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Running Head: FAITH AND LEARNING THEMATIC INTEGRATION 1

FAITH AND LEARNING THEMATIC INTEGRATION 2

Faith and Learning Thematic Integration

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Faith and Learning Thematic Integration

Introduction

-Biblical teachings play significant roles in the management of the corporate world across the globe, especially in the organizational and executive coaching.

-Selfless is a principle that has been emphasized throughout the bible and is applicable in the business world where the need for profit maximization should not supersede the service to humanity (Ngunjiri, 2018).

-Other principles include honesty, integrity, and sense of responsibility. Such concepts are the yardsticks to the success in the modern business environment (Lawrence, Burton, & Nwosu, 2005).

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Course Overview

-Integration of faith and learning plays crucial roles in promoting ethical business practices as well as effectiveness in the management and operation of the business.

-Learners get the opportunity to apply biblical concepts in addressing business challenges such absence of effective customer care which is quite commonplace in most business organizations (Underhill, McAnally, & Koriath, 2007).

-Business organizations need to the need for firmness on integrity and honesty, especially when dealing with financial matters in the organizational and executive coaching (Keller & Alsdorf, 2012).

-The biblical teaching on empathy and selflessness are vital in the provision of effective customer care in the corporate world (Underhill, McAnally, & Koriath, 2007).

Prompt payment of wages and salaries to the employees are some of the teachings found in the Bible and helps in promoting the relationship between the employer and employees (Bergquist & Mura, 2011).

Organizational and Executive Coaching

-Some of the critical questions include the following;

1. What is the role of the principle of selflessness in promoting effective coaching?

2. How can the management of the business organization deal with the team members within the business organization?

3. What is the state of the workplace in the contemporary society? How do people feel about their work today?

4. What are some of the barriers to people in their effort to integrate work and faith?

5. How do the principles of integrity and honest help Christians in integrating work and faith?

The significance of Executive Coaching

-Every endeavor should follow biblical framework in improving the understanding and appreciation of the significant roles of jobs in fulfilling God’s plans (Keller & Alsdorf, 2012).

-God does not want the business persons to inflict suffering among the laborers as such practices are not in tandem with virtues of good character (Underhill, McAnally, & Koriath, 2007).

-Using Biblical framework in conducting business helps in advancing God’s plan in the following ways;

• Providing opportunity for supporting people and organizational change performance as far as aligning ethical business strategies with organizational goals and objectives.

• It enables the business organization to provide necessary support to their team members in areas of personal transformation and career growth (Bergquist & Mura, 2011).

• The approach offers excellent learning avenues for training future leaders for the organization through the provision of direction, motivation, and encouragement to other employees, which is in line with God’s purpose for people. Such approaches also help in the creation of teamwork, partnership as well as a way of energizing people towards the attainment of common goals (Bergquist & Mura, 2011).

• The business can create a conducive and supportive environment for addressing common problems facing the employees and the company as a whole.

• It also helps in giving support and creating a platform for the establishment of an organizational culture that values further learning and continuous improvement in the understanding of Biblical principles (Bergquist & Mura, 2011).

Conclusion

-Biblical teachings and principles play crucial roles in the improvement of managerial approaches used by different corporate entities including sporting businesses.

References

Bergquist, W., & Mura, A. (2011). Coachbook: A Guide to Organizational Coaching Strategies and Practices. New York: Online Published.

Keller, T., & Alsdorf, L. K. (2012). Every good endeavor. New York: Penguin Audio.

Lawrence, A. T., Burton, D. L., & Nwosu, C. C. (2005). Refocusing on the Learning in “Integration of Faith and Learning. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 14(1), 17-50.

Ngunjiri, W. F. (2018). Spirituality in the Ethics and Leadership Classroom: An Autoethnography of Integration. The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment, 1-16.

Underhill, O. B., McAnally, K., & Koriath, J. J. (2007). Executive coaching for results: The definitive guide to developing organizational leaders. New York: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.