SJ: Welcome to a different episode of the Christian Ladies in Enterprise podcast present. It’s me, so extremely thrilling to have you ever right here. Now we’re counting all the way down to our subsequent Thrive quarterly reset which goes to be on the 14th of November. So be sure that in the event you haven’t already booked in that you simply go and discover that out.
We’re going to be sharing about all issues HR in our mini workshop. Then we’re going to be doing a little God time and reflecting on the 12 months after which going into our objective setting session So if you wish to take part you should buy only a one off ticket or apply to turn into a member And we’d like to have you ever on board now at present.
We’re joined by a particular gentleman who’s on the opposite aspect of the world. His largest mission by his enterprise is to construct an on shopper, on-line neighborhood, to have interaction market Christians to combine their religion and work. And his favourite factor to do on the weekend is to spend time along with his household and pals.
So welcome to the podcast, Mike Henry senior from follower of 1.
Mike: Thanks, Sarah Jane. I recognize it.
SJ: So that you’ve received a extremely fascinating mission and what you’re sort of doing on the market on the planet. So I’m not going to share an excessive amount of on that. I’m going to allow you to share your story. However Mike and I met by a connection unintentionally, after which we met up. We’re speaking about automations and advertising and marketing and stuff after which we’re like, hey, why don’t you come on the podcast and share with our viewers what it’s you do and the way they’ll become involved.
So I’ll hand it over to you if you wish to share your story and share with us all about Follower of One and the way it works and the way it took place. Would love to listen to it.
Mike: So actually, yeah, I it’s truly, it appears like that is going to, story’s going to take without end. Hopefully I could make it very brief. I first
SJ: Okay.
Mike: to take a look at church for my spouse and I spent about three months or 4 months actually as a keen participant making an attempt to determine what was occurring in church. However my plan was is that if it didn’t work for me, I used to be simply going to inform her, no, I’m not going again. And through that season, they’d a person who got here to work to our church and did a workshop on how you would know for a reality that you simply have been going to heaven or present another person how they might know for a undeniable fact that they have been going to heaven. And up till that second in time, I believed you needed to do good issues to get to heaven. I used to, I nonetheless joke with folks about how I believed That my objective in life was to be the third to final man into heaven. I didn’t wish to be final or subsequent to final, however I used to be aiming for about third to final. I didn’t wish to should do any extra good works than I needed to do to get into heaven. I simply needed to do the minimal acceptable. And so right here I’m now at this workshop and I hear and I study salvation being merely Jesus’s work. It’s not because of work in order that nobody might boast, which is from Ephesians 2, 8, 9. And that completely blew up my complete psychological mannequin. As a result of I believed you needed to do good issues to get to heaven. And so the following day I had a terrific day at church. It was a Saturday once I realized all this on Sunday. I had a terrific day at church, however Sunday afternoon I received this pit in my abdomen as a result of I had to return to the job. I actually didn’t like. And so I began begging God to place me into ministry. I take advantage of air quotes usually once I say that what I felt like Jesus was telling me for the primary a number of years was, okay, you’re a minister.
Now get again to work. And I struggled for a few years making an attempt to determine how I might be a full time minister
SJ: There will probably be a dialogue and I’m glad that we’ve got an opportunity to participate on this occasion this 12 months. However you need to be right here to make this occur. You may’t be right here to do a lecture. You need to be right here to make a distinction. That’s an enormous level. everyone for watching.
Mike: a day by day foundation no matter what my job is. And about seven years in the past, I began a web based neighborhood in order that we may help each other sort of reside that out with out leaving our jobs. As a result of I imagine that’s the following factor Jesus wants is he wants his folks to be following him in no matter their occupation is. And in order that’s the place follower one was born.
SJ: That’s superior. And story? it’s sufficient of your story. Earlier than I get in with sharing and asking extra questions, share with us what’s follower of 1? Like, what’s the neighborhood? What’s it about? And what’s it that you simply do? As a result of I do know that our tales are related, that we each roughly about seven years in the past, discovered a niche available in the market and was questioning the way it was that We might fill it, like we might fill that hole.
Mike: Right. so follower one is a web based neighborhood. I unintentionally began a web based neighborhood in 2009. was model new and I had simply gotten laid off as lots of people received let go or laid off monetary downturn of 2008, 2009. And many individuals began changing into management coaches or writing about management. And so I began getting on Twitter and I might write a weblog about management. I didn’t wish to simply do one other job factor, but in addition I felt like if I promoted different folks’s content material about management, that might assist. As a result of I used to be simply making an attempt to unravel the issue of unhealthy management. I used to joke that my enemy was unhealthy management.
And so if that was your enemy too, then we have been pals. And what I found when Twitter was new, this, and it was enjoyable since you have been interacting with folks and never bots on a regular basis. After I would promote another person’s weblog put up about management, it didn’t take them very lengthy to begin considering I used to be a fairly sensible man as a result of I used to be selling their content material. Selling content material that was about being a greater chief. And so I began connecting with these folks on LinkedIn and the union between assembly folks on Twitter and connecting them with on LinkedIn created this sort of on-line neighborhood, this group in LinkedIn that had, 5 or 600 folks in it that have been all enthusiastic about doing one thing about management. And, we hadn’t been significantly Christian in our strategy to that effort, however it was so thrilling and so enjoyable to attach with folks all around the globe who’re obsessed with the identical issues.
And I actually received excited concerning the thought of constructing this sort of idea of a web based neighborhood the place we assist one another be higher leaders.
However I by no means might work out the way to make a residing doing that the 2009 by 2012 timeframe utilizing this secular management neighborhood. our
Mike: adopted anybody. after we received off that decision that day, it was just like the Holy spirit prompted me and mentioned there’s this one man you comply with. And I began actually fascinated by what it could be prefer to have a on-line neighborhood from Christians to assist them reside out their religion, whether or not they work for a believer or not, no matter they’re doing, we are able to all reside out our religion. Yeah. step into the calling that Jesus has for us in no matter our job state of affairs is at present We don’t have to alter jobs or change places or any of these issues And so in 2014, I gave that complete factor away The, it was known as the lead change group and it’s nonetheless round however it’s not very lively. I gave that away and I used to be working a full time job. I took our job as a vice chairman for a expertise firm right here within the, my space of the world, which is Tulsa, Oklahoma. And I started praying about what did God need me to do with this complete thought of a neighborhood for Christians. And slowly however certainly expertise began catching up with this complete thought.
We discovered some on-line neighborhood software program. I fashioned a 501c3 in 2017, which is a tax exempt, that’s the tax exempt certificates within the U. S. And And so we grew to become a nonprofit group in 2017 and it was like my aspect hustle. After which three weeks after we received authorised with the nonprofit there was a discount at my firm. music stopped and there was no chair for me. And so I used to be now in transition making an attempt to determine what did Jesus need me to do subsequent? I began engaged on this and did some consulting and contract work. I’ve at all times been within the software program growth world however, during the last three or 4 years, I’ve gone to engaged on follower of 1 full time and we use Software program merchandise on-line and we created a web based neighborhood with about 2000 folks in it.
We proceed to develop it the place we’re difficult folks to reside out their religion every day no matter what their job is And in order that’s what follower one is and the way it received began.
SJ: that’s superior. And so how do you go about instructing folks how to try this? Since you gave a particular identify for it. That’s sort of mission discipline based mostly. Did you wish to share a bit about that?
Mike: Actually. So truly two issues occurred. The very first thing was I felt like I used to be at all times for a lot of the 30 years of my journey, it’s been over 30 years now. I felt like at any time when I might ask my church management what I used to be alleged to do with my religion, In my work state of affairs, the reply started with leaving work that once I mentioned, okay, pastor, what ought to I do subsequent?
It was come out right here to the category or go to the church and do that or go to a homeless shelter or go abroad. It was at all times going someplace apart from the place I labored. And I needed to have the ability to, I needed to give you issues that I might do whereas I used to be making my residing and doing my job. And we got here up with what we name our 5 day by day habits.
Okay. Now I imagine anybody can do any day in any job that places us on mission that sort of traces us up with God. We will pray, we are able to recognize others. We all know what we imagine. We now have a accountability to have the ability to speak about our religion. serve others. After which the fifth one is once we do get an opportunity to speak, that we communicate for ourselves, that we use I and me statements. And people 5 day by day habits grew to become what I needed to begin selling in the neighborhood. used to inform folks a narrative And I informed this younger man this story at some point years in the past I had lunch with my pastor and my pastor was truly making an attempt to get me to go on an abroad mission journey Our church used to that church nonetheless does ship folks to mexico yearly to assist constructing Out this church to assist folks with initiatives on their homes and issues like that.
It’s a it’s known as a mission journey within the states Principally, we go to another place to try to construct relationships with folks, serving to them out and serving them and making an attempt to share the gospel or inform them a little bit bit extra about Jesus, then it’s known as a mission journey. this pastor in that dialog that day, requested me, would you go to this Mexico mission journey? When folks go, and these have been his phrases, when folks go on a mission journey, that’s after they get it. get enthusiastic about their religion. And I both mentioned this or I believed this. He and I’ve talked about this for years now. don’t bear in mind precisely what occurred, however both I mentioned or I believed I feel I already get it and I drive 30 miles to go to work. How is that not a mission journey? And I might inform those who story and complain about this problem that the church had of regularly making an attempt to get me to do one thing apart from my job. to glorify Jesus. I informed a younger man that story after I’d began follower of 1 and he mentioned, why don’t you do a digital mission journey? I believed that was only a large thought. And so we’ve turned that into what we now name {the marketplace} mission journey, is a two week train the place we problem folks to go to their very own job, like they’re occurring an abroad mission journey. principally for 2 weeks, we’ve got day by day devotionals that assist us follow these 5 day by day habits. In our office and we’ve completed that with 47 totally different teams of individuals 1100 and 25 or 1100 and 30 folks have completed all of it from all the globe we’ve been out began additionally doing them with church buildings the place we assist church buildings manage these market mission journeys for members of their congregation to do collectively. To assist us be way more intentional about how we reside our religion at work. that’s what we do now’s we problem folks to get began on this complete idea utilizing {the marketplace} mission journey. And we invite them into the neighborhood and our longterm objective in the neighborhood is to attach folks by occupation or by business to the place they may help one another reside out their religion day by day. And luckily all of it matches on a cellular app. so folks don’t even should be working for a Christian to have the ability to hang around with different Christians within the market and work out how they’ll make their religion, make a distinction in what they’re doing day by day.
SJ: That’s so good. That’s superior. I really like this story and I really like the idea of you office mission journey and in CWIB, I’m usually speaking about how is it so our companies that we may be doing that? How can we be reaching our communities? How can we be influencing our workforce members in the event that they’re not essentially Christian as effectively.
So if to all of our ladies who’re working companies all around the world with the ideas that you simply’ve simply shared, what are your 5 suggestions then that you simply’d need them to know or to share with the context of the place you’re coming from along with your background and what you do at FollowOverOne in order that they’ll both become involved with what you’re doing.
Doing and invite their workforce members to do the identical or simply that they’ll apply of their companies to begin that mission on their very own.
Mike: Actually. And even when what you are promoting is sort of a aspect hustle nonetheless, and you’ve got a daily day job the place you’re employed for another person, I feel the 5 factors that I might make for us line up with these 5 day by day habits start by prayer. The primary prayer that we speak about is from Isaiah chapter six, the place Isaiah says, right here I’m, ship me. He’s speaking he’s truly having this dream or this expertise the place he’s within the presence of the Lord and the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, you’re speaking about who will we ship. Isaiah says, right here I’m, ship me these 5 phrases, put us
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Mike: that, It’s all Jesus’s drawback. I work for him. And and that’s my objective is to remind myself regularly, to only do what he says. And if he tells me to concentrate to a buddy or to exit of my solution to bless somebody or to provide somebody a present, then I try this as a result of I by no means know what he’s as much as. I simply can, reply to the issues he provides me. So my first tip is to wish. second one is to understand others. It’s fascinating as a result of I feel it’s so
for us to get objective targeted job targeted, particularly once we’re making an attempt to construct a enterprise or making an attempt to develop a enterprise.
It’s really easy to turn into job targeted. And Jesus tells us time and again in scripture that we don’t have to fret about that. The duties. All we’ve got
SJ: Okay.
Mike: The third one, I might say, know what you imagine. Let’s assume a little bit bit about our religion. Why do
SJ: Okay. However in the event you’re doing a artistic course of, And I do know that’s fairly a very long time. However I feel it’s nice, as a result of there’s lots of people which are making an attempt to wave your hand again and say, yeah, we wish to do that. However I wish to know, how do you do it? what persons are speaking about, how do you assist? And that’s actually fascinating.
I’ll speak about it, too, however I haven’t
Mike: and so we even I encourage folks to of their quiet time or after they’re with different christian pals
To
SJ: Okay.
Mike: That’s my job. If Jesus, ideally my final correct place on the planet is with Christ in heaven without end. However we’re
SJ: Okay.
Mike: remind myself that fourth the fourth
SJ: Yeah.
Mike: one is to only communicate for myself.
I don’t must be fixing different folks or telling different folks what to do. wish to be current
SJ: Okay. Individuals. Okay. for holding. It’s a pleasure to have you ever all right here.
Mike: on a regular basis. However these are my 5 habits sort of line up with the 5 day by day habits [00:21:00] for follower of 1. However I feel we are able to all be way more current the those who we work together with day by day. And God makes use of that without end. a lot cash we make received’t essentially matter without end, however the distinction that we make within the lives of different folks will depend without end.
SJ: they’re superior, and I couldn’t agree with you extra. We at all times speak about Jesus isn’t thinking about your success. He’s thinking about who you might be.
Mike: Yeah.
SJ: your day with prayer. Quantity two, recognize others. It’s really easy for us to give attention to the duty as an alternative of the folks.
Quantity three, know what you imagine. And perceive your self why you’re doing this. And this sort of relates again to what we lined within the miniseries as effectively about bringing God, I received God and our companies collectively and that non-public mission, which is past what you are promoting mission. Like what’s, what’s your private mission and why are you doing this?
So I really like that you simply talked about that as a result of it’s sort of reiterated what we’ve been going by. Quantity 5, communicate for your self. So, not telling others what they need to do, not choosing out their specs of their eyes, however sharing testimonies.
Mike: a lot.
SJ: simply the sharing of tales of how God has labored in our companies. And that’s why we run the podcast is to share tales about how God’s labored in our companies to assist encourage others.
Solely you will have your personal story to inform, like nobody else can, share your story, your testimonies and the way God’s labored in what you are promoting and in your life. And I do know so many enterprise house owners that
how God’s pulled by and the wonderful sources which were pulled collectively.
Mike: Hello, everybody.
SJ: God into what you are promoting. So are you able to share with us, or your mission ought to I say, are you able to share with us your Bible verse for this season and why?
Mike: Yeah, and there are there are a variety of them, however the one which got here to thoughts once we have been speaking about that is Mark 10:45. In that passage, Jesus says, even the son of man didn’t come to be served, however to serve and to provide his life a ransom for a lot of. We’re not known as to provide our lives as a ransom for different folks like Jesus was, however we’ve been known as to serve, to not be served. I feel that’s the calling that all of us fail to know that Greek phrase that’s translated serve in that passage can also be usually translated minister. We expect that, doing one thing within the church is ministry and doing one thing in every single place else is one thing else, however it’s simply serving different folks.
Our job is to reside out our religion in such a means that different folks go, Oh, wow. I can try this and I can get pleasure from life the best way they do. that’s our objective with the whole lot we do at follower of 1. We hope everybody comes away with the, Oh, I can try this. As a result of that’s what we wish to do is simply, I can at all times serve any individual else.
I can at all times go one additional step and Jesus makes all of it work out. It’s his drawback. It’s his drawback, not mine. That’s means above my pay [00:25:00] grade.
SJ: That’s humorous. So if our listeners needed to become involved with follower of 1, what do they should do and the place can they discover you?
Mike: Completely. You may go to followerofone. org and one is spelled out O N E. So followerofone. org. I’m additionally out there on LinkedIn and I’m on many social media platforms as Mike Ideally on follower of 1 dot org, there’s a take motion web page you possibly can join and take a look at our subsequent market mission journey.
We don’t cost for membership in our neighborhood, nor can we cost folks to take {the marketplace} mission journey. However I do warning everybody as believers, particularly we perceive that you simply solely get what you set in to something that you simply do. And so if you wish to truly religion to impression your on a regular basis life, then you need to principally sidetrack your on a regular basis life. to incorporate your relationship with Christ. And that’s what {the marketplace} mission journey within the on-line neighborhood of follower one are designed to assist us do is utilizing our cellular gadgets or no matter, construct the habits to the place we’re fascinated by our religion day by day. Not simply on Sunday. I used to assume that my job was to remain out of bother till Sunday. As a result of I had a daily secular job, actually our jobs are to be distinction makers for the Lord the whole lot that we do, no matter that job is.
SJ: Yeah, completely. Couldn’t agree extra. being a follower of Jesus is an on a regular basis factor, not only a Sunday factor.
Mike: Precisely.
SJ: and as enterprise house owners and as leaders, it’s much more essential. We’ve received an excellent greater calling on our lives. Not that it makes us any higher, however as a result of we’re on the market as an affect and we’re main folks, I feel it’s much more essential that we do be good stewards of that and actually perceive the calling that God’s Put in your coronary heart and put in your life.
Effectively, it’s been an absolute pleasure to interview you at present, Mike. Thanks a lot for sharing with our listeners what it’s you do and the wonderful issues that you simply’re as much as and the way you’re making affect and pushing ahead for the dominion. That’s so good. Is there the rest you needed to share with our listeners at present earlier than we cling up?
Mike: I’m simply excited to see what Jesus is doing on the planet. It was, it’s been a pleasure assembly you. Thanks a lot for having me on right here. This has been a, this has been a blast and a blessing.
SJ: Superior. Effectively, you’re listening to the Christian Ladies in Enterprise podcast and we’ll catch you subsequent time.
