{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Conflict, Lawsuits, The Bible & Your Business with Hunter Brown and Michael Crawford","description":"Get ready for some applied theology.  This episode features two theological guests, Hunter Brown and Michael Crawford, who help us explore Paul\u2019s warnings in I Corinthians 6 about lawsuits between Christians and how those warnings apply to business owners.  Importantly, this is much more than a discussion about lawsuits.  It\u2019s an also encouragement about how God has equipped the church to bless business owners through righteousness and justice.  Listen in to hear how this truth applies to your business context and what tools and truth God has given you to justly resolve disagreements and conflicts\u2014and offer you perspective when justice isn\u2019t readily apparent.   Conversation highlights: --Where do you want to have your arguments or resolve your conflicts?  Inside the church or inside the courts?  --\u201cThe church is equipped to deal with disputes.  The church is the perfect place to settle arguments and disputes.  We can fight and we can resolve to God\u2019s glory.\u201d --The Corinthians were giving the church \u201ca missional blackeye.\u201d  When Christians publicly fail to resolve a conflict we\u2019re \u201cexposing our inability to execute righteousness before the world.\u201d --Why is the church so uniquely positioned to navigate righteousness and justice? --Don\u2019t be thrown off by \u201cwhy not rather be defrauded?\u201d in this text.  That\u2019s not the first or even necessarily the last option.  -Paul\u2019s argument is: It\u2019s better to suffer wrong, than to imply that Christ\u2019s church can\u2019t mediate conflict and achieve justice. --One of the blessings of the church?  \u201cYou have a better court.\u201d  --What if you are a business owner and you are thinking, \u201cI\u2019m going to get more justice in the court than in my church?\u201d  We tackle this issue head on. --The ecclesiological implications of I Corinthians 6. --Does this text apply if you have a business dispute with a Christian who is outside your local church?   Listen to past episodes and subscribe to the podcast at: https:\/\/businessonpurposeconference.com\/podcast\/       ","author_name":"Business On Purpose Conversations","author_url":"https:\/\/businessonpurposeconference.com\/podcast","html":"