Hearing God

131 Navigating Change - having done all

A lot is happening! We have a house on the market, a new website in development, college and high school applications underway, conference numbers filling up, travel booked, end of season wrestling tournaments... and I am part of my first political campaign team to re-elect the local Sheriff. There are lot's of highs and lows and uncertainty. So how do I navigate change (and disappointment and delay) and keep peace and joy? 

Well, first thing is it's a journey. There are good days and bad days... Last weekend we had a series of disappointments. 

So what and how do I navigate all this? 

Listen as I unpack some things I'm excited about, some challenges and how I'm navigating this - do your part, stay present and having having done all, stand.

 

 

130 Kingdom Business with Patrice Tsague

This conversation between Patrice Tsague and Andy Mason was recorded leading up to the Kingdom Business conference in Redding, CA Feb 23-25, 2022. There is still room for you to join us and we will be recording the sessions that will be released into the Heaven in Business online community over the next few months.

What is Kingdom business?

Can you operate kingdom principles without connection to the king?

What is the Great Awakening Project?

Listen to find out..

Join us in Redding to experience it.

Heaveninbusiness.com/kingdom-business

 

129 Got Confidence?

Our confidence gets challenged when something doesn't go according to our expectation... OR when we step out to do something new - whether that is expanding your business or starting a new venture or even beginning a relationship. How we respond when confidence is challenged reveals whether it is limited to us, OR whether we have a source of confidence that is bigger....

Here's some keys to help you grow in confidence when you find yourself in a confidence-gap.

Please comment and subscribe or find out more Heaveninbusiness.com

128 Business Planning with Jesus

Is goal setting and planning with Jesus any different to 'ordinary' goal setting? Do you just make up best educated guess for the year or is there some secret formula to work out where you will be? Here's three simple keys I use to make business plans WITH Jesus, using examples from our current 'expanding-to-the-east-coast' mandate.

127 Case Study: Hearing God... Expanding to the East Coast

After more than ten years being based in Redding, CA, Heaven in Business is expanding to the East Coast of USA. This will involve my family moving to Pennsylvania in June, 2022, adding proximity to New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC.... and direct flights to most of the United States!

In this podcast I unpack this (surprise) direction for us, how we heard from God, how we translated this to practical action and are navigating the stakeholders in the process.

 This is a strategic move in line with much prayer and prophetic input that has become clear over the last 12 months.

Heaven in Business remains in strong relationship with Bethel Church leadership as we continue to advance the vision that Bill Johnson and Kris Vallotton have stewarded for over three decades. Part of the Heaven in Business team (Michelle Raftery) will remain in Redding and we have ongoing events planned in Redding, both in 2022 and beyond. 

Overall, Heaven in Business will continue to connect, train and activate people to partner with God at work and engage in the wellbeing of cities. The existing conferences, retreats and membership community will continue while we also seek to further refine how to disciple people who are discipling cities.

We are also enjoying a growing collaboration between multiple faith and work movements including Business Empowered, At Work on Purpose, Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur, Nehemiah Project, Transformational Leadership, Marketplace Chaplains and more.... preparing for the great awakening that we see ALREADY happening in the marketplace.

We will share more over the coming months. The key thing for you to know is that in the near future there will be a Heaven in Business event or partner closer to YOU!

If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact us. We have highlighted some expected questions below.

Peace to your house,

Andy Mason, Michelle Raftery and the Heaven in Business team 

FAQ:

What events are already planned for 2022 and where will these be located?

- See Heaveninbusiness.com/open-events

- There are also events yet to be posted for Birmingham (Mar 18th), Colorado (Apr 8-9), Pennsylvania (Sep 15-17) and more...

Who will be leading the Redding Heaven in Business community and city initiatives?

- There have been a number of initiatives led by different people and we will be highlighting those over the coming months, starting with a local gathering Thursday January 20th 7-8:30pm at The Salthouse, 1823 Pine St, Redding

How can we participate in this transition as Andy & Janine move east?

- We will share more in the coming months. Our prayer is to be able to take a month following the move, to rest and to hear God more specifically about His strategy going forward. If you want to financially support this process you can donate to Heaven in business or simply let us know and we can direct you accordingly.

Can we invite the team to do an event in our city?

- Absolutely. 2022 is already mostly full and we will be looking into strategic locations for 2023.

 Will the Heaven in Business membership be changing?

- We plan on adding more guided courses and partnership resources eg. Andy's Hey God What Now course and Ford Taylor's Transformational Leadership.

 What does a city partnership look like and how can I start one?

- Great question! We will address this separately.

 

126 Theme for 2022

Here's what I'm hearing God say for 2022, how I hear Him say it, and what that practically means for my year.

I was actually sick between Christmas and New Years which was certainly not fun. Some serious man-flu that we thought was COVID until the test came back negative. My biggest problem was just when I was 'almost' back to health I jumped into a big day doing some outside-the-house jobs that wiped me out and sent me back to bed for a further 24-48hrs. Listen to your wife, Andy!!!

So what did I hear God say for 2022?

1. Forget about what was and focus on what is about to be 

Forget what happened last year, and the year before, and the year before that. Don’t go over and over it in your head to understand or play through different scenario's of 'What if..." or "I should have..." Instead, focus on what’s ahead, because it is going to require all your attention.

You have grace for today, mercy for yesterday and hope for tomorrow. 

So let it go. 

Think Frozen, and Lion King. It's in the past... you can run from it or you can learn from it.

2. 

125 Free Book to Start Your Year

Happy New Year! This is a short post to wish you the very best and thank you for being a listener to this podcast! As we wrap up 2021 and jump into 2022 I want you to be setup to succeed. The best I know how is to realign with a hope-filled future regardless of what you may be facing. So to practically equip you to do that, we are giving you a physical copy of Finding Hope in Crazy Times. It's 30 short chapters that you can use like a daily inspiration. Each chapter has a story, a divine moment, an application and a simple activation for you. The stories are taken from our own life and my journal as I processed crazy life circumstances and challenges over the last decade. 

So, simply click this link to our paypal account, contribute $5 for postage (USA) or $15 if international, and we will get the book in the mail to you. Paypal.me/findinghopebook

If you want to find out more about the book first, read the reviews on Amazon or check out the endorsements below.... HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Finding hope is essential to a successful life. In these pages you'll find a guide who has a string of successes finding exactly what you are looking for. Andy Mason is a hope seeking missile! He has a beautiful attitude in any challenge he faces. I've heard him say "just keep walking" a thousand times. His tenacity to believe the best and to trust God will inspire you to do the same. I highly recommend you allow Andy to guide you in Finding Hope!

DANNY SILK President of Loving on Purpose Author of Keep Your Love On and Culture of Honor

Life is a wild and crazy adventure, and if you've found yourself in the midst of challenging times, you will surely find your own story within these pages. More importantly you'll find encouragement and will encounter the goodness of an extravagantly loving God.

SHAE BYNES Founder of Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur, Atlanta, GA Author of Grace Over Grind: How Grace Will Take Your Business Where Grinding Can't

Andy Mason has given us a great gift. In this book, he shares the accumulated spiritual wisdom gained through years of allowing God to lead him through life's trials and tests. Every page I read encourages me. I know it will encourage you too."

RAY EDWARDS International Speaker and Author of How to Write Copy that Sells

124 Merry ‘Christ-in-your-mess!‘

Welcome to the messy intersection of faith, family and business! Jesus, Savior of the world came directly into mess.

- a messy stable

- a messy relationship

- a messy pregnancy

- a messy nation under Roman control

- a messy stable and manger

- the mess continues..... and in the middle of this mess God declared "I bring you good news of great joy!!!"

WHAT's THE POINT?

1. You need a savior to save you of something 

=> stop pretending you don't have a mess. Simply acknowledge it and you release grace for saving!

2. Jesus didn't avoid mess so don't you avoid it either...

=> Dont' just acknowledge there's a mess; jump right in knowing that He is with you in the middle of it

3. HOW we jump in is critical

A) Six step apology

B) 100% truth, 100% love, 100% humility

C) With a friend who will hold you to being your best self

4. Remember the covenant you have with Jesus = communion. Access the forgiveness, the covering, the comfort, the wisdom... all that you need through union with Christ

Merry Christ-in-your-Mess!!!!

123 We Divorce Poverty

Lately I've observed a stark contrast between people that are in 'bunker mentality' fighting to survive in a 'war' (whether real or not) and those stepping up, standing out and advancing in family, in business and in life. BOTH are in the same environment. The difference to me is 1. Perspective 2. Identity and 3. Intentional generosity - of time, talent, resources. The first group are in a bunker thinking mostly of themselves. This is poverty. The second group are thinking about their family, their team, their community. The key to shift? Divorcing poverty of mind - smallness of perspective and power, and embracing intentional generosity.

WE divorce poverty. My victory is not mine alone. Poverty caps you and limits you from what God has in mind for you. It ALSO limits you to you… it silo's you with your own life and cancels the corporate victory that you are called to be a part of.

Generosity uncaps you and unlocks you to be a part of an investment community where we get to see all around us lifted up. The gospel is not good news for me alone; it is good news for US.

WE divorce poverty, small mindedness, stinginess and lack.

We embrace generosity and victory and intentionally look how we can help those around us advance.

So… grab a couple friends and tell one another:

1. What would victory look like over the next few weeks in your business?

List three PRACTICAL things or measures eg. #sales or outcome of a conflict/lawsuit/situation

2. Exchange lists with one another so that you get to pray over their victory as if it was your own.

Do this, with communion, for the next month, daily!

Let one another know progress.

3. What could you practically and intentionally do to help one another gain a victory?

This session was originally recorded just after the Carr Fire in Redding, CA when 200,000 acres burned around our immediate community. Bunker mentality would have turned the disaster into permanent disadvantage or constraint. Generosity positioned us to navigate the disaster and make practical gains every step of the way - not just individually, as a community.

So, what will you do this week?

This session was recorded as part of the focused content for Heaveninbusiness.com/free-trial. If you want to grow in your partnership with God at work and engage in the wellbeing of the city you serve, then join a like minded community doing the same. Find out more Heaveninbusiness.com/free-trial

122 Guaranteed Mess Protection

Last week we heard a series of independent testimonies that were ALL about how God delivered people from messes, mistakes, errors and even outright crazy actions! The theme was so obvious we leaned into it and summarized them here for you and what God is saying as a result: HE HAS YOU COVERED! GOD HAS YOUR BACK.

Where did we hear these testimonies? Every week with Heaven in Business we have a strategic and tactical prayer call. That looks like about 30minutes of good news from all over the world, followed by focussed prayer around a particular passage of scripture that anchors our week. We have people from USA, Australia, New Zealand, India, UK, Canada, Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland and more. And the stories of God at work are outstanding!

We then take the next 30mins to pray through a key scripture passage that we sense is for 'now'. Last week was Isaiah 55. Check it out!

And if you want to join us on the prayer call and access the benefits find out more on Heaveninbusiness.com/free-trial