How are you growing in intimacy with Christ as an individual, family, and community? In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, Mart, and Tyler discuss: The generosity of women in the family. The privilege of traveling and experiencing other cultures and peoples. Collaboration to go faster and further together. Power in unity, person-to-person, life-to-life connections. Key Takeaways: Work is more than just what you do, it's who you are and applying that. Invite your children along the journey to be on mission as a family. Encourage them to also find their passions, make connections, and open relationships to them so they can see different pathways for their gifts to bless others. As you get closer to your city, your calling gets larger and larger. Satan always attacks at the point of unity. It is a hard battle, but it is worth fighting for. "I can't just be a gospel patron. I also have to be a gospel proclaimer, and I expect the gospel proclaimers to be gospel patrons and be generous themselves." — Mart Green Episode References: Rooting for Rivals by Peter Greer: https://www.peterkgreer.com/rooting-for-rivals/ He Gets Us: https://hegetsus.com/ About Mart Green: Mart Green is the Ministry Investment Officer for Hobby Lobby and the founder of Mardel Christian and Education Supply stores. His retail career began with his parents, who founded Hobby Lobby in their home. They now have over 1000 stores in 48 states. Mart is the Board Chair of Come and See, a foundation whose goal is to increase the impact of The Chosen by expanding its reach to the largest 600 languages in the world. Mart and his wife, Diana, are also leading champions of illumiNations, an alliance of Bible Translation partners, working to eradicate Bible poverty by 2033. Mart and Diana live in Oklahoma. They have four children and thirteen grandchildren. Connect with Mart Green: Website: https://www.comeandseefoundation.org/ Website: https://illuminations.bible/ Website: https://www.mardel.com/ Website: https://www.hobbylobby.com/ About Tyler Green: Tyler is an intentional creator of opportunities leading to communion and community. He is a builder of relational networks, focused on people-centered and community-formed co-creation. He works to help people move from isolation into togetherness and from competition into cooperation. He is a co-founder of Flourish OKC, a collaborative/creative platform, guided by a desire to see Oklahoma City realized as a city where all flourish. As a true community connector, Tyler has had the privilege of serving and living with an urban missional community in downtown OKC, working abroad for a year with International Justice Mission in Cambodia, and continues to engage as a community catalyst alongside his extended family, representing Hobby Lobby in the areas of culture and community engagement. Tyler finds life being outdoors, exploring, and finding new cultural spaces, both as an individual adventurer and amidst his family and friends. He is joyfully married to his wife, Kristin, and celebrates his five amazing children, Asher, Isla, Juniper, Jed, and Greyson. Connect with Tyler Green: Website: https://www.flourishokc.com/ Connect with Jeff Thomas: Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/ Podcast: https://www.generousbusinessowner.com/ Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-up Email: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisors Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLUYpPwkHH7JrP6PrbHeBxw
How are you growing in intimacy with Christ as an individual, family, and community?
In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, Mart, and Tyler discuss:
Key Takeaways:
"I can't just be a gospel patron. I also have to be a gospel proclaimer, and I expect the gospel proclaimers to be gospel patrons and be generous themselves." — Mart Green
Episode References:
About Mart Green: Mart Green is the Ministry Investment Officer for Hobby Lobby and the founder of Mardel Christian and Education Supply stores. His retail career began with his parents, who founded Hobby Lobby in their home. They now have over 1000 stores in 48 states. Mart is the Board Chair of Come and See, a foundation whose goal is to increase the impact of The Chosen by expanding its reach to the largest 600 languages in the world. Mart and his wife, Diana, are also leading champions of illumiNations, an alliance of Bible Translation partners, working to eradicate Bible poverty by 2033. Mart and Diana live in Oklahoma. They have four children and thirteen grandchildren.
Connect with Mart Green:
Website: https://www.comeandseefoundation.org/
Website: https://illuminations.bible/
Website: https://www.mardel.com/
Website: https://www.hobbylobby.com/
About Tyler Green: Tyler is an intentional creator of opportunities leading to communion and community. He is a builder of relational networks, focused on people-centered and community-formed co-creation. He works to help people move from isolation into togetherness and from competition into cooperation.
He is a co-founder of Flourish OKC, a collaborative/creative platform, guided by a desire to see Oklahoma City realized as a city where all flourish.
As a true community connector, Tyler has had the privilege of serving and living with an urban missional community in downtown OKC, working abroad for a year with International Justice Mission in Cambodia, and continues to engage as a community catalyst alongside his extended family, representing Hobby Lobby in the areas of culture and community engagement.
Tyler finds life being outdoors, exploring, and finding new cultural spaces, both as an individual adventurer and amidst his family and friends. He is joyfully married to his wife, Kristin, and celebrates his five amazing children, Asher, Isla, Juniper, Jed, and Greyson.
Connect with Tyler Green:
Website: https://www.flourishokc.com/
Connect with Jeff Thomas:
Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/
Podcast: https://www.generousbusinessowner.com/
Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-up
Email: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisors
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLUYpPwkHH7JrP6PrbHeBxw