Product Description

He didn't work for money.
He was willing to walk away.
He invested His emotions wisely.
He did sweat the small stuff.

Beyond work, beyond entrepreneurism, there is "spiritreneurism" -- work that allows you to do well by doing right. In Jesus, Inc., Laurie Beth Jones, bestselling author of Jesus, CEO, shows you how to find soul satisfaction in your work.

In Jesus, CEO, Laurie Beth Jones offered an irresistible motivational proposition: If Jesus could change the world with a team of just twelve men, shouldn't he have something to teach us all about managing our teams? The answer was a resounding yes, and it made the book a bestseller.

Now, in Jesus, Inc., Jones shows that there is no contradiction between earning a comfortable living even as you use your job to promote your deepest spiritual and personal beliefs. How exactly is this possible? Using timeless wisdom from the Bible and anecdotes from her own life and consulting career, as well as tales from the best and worst work situations in today's rapidly changing business environment, she reveals how you can inspire yourself and your coworkers to use your highest gifts to benefit the bottom line.

Never before have so many individuals been willing to launch new businesses, and never before have so many of them been looking for a new business model. Here, in Jesus, Inc., entrepreneurs and "spiritreneurs" will find timeless wisdom and biblical principles that will help create a new world of joyful and satisfying work.

A genius at making the powerful familiar, Jones offers a commandingly fresh and compelling case for Jesus as a role model for modern times. Rich with humor, exercises, meditations, and case histories, Jesus, Inc. is essential reading for those seeking to put their spirituality to practical use.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #664401 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-10
• Released on: 2001-04-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Jones (Jesus, CEO) believes in conducting business and simultaneously satisfying one's spiritual needs. Biblical and real-life stories advocate religious faith and bestow practical advice. For example, Jones recommends undertaking difficult activities with a fresh approach (she made the most of a tedious seminar by pretending she was a reporter). Past success and an extensive author tour should help win her considerable sales. Agent, Mary Ann Naples. (Apr.)
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Jones has made a name for herself adapting biblical scriptures to the workplace and the world of business. Jesus, CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership (1995) was a best-seller that exhorted managers to emulate the leadership style of Jesus. Jesus in Blue Jeans (1997) held Christ up as an everyday role model. Now Jones reasserts her conviction that it is possible to earn a comfortable living and still promote one's spiritual and personal beliefs. Increasing dissatisfaction with the workplace, growing numbers of "downsized" workers hoping to start their own enterprises, the Internet, and an apparent rising newfound desire by many to contribute something meaningful to society have all helped create a new kind of businessperson Jones has dubbed the "spiritreneur." It is potential "spiritreneurs" she hopes to inspire with this collection of sermonettes that are based on biblical passages and that Jones uses to illustrate basic business principles. David Rouse
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

Review
Praise for Laurie Beth Jones

"Laurie Beth Jones gives you many practical ideas on how to add love, inspiration, and goodwill into your organization."
-- Ken Blanchard, author of The One-Minute Manager

"Jones presents Jesus not as a religious messiah but as an executive leader. . . . a kind of how-to manual for succeeding as corporate officers internally, externally, and for eternity."
-- San Diego Union Tribune

"[Jones's] style is engaging and breezy with enough personal details and humor that make it easy to be swept along. While loosely hitting biblical touchstones, she makes an embracing case for Jesus as a modern role model."
-- Tom DePoto, Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.)

"Practical, useful help for Christians and nonbelievers alike. Jones has made her mark, and her books are here to stay."
-- Christian Retailing -- Review

Customer Reviews

Jesus, Inc -- the spriitual view of business
This book encompasses and embodies all of steps, stumbling blocks and successes that spiritual entrepreneurs find themselves facing as they walk out their business careers.

This book is not for everyone. If you are not tuned into God's way of conducting business and personal accountablility, read something else.

My overall rating of this book is beyond excellent. I am on my second reading.

Another Home Run For Laurie Beth Jones
This book is another wonderful addition to the growing list of titles written by Laurie Beth Jones. All of her books have been life changing for me, and this one was no exception. The idea of the "spiritreneur"---a person whose highest gifts are succesfully used in the workplace to promote their deepest spiritual and personal beliefs, is tremendously relevant in today's society. I especially enjoyed the format, which features a short section for each individual idea with questions for application at the end. The book cover is beautiful, and the idea that Jesus should be a roll model for entrepreneurs helps us to look for a life of joyful and satisfying work. I highly recommend this book for anyone who has to work for a living!

WOW! Another fantastic proactive book by Laurie Beth Jones
I had been on pins and needles waiting for this book. I was not disappointed; in fact, it was even better than I had anticipated. It is destined to become a best-seller because I already have a list of at least 2 dozen friends and family members that I want to buy it for - and I don't think I will be alone in feeling this way. This is a 6-star book.

Laurie Beth Jones has been one of my success mentors for years. Her wisdom is clear and eloquent - but more than that it is right on! She has every right to invent her own word "Spiritrenuer" (spirit-ra-nur). This book has already helped my to see that I need to get to know myself even better so that I can serve others in my business better. I guarantee that if you read it you will be a changed person - it's that incredible. Like her other books, I can see that I will want to read Jesus, Inc. again and again to get the full impact of its inspiration.

Laurie Beth covers all of the proactive bases: smart thinking, system thinking, futuristic thinking, and positive thinking. If you are truly seeking the kind of success and abundance that makes your life 100% livable - you must read this book. Many of her ideas are found in SUCCESS BOUND, another book built on learning how to live a proactively life that is God centered and fulfilling.

Everything that I have put into practice that Laurie Beth has recommended in her books has worked. She helped me to find my major purpose in life. It has been one of the most important keys to my success. My mission statement now reads "My mission is to learn, live, and teach the principles of proactive thinking in order to help bring abundant life to all." When I finished writing it, it completely changed my life and gave me new energy to pursue what I knew all along to be the right thing for me. It helped me to become "Dr. Proactive" and has brought me success by focusing on serving others using my God given talents.

You will find that this exciting book becomes a part of you. Don't hold back - let it happen. In fact, I plan on spending 10 to 15 minutes every morning for the next several days focusing my thoughts on the truths of this book, thereby allowing them to seep deep into my subconscious mind. If you do this too I guarantee God's wisdom will most assuredly bring you the success and abundance you deserve.

Enjoy Jesus, Inc. and your new proactive and successful life!