Welcome to the IBAM Biblical Entrepreneurship Show with your host, Steve Adams. This weekly show inspires and equips Christian entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses that honor God and uplift impoverished communities. Join Steve for solo episodes and expert interviews as we advance the Great Commission by sharing insights, mentorship, and real-life stories of how biblical entrepreneurship is transforming lives and spreading the Gospel globally. Get ready to be inspired and empowered! Donate to the IBAM mission here- https://www.ibam.org
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Welcome to the IBAM Biblical Entrepreneurship Show with your host, Steve Adams. This weekly show inspires and equips Christian entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses that honor God and uplift impoverished communities. Join Steve for solo episodes and expert interviews as we advance the Great Commission by sharing insights, mentorship, and real-life stories of how biblical entrepreneurship is transforming lives and spreading the Gospel globally. Get ready to be inspired and empowered! Donate to the IBAM mission here- https://www.ibam.org
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June 15, 2026
EP 101: When Business Becomes Discipleship, Part 2
<p>In this episode, Steve Adams sits down with Brad for a rich conversation about faith, work, Scripture, discipleship, and what it means to follow Jesus in the everyday places God has already placed us.</p><p>Brad shares how he and his wife entered the real estate world through Keller Williams after becoming empty nesters. What began as a possible investment path became a way to create freedom for ministry, family, biblical counseling, and discipleship. Along the way, Brad also became part of SWAT Radio — Spiritual Warriors Advancing Truth — a daily radio broadcast that grew out of men’s Bible studies and a desire to teach Scripture with real-life application.</p><p>The conversation also explores the founding of the Northeast Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce, created to gather faith-based business people not only for networking, but for relationship, Gospel conversations, and disciple-making.</p><p>One of the strongest themes in this episode is the call to examine Scripture daily. Brad challenges Christian business leaders not to simply consume teaching, but to become like the Bereans — testing, studying, and being shaped by the Word of God. He also reflects on the Bible his brother-in-law gave him in 1981 and how the words written inside shaped his mission for more than 40 years.</p><ul><li>00:00 Introduction</li><li>01:10 Business Challenges</li><li>03:23 Faith and Counseling</li><li>03:50 Radio Program</li><li>07:04 Christian Chamber</li><li>13:19 Biblical Inspiration</li><li>19:59 Conclusion</li></ul><p>For Christian entrepreneurs, leaders, husbands, fathers, grandfathers, and disciple-makers, this episode is a powerful reminder: as you go, steward your gifts, serve others, and proclaim His excellencies.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>5 Key Takeaways</strong></p><ol><li>Discipleship happens “as you go” — at work, in family, in community, and through everyday relationships.</li><li>Business can become a platform for serving others, stewarding God-given gifts, and making disciples.</li><li>Christian leaders cannot “pedal unapplied truth”; they must be discipled if they want to disciple others.</li><li>Examining Scripture daily is essential for leaders who do not want to be shaped more by the world than by the Word.</li><li>Your primary ministry begins at home, especially as a husband, father, and grandfather who wants to finish well.</li></ol><p><br></p><p>Watch full episode on YT - <a href="https://youtu.be/8IMJ0yCVg2g" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://youtu.be/8IMJ0yCVg2g</a></p><p>Join the free Third Fish Academy at <a href="ThirdFish.org " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">ThirdFish.org </a></p><p><br></p>
June 8, 2026
EP 100: Business, Failure, and the Making of a Disciple, Part 1
<p>In this Kingdom Impact Summit conversation, Steve welcomes Brad for an honest and deeply personal discussion about faith, business, discipleship, accountability, and the way God uses both success and failure to shape a life.</p><p>Brad begins by sharing how his journey with Christ started in the summer of 1981, when he heard the gospel for the first time and surrendered his life to Christ. The very next day, his brother-in-law began discipling him and gave him a Bible with a challenge that stayed with him: don’t become a spoon-fed Christian. Learn to open the Word daily and feed on it.</p><p>From there, Brad walks through his business journey — from men’s apparel, to Ralph Lauren, to starting his own retail store, to stepping into the Mattress Firm franchise opportunity that moved his family to Jacksonville. He shares how prayer, his wife Vicki’s wisdom, and unexpected opportunities shaped major decisions along the way.</p><p>The conversation also explores real accountability, marriage, rapid growth, franchising, and the painful season that came through the Whataburger franchise opportunity. Brad reflects on how the stress and loss exposed idols in his own life and became part of God’s transforming work.</p><p>Through Romans 8:28 and Romans 8:29, Brad reminds listeners that God does not waste painful seasons. He uses them to conform His people to the image of Christ.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>00:00 Welcome & Introduction</li><li>00:48 Faith Journey Begins</li><li>02:28 Discipleship Importance</li><li>02:55 Career Beginnings</li><li>06:11 Transition to Entrepreneurship</li><li>10:18 Mattress Firm Success</li><li>18:09 Business Challenges</li><li>18:48 Conclusion</li><li>5 Takeaways</li></ul><p><br></p><p>One-on-one discipleship can shape a life in ways that last for decades.</p><p>Brad’s brother-in-law challenged him early not to become a spoon-fed Christian, but to open God’s Word daily and feed on it.</p><p>Prayer played a central role in Brad and Vicki’s decision to move to Jacksonville for the Mattress Firm opportunity.</p><p>Real accountability requires trust, openness, and the willingness to let another person speak into your life.</p><p>Brad’s business failure exposed hidden idols and became part of how God transformed him.</p><p><br></p><p>Watch full episode on YT - <a href="https://youtu.be/3R9YCoUFdMg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://youtu.be/3R9YCoUFdMg</a></p><p>Join the free Third Fish Academy at <a href="ThirdFish.org " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">ThirdFish.org </a> </p><p><br></p>
June 1, 2026
EP 99: Excellence, Trust, and Everyday Mission, Part 2
<p>What if the work you do every day is not separate from your faith, but one of the places God has already called you to serve?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Steve Adams and Jim Anthony explore the sacred/secular divide and why so many believers have felt that serving God only “counts” if they become a pastor, missionary, or go overseas. From Genesis 1:26–28 to everyday business leadership, the conversation reframes work as something God ordained and something that can advance human flourishing.</p><p><br></p><p>You’ll hear how business owners can live out kingdom purpose by doing excellent work, caring genuinely for people, building trust, and staying open to the conversations God brings. Steve shares the story of Suryan in Indonesia, an IBAM student whose helmet and shoe-cleaning business became a simple pathway for serving students and sharing how God helped him with his own problems.</p><p><br></p><p>Jim also reflects on leadership, employee care, the importance of getting out of the office, and why people often follow people—not just companies. The conversation then turns to how churches can see business as an extension of ministry, with structure, champions, and partnership.</p><p><br></p><p>The episode closes with Jim’s powerful adoption story from Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, a moving picture of grace, family, and being welcomed home. It is heartfelt, practical, and deeply encouraging for anyone who wants their daily work to matter for the kingdom right where God has already placed them today, now.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>00:00 Introduction</li><li>00:58 Sacred Work</li><li>02:37 Workplace Faith</li><li>03:52 Inspiring Stories</li><li>09:01 Leadership Lessons</li><li>13:14 Business as Mission</li><li>17:31 Personal Stories</li><li>22:38 Conclusion</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>5 Takeaways</strong></p><p><strong>1. Work is not second-class ministry.</strong></p><p>The conversation reframes business and everyday work as sacred when seen through the lens of God’s design and human flourishing.</p><p><strong>2. Excellence is part of the witness.</strong></p><p>Jim emphasizes that business owners should first be good at their business, because poor work can damage the testimony they hope to carry.</p><p><strong>3. Trust often opens the door to faith conversations.</strong></p><p>Suryan’s story in Indonesia shows how kindness, consistency, and trust can lead people to share their problems and become open to hearing how God helped.</p><p><strong>4. Leadership is deeply relational.</strong></p><p>The episode highlights caring for employees, knowing people by name, getting out of the office, and recognizing that people work for people.</p><p><strong>5. Business as mission can work locally and globally.</strong></p><p>Jim and Steve discuss how churches can see business as an extension of ministry when they have structure, partnership, and a champion to help carry it forward.</p><p><br></p><p>Watch full episode on YT - <a href="https://youtu.be/Mn296aVaG9U" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/Mn296aVaG9U</a></p><p>Join the free Third Fish Academy at <a href="ThirdFish.org " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">ThirdFish.org </a></p><p>Listen to Part 1 here: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cP9yEdVVQ4YzAku3ehSYn?si=kEqhyDCLTxOTgJRYYiE-EQ"><u>https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cP9yEdVVQ4YzAku3ehSYn?si=kEqhyDCLTxOTgJRYYiE-EQ</u></a> </p>
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