Today, we held our final Joseph Project meeting. It was bitter/sweet, for sure. For 2 1/2 years, WorkMatters has worked to “alter the journey of business people between jobs.” We have held 119 meetings and been blessed to see over 200 people find jobs through The Joseph Project (read their stories). One statistic seems to get lost in the blessings of altering the journey [...]
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What Leaders Do…
Posted in Leadership, Servant Leadership, Serve, The Joseph Project on June 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Finishing Strong
Posted in Adversity, Job Search, The Joseph Project on June 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Finishing strong is something all of us want to do. Finish strong each day. Finish strong in our job. Finish strong in our faith. As a valued partner of WorkMatters, we want you to be aware of a significant shift in our marketplace ministry. Wednesday morning we formally announced that the time has come to retire The [...]
60 Days…2010 Joseph Project
Posted in 60 Days of Prayer, Economy, Encouragement, Job Search, The Joseph Project on December 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For all of you that have joined us in this 60 Days of Prayer journey, you must read on. One of the highlights of our 2010 was experienced yesterday at the 50th session of The Joseph Project in 2010! It was incredible. Over 80 people between jobs, their spouses, and alumni of The Joseph Project [...]
HR Heaven
Posted in Adversity, Economy, Job Search, The Joseph Project on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Do you want to make a difference in someone’s life TODAY? If you know someone who is between jobs, you can do just that. I rarely (never?) promote something we are doing at WorkMatters on this Blog. But today, it’s imperative. If you are located in northwest Arkansas, The Joseph Project is hosting FIVE HR leaders this Wednesday [...]
Being Faithful
Posted in Adversity, Encouragement, Faith, Leadership, The Joseph Project on October 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Do you have a job? Thank God for it. If you don’t have a job, here is some inspiration. This note is from a man who has attended our Joseph Project ministry which helps men and women between jobs with job resources, networking and encouragement. This man has had a very difficult journey. But he just [...]
Driving a Taxi
Posted in Gospel, The Joseph Project on June 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
You have to hear this story… Bridging the gap has a million applications. That’s one of the reasons we love doing the work we do at WorkMatters. Helping you see there are so many different ways to engage. The best part of our weekly Joseph Project meetings for business people between jobs, is when someone gets a [...]
He Lives!
Posted in Adversity, Encouragement, Jesus, The Joseph Project on April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On this Easter Sunday, I want you to hear from our friend Dan Hinkson. Dan is between jobs and an active participant in The Joseph Project. You will be blessed by his Easter message to his friends who are between jobs… We all have various needs, and we have prayed together for the many who [...]
Make a Difference Today
Posted in Heart, Missions, Servant Leadership, The Joseph Project on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One day I asked Mr. Ron, “Mr. Ron, all these white folks be inviting us to their Bible studies?” How come none of ‘em’s inviting us to their Bible doins?” I ain’t sayin it ain’t all right to study the Bible. You got to study the Bible to know the rules of life. But I [...]
2010 ADVANCE Workshop–The Joseph Project
Posted in Adversity, Economy, Encouragement, Hope, Job Search, perseverence, Relationships, The Joseph Project, Uncategorized on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What an incredible day it was last Wednesday, February 5th at the Joseph Project 2010 Advance Workshop! There was great anticipation during the weeks leading up to this kickoff event. Seems like what you hear is how the economy is recovering. That may be true in some some quarters, but there are many others who are [...]
The Human Spirit
Posted in The Joseph Project on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Every single Wednesday, we host The Joseph Project meetings for business men and women between jobs. Last week we had a very special speaker in Mr. Maxie Carpenter. He was surprised and moved by what he saw there. He has given us permission to share his Blog post following his experience at The Joseph Project. [...]