Ideas to Make a Kingdom Impact Through Your Business

As a Christian business leader, you want your faith to shape every aspect of your life, including your work. But the journey isn’t always straightforward. How can you align your organization with God’s purpose while facing the challenges of leadership, team dynamics, and stakeholder expectations?

At Convene, we’ve walked alongside over 2,000 Christian business leaders, helping them implement lasting Kingdom Impact Plans. Together, we can help you turn your faith into action and make a difference that lasts.

Why It Matters

Creating a Kingdom Impact Plan transforms your business into a powerful tool for God’s work. Imagine a workplace where:

• Your team is inspired by shared values rooted in Scripture.

• Stakeholders support and celebrate the mission.

• Customers recognize your commitment to integrity and purpose.

It all begins with one step. Below, you’ll find a list of 108 practical ideas—straight from the experiences of Christian CEOs and business owners—that you can leverage to develop or strengthen your own Kingdom Impact Plan. To make this list more accessible, we’ve grouped the ideas under thematic categories. However, feel free to mix, match, and adapt them in ways that fit your unique company culture and calling.

1. Ask employees for leadership feedback
   Invite team members to share candidly how you can become a better, more Christ-like leader.

2. Communicate your mission and values everywhere
   Display your mission/core values (especially those rooted in biblical truths) on business cards, office plaques, emails, uniforms, product packaging, etc.

3. Decide to either manage tough or hire smart
   Reduce the need for tough “heavy-handed” management by being selective and prayerful about who you hire.

4. Define and leverage your mission, vision, and core values
   Ensure these statements align with Scripture and guide daily decisions.

5. Delight your customers
   Go the extra mile. Reflect the excellence and servant-heartedness of Christ in all you do.

6. Focus on your keys to significant success
   Prayerfully identify the core competencies that set your company apart and double down on them.

7. Give an annual biblical values award
   Recognize an employee who best exemplifies Christ-like core values—invite the team to nominate each other anonymously.

8. Have an explicitly Christian purpose in your mission statement
   Don’t be afraid to include wording that acknowledges God’s ownership and your desire to serve Him.

9. Team-member lunches
   Regularly host small-group lunches to listen, share updates, and act on insights.

10. Live by and display biblically aligned core values
    Model these values personally so the whole team sees them in action.

11. Manage by key indicators
    Stay aware of critical data that keep the business healthy—pray for wisdom in interpreting it.

12. Master the art of delegation
    Empower others and free yourself to focus on high-impact activities (like prayer and strategic leadership).

13. Monitor assumptions for early course corrections
    Ask God for discernment to spot blind spots quickly.

14. Move from working IN the business to working ON the business
    Delegate day-to-day tasks so you can focus on leadership, culture, and Kingdom impact strategies.

15. Recognize the rightful owner of the business
    Acknowledge that the business ultimately belongs to God, and you are His steward.

16. Take opportunities to relate God’s Word to business principles
    Use real-time examples to show how biblical wisdom shapes ethical, effective leadership.

17. Model decision-making that seeks God’s glory
    Always ask, “How can God be glorified in this?” and teach others to do the same.

18. Acquire a Right Now Media at Work subscription
Provide employees with access to Christian video studies and resources.

19. Care for your people and show flexibility
Be compassionate; adjust policies to meet genuine needs where possible.

20. Celebrate with gratitude
Mark birthdays, work anniversaries, marriages, promotions—recognize God’s blessings.

21. Create a “Compassionate Severance Plan”
Offer outplacement services, résumé help, and counseling for those who must leave the company.

22. Create a fund for developmental conferences
Sponsor team members to attend Family Life “Weekend to Remember,” Dave Ramsey seminars, etc.

23. Create a lending library of positive resources
Include books on family, finance, spiritual growth—things that bless employees holistically.

24. Establish an employee caring fund
Let employees contribute to help colleagues in crisis; match their contributions as a company.

25. Give more than required for paid time off
Show generosity with vacation, sick leave, holidays, and maternity/paternity benefits.

26. Back-to-school support
Help employees with children by providing school supplies or other assistance.

27. Hire a marketplace chaplain
Chaplains can offer spiritual support in ways that a CEO or manager often cannot.

28. Pay above minimum wage
Where possible, compensate employees generously to reflect God’s care for them.

29. Enable peer-to-peer care
Empower team members to look after each other, creating an environment of support and prayer.

30. Pray for your employees by name
Intercede regularly; ask them what they need prayer for.

31. Provide funding for life improvement
Encourage growth in marriage, parenting, financial management, or other important life skills.

32. Provide scholarships for good grades
Reward employees’ children for their academic efforts—invest in the next generation.

33. Offer robust benefits
Where possible, provide quality health insurance, retirement options, etc., as an act of stewardship.

34. Supply backpacks and school items
Support employees with children by purchasing supplies in bulk at discounted prices.

35. Send kids to Christian camps
Provide or subsidize opportunities for spiritual growth and fun.

36. Set a culture of spiritual freedom (within appropriate boundaries)
Encourage prayer and faith-sharing, but avoid pressuring anyone.

37. Offer a team member benevolence fund
Administered by a small, confidential committee to help with emergencies.

38. Sponsor family activities
Host events like Christmas parties, Easter celebrations, or picnics—foster community inside and outside the office.

39. Train employees in biblical financial principles
Consider Crown Ministries or similar programs to enhance financial stewardship.

40. Invite peers to join Convene
Help fellow Christian leaders experience the support you’ve found.

41. Be ready to share in crisis
Offer spiritual and practical support when team members face grief, illness, or family struggles.

42. Appoint a Chief Spiritual Officer
Make spiritual well-being part of the company’s leadership structure.

43. Offer a voluntary prayer/devotion time
Provide a space and time for employees to gather, reflect, and pray.

44. Create an explicit Ministry Action Plan
Outline how your company will serve God and people through its daily operations.

45. Develop people with a Kingdom purpose
Help employees see their work as a calling, not just a job.

46. Discover and pursue God’s special purposes for your business
Pray for guidance; then follow where God leads.

47. Display Christian quotes and Scripture
Use tasteful ways to keep God’s Word visible in the workplace.

48. Encourage or lead a small group Bible study
Invite team members, customers, or suppliers to participate (voluntarily).

49. Distribute “The Bema” video
Give it to fellow believers to deepen their eternal perspective.

50. Share interactive apologetics DVDs
For instance, give out JESUS: Fact or Fiction? as a way to spark spiritual conversations.

51. Give a percentage (or all) of your company to God
Consider a donor-advised fund or similar structure, and publicly acknowledge God’s ownership.

52. Distribute modern translations of Bibles
Bibles that include study notes to guide readers.

53. Share Purpose Driven Life or similar books
Equip people to move toward a deeper walk with Christ.

54. Give children’s devotionals to employees’ families
Help them nurture faith at home.

55. Host company events and share your testimony
At a picnic or gathering, tell the story of what Jesus has done in your life.

56. Offer Gospel of John booklets
Place them in waiting areas for visitors or employees to take.

57. Start a WorkLife Ministry at your church
Help other believers see their vocation as a platform for ministry.

58. Highlight Christian ministries in your newsletters
Showcase the good works being done by believers around the world.

59. Include your personal testimony with shipments/invoices
Keep it respectful and tactful while sharing hope.

60. Invite teammates to holiday church services
Extend an invitation for Good Friday, Easter, or Christmas celebrations.

61. Make Good Friday a holiday
Or allow employees to leave early in observance.

62. Promote “walk-the-walk” faith
Ensure that anyone sharing the gospel at work demonstrates integrity and excellence in their job.

63. Send Proverbs to suppliers and customer CEOs
Emphasize the timeless wisdom found in Scripture.

64. Keep Christ central in holiday celebrations
Acknowledge Jesus as the reason for Christmas and Easter.

65. Celebrate ministry successes
Schedule sessions to highlight how God is working through the business.

66. Seek ministry “best practices” from other Christian-led companies
Never stop learning from peers who also want to glorify God.

67. Send a spiritual note in your company newsletter
Use a “CEO’s Corner” to share how the business is caring for people or a truth God has shown you.

68. Invest in employees’ marriages
Send them and their spouses to Christian marriage seminars or retreats as a gift.

69. Share your testimony on the company website
Or in marketing materials, if appropriate.

70. Take your team on a short-term mission trip
Serve those less fortunate and expand your team’s worldview.

71. Send holiday cards with a gospel message
Gently share truth during Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, etc.

72. Pray before meals with colleagues
Ask for God’s blessing and pray for those you’re with.

73. Begin each day filled with God’s Word
Let His love and peace overflow into your sphere of influence.

74. Embrace your holy calling
Recognize that your work is an act of worship and service to the Lord.

75. Build trusted friendships with employees, customers, and peers
Let genuine relationship be the starting point for ministry.

76. Include margin in your schedule to be interruptible
Leave room for divine appointments and unexpected needs.

77. Invest in yourself
Regularly seek personal growth through reading, prayer, coaching, or counseling.

78. Join a small group of business leaders (like Convene)
Benefit from training, encouragement, and accountability in a faith-focused community.

79. Live out who God made you to be
Don’t settle for less than God’s purpose for your life and leadership.

80. Embrace the abundant adventure
Leading with God isn’t about playing it safe; it’s about trusting His lead.

81. Maintain a godly perspective
Keep eternity in view when making decisions.

82. Center your life on God for better balance
Stop treating faith as a side note; build everything around your relationship with Him.

83. Make time with God part of your job description
Reading His Word and praying for your company is strategic, not optional.

84. Pray, share, and be generous
Open your hands—bless others as you have been blessed.

85. Recognize and eliminate isolation
Seek counsel and fellowship; don’t lead alone.

86. Surrender daily
Lay down your agenda and ego before God. Let the Holy Spirit lead.

87. Think 80/20
Identify and focus on the most impactful activities—those that truly honor God.

88. Emulate the Owner’s (God’s) character
As a steward, reflect qualities like justice, mercy, compassion, and wisdom.

89. Understand your leadership roles
You are a steward, shepherd, and servant within God’s economy.

90. Create a community caring event
Encourage your team to serve at homeless shelters, community parks, or organizations like Ronald McDonald House.

91. Do a Kingdom Assignment project
Give seed money to employees to multiply funds for Christ-centered ministries.

92. Encourage volunteerism on company time
Offer 4 hours/month for community service, and possibly match those hours in paid time off.

93. Donate a percentage of revenue or profits
Support ministries, particularly those aiding the poor, widows, or orphans. Show employees the impact.

94. Form a creativity group for ministry
Meet monthly or quarterly with believing teammates to brainstorm ways to love and serve people.

95. Launch a prayer team
Ask them to pray for the company, employees, customers, and ongoing business success.

96. Match employee contributions
Double their impact by matching gifts to Christ-centered charities.

97. Start a division to create opportunities for the less fortunate
Employ those in under-resourced communities or support them through targeted philanthropy.

98. Use your business’ services pro bono
Offer your professional expertise to nonprofits or individuals who can’t afford it.

99. Pay vendors early or on time
Practice integrity and generosity in financial dealings.

100. Pray daily for customers and suppliers
Ask how you can serve them beyond just business transactions.

101. People talk to people
Encourage your team to engage relationally with customers and vendors; empower them to share hope.

102. Set up beneficial payment terms
Be as fair and compassionate as possible in negotiating terms.

103. Offer spiritual resources to interested clients
Provide recommended reading or devotionals, while always honoring professional boundaries.

104. Invite customers and suppliers to faith-based events
If you have a company prayer breakfast or a special speaker, extend invitations respectfully.

105. Include a thoughtful faith-based note in business communications
Could be as subtle as a Bible verse in an email signature or a seasonal greeting card with a Scripture reference.

106. Highlight charities your business supports
Share the story of why you give and how it aligns with your mission.

107. Send them Scripture-based thank-you notes
A short, encouraging verse can go a long way in pointing others to God’s goodness.

108. Stay consistent
Ensure that the way you treat vendors and customers lines up with how you treat employees—always biblically grounded.

Next Steps

We hope these 100+ ideas spark inspiration for your own Kingdom Impact Plan. Whether you implement one or dozens, each step aligns your company more closely with God’s heart and purposes.

You don’t have to do this alone. Explore our Convene membership options if you’d like more personalized guidance or ongoing support. You’ll join a community of Christian CEOs and business owners who will pray with you, share best practices, and help you overcome obstacles as you integrate faith into every aspect of your organization.

Together, we’ll develop a Kingdom Impact Plan that aligns with your vision and holds you accountable for implementing it.

Take the next step. Discover the transformative power of a faith-driven business. Let’s make an eternal impact together.

May God bless your efforts to honor Him through your business.