as much about knowledge of God as it is about serving God by loving others. It cond command to the first command. Certainly, God wants our attention and affection; we are to love Him most and first, but that love for Him is demonstrated to Him not simply by spiritual disciplines but, more importantly, by loving others.

God measures our actions toward others as our true actions toward Him. Bible reading and prayer without love and service to neighbor means it is not having its intended effect. Being with God means serving God by loving others into His kingdom for the first time and for all time. God is most pleased when we love people by helping them know Him in truth and walk with Him in greater obedience. When His people encourage and implement God’s ways, He knows we have been listening to His word and answering the prayers we are making of Him.

Righteousness and peace in the world are the work of the child of God who understands from the word of God His will, prays for His strength and wisdom to apply it, then implements through good works the application of God’s word by seeing His kingdom come and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. God is not mocked. He is not fooled by our religion. God loves us and enjoys our presence but expects us to bring His presence into the world for the betterment of all and the glory of His Name. 

Our Opportunities 

1. The first event for 2025 is March 4. Register HERE, then pray for men to bring. Then, take bold action, be courageous, and identify yourself with Jesus by recruiting guests who need to hear why a successful businessman follows Jesus unashamedly. This is your easiest and perhaps best opportunity to identify yourself with Jesus while introducing someone else to Jesus. 

CBMC Central Michigan 4407 W. St. Joe Hwy. Lansing 48917 / 517 481 5996 www.lansing.cbmc.com 

MONDAY MANNA

A service to the business community

A Publication of CBMC International

February 10, 2025 

Ways Being In Business Can Shape Faith 

By Rick Boxx 

We sometimes talk about how one’s faith influences how they approach their work. However, over my more than 30 years of experience in leading organizations, I have discovered several ways that business and my career have shaped my faith.  

Cash flow challenges. The first and most memorable way is through cash flow challenges. There have been times when I have been uncertain how we were going to pay our employees. Although God is not obligated to provide the resources needed at such times, He has always shown up in such profound ways to meet our needs that I could no longer have any doubts that God is real.   

While I deserve absolutely no credit for it, the businesses I have been involved with have never missed a payroll. Hebrews 11:6 says, “Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.” If you are in business long enough, and you earnestly pray, God will prove to you that He exists.  

Marketing strategy. Another profound way God has used to shape my faith is in trusting Him with our marketing strategy. Decades ago, God directed a radio executive to ask me to produce a radio segment on integrity in the workplace. Even though I had no experience in radio, I agreed to pray about his request.  

That same week, a second radio executive gave me the same advice. Through email, radio, and podcasts, Integrity Moments – the organization I lead – has now served more than two million people.  

In Isaiah 55:9 God offers the assurance that, “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.” Trust God with your marketing strategy and your faith will grow.  

Conflict resolution. A challenge in business we confront from time to time is conflict resolution. A man I will call Pete experienced a transaction with a vendor that went bad, resulting in him being sued. Through wise counsel, Pete discovered he had wronged this vendor. After prayer, Pete humbly went to the vendor’s office, confessed his sin, and asked the man for forgiveness. The vendor dropped the lawsuit.  

In Matthew 5:23 Jesus said, “If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.” God can use conflicts to humble us and to shape our faith.   

Utilizing credit. Throughout my years in ministry, there have been some lean seasons when advisors would recommend that I establish a line of credit. But when I became an entrepreneur and ministry leader, I had to evaluate my convictions about debt and what stance I would take. Many small businesses use lines of credit; as a step of faith, however, I made a pledge to God to trust Him for funding, not banks.  

Proverbs 3:5 teaches, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” God has used the last 30 years of being debt free in business to significantly bolster my faith in His unfailing provision.  

© 2025, Unconventional Business Network. Adapted with permission from “UBN Integrity Moments”, a commentary on faith at work issues. Visit www.unconventionalbusiness.org. UBN is a faith at work ministry serving the international small business community. 

MONDAY MANNA

A service to the business community

A Publication of CBMC International

February 10, 2025

Reflection/Discussion Questions 

1. What do you think of the idea that our experiences in the business and professional world can actually serve to shape our faith in God?
2. Which of the ways cited can you identify with most closely – cash flow challenges, marketing strategy, conflict resolution, or using credit as a regular part of daily operations?
3. Can you think of any other ways in which you could see God using circumstances in the workplace to strengthen or broaden your faith and trust in Him?
4. When it comes to building one’s faith, we often think of attending a religious service, attending a conference or reading books by respected Christian leaders. Why do you think God often chooses to use the workplace as a “classroom” for teaching us more about Himself?

NOTE: If you have a Bible and would like to read more, consider the following passages: Jeremiah 33:3; Acts 17:28; Ephesians 2:10; Colossians 3:17,23-24; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 

Challenge for This Week 

During the coming week, try to adopt a perspective that God is involved in whatever you are experiencing – challenges as well as successes. Pray about what spiritual insights or truths the Lord might be seeking to teach you through the circumstances you confront every day. 

It might be helpful to share what you learn with someone else, whether a good friend or mentor, or if you are involved with a CBMC team, with members of that group the next time you meet. 

CBMC Central Michigan 4407 W. St. Joe Hwy. Lansing 48917 / 517 481 5996  lansing.cbmc.com