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		<title>What Is A Christian Company?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 01:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Patton</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[I am often asked what I do for a living. When we meet new people, we often identify them by what they do for a living. You know exactly what I mean. Whether this is all good or all bad, I don’t know. What I do know is that I often get a funny look [&#8230;]]]></description>
					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am often asked what I do for a living.  When we meet new people, we often identify them by what they do for a living.  You know exactly what I mean.  Whether this is all good or all bad, I don’t know.  What I do know is that I often get a funny look in return when I answer that I run a Christian car dealership group!</p><img width="620" height="298" src="https://www.christianfaithatwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Christian-company.png" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Christian company" srcset="https://www.christianfaithatwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Christian-company.png 620w, https://www.christianfaithatwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Christian-company-300x144.png 300w, https://www.christianfaithatwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Christian-company-610x293.png 610w, https://www.christianfaithatwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Christian-company-518x249.png 518w, https://www.christianfaithatwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Christian-company-82x39.png 82w, https://www.christianfaithatwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Christian-company-600x288.png 600w, https://www.christianfaithatwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Christian-company-550x264.png 550w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" />
<p>Sometimes I believe the funny look is simply related to me using “Christian” and “car dealer” in the same sentence!  However, more often what throws them is the fact that I am calling my company a “Christian company”.  This is not something people are familiar with hearing and they are not sure what to think of it.<span id="more-8644"></span></p>
<h3>Christian Company?</h3>
<p>When you think about it, there are some companies we associate with their owners&#8217; Christian faith (Chick-Fil-A, Hobby Lobby).  For the most part, however, many people question whether you can refer to a business as a &#8220;Christian company&#8221; or not. I was given the opportunity to respond to this very question in a guest post on Darren Shearer&#8217;s <a href="http://theologyofbusiness.com" target="_blank">TheologyOfBusiness.com</a> website.  Based on the fact that this is right up my alley, I jumped at the chance!  Darren also interviewed me about this post on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/theology-of-business/id969815384" target="_blank">his podcast</a>!</p>
<p>If you are interested in reading more, <strong><a href="http://theologyofbusiness.com/what-is-a-christian-company-lessons-from-a-christian-car-dealership-group/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></strong> to read that post.  There is a link to his podcast at the top of that post, or you can find it <strong><a href="http://theologyofbusiness.libsyn.com/podcast" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong>.</p>
<p>Once you have read the post and/or listened to the podcast, I am interested in getting your feedback.  Do you believe we can label a business as a Christian company or not?  If so, how is that label determined?  What other considerations should there be?  If not, what are your reasons for saying so?  I think there is some value in having this discussion.</p>
<p>Take a look at the post <strong><a href="http://theologyofbusiness.com/what-is-a-christian-company-lessons-from-a-christian-car-dealership-group/" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong> and then put your comments at the bottom of that post.  I will be there to respond!  I look forward to hearing from you.  As always, I thank you for reading (and listening)!</p>
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