1 4 Group 4- Faith Integration Project Group 4- Faith Integration Project A Christian worldview should be applied to every section of a person’s life when they are a Believer. Pastor Dr. Jeff Myers describes a worldview as “a pattern of ideas, beliefs, convictions, and habits that help us make sense of God, the world, and our relationship to God and the world.” An individual’s worldview tells others who they are, what they see the value, and where they put their faith. Everyone has a worldview that is on display with every action he or she makes. In 1 Corinthians 10:31, New International Version says, “Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” The author of the passage is including how one spends their money, how they do their work, and how they go about daily life. Using money to glorify God is done through panning and seeking counsel, stewardship, time management, tithing, and accountability individuals. When God is at the center of everything, it will change how one looks at money and spends his or her money because they are no longer looking at them but Him. Planning and Seeking Counsel Planning and seeking council is so highly recommended in the workplace. In Proverbs 15:22(KJV), It tells us that plans fail for lack of counsel. I believe many people do not understand how important it is to seek council. Looking ahead and seeking council is what Kshetri, Nir talked about in his book. In chapter one, he tells us that to facilitate increased development of technological parks and innovational networks; the state should support the creation and development of infrastructure for technological parks and innovational networks. In his book, we see that for something to thrive, it needs to seek counsel from others. God created all humans differently; we are not the same. In Proverbs 28:26, it reminds us that if we trust in our mind, we are a fool, but rather a person that walks in wisdom will be delivered. I believe since we are all different, we have experienced different things, and we can help each other out if we pull together and not give up on each other. In the book of James, it says if we lack wisdom, we should ask God, and it will be given to Him who asked. Stewardship Stewardship plays an integral role in the relationship between faith and accounting. Many times, throughout the Bible, God stresses the importance of being a good steward over things like possessions, time, and money. Concerning the Bible, stewards were slaves to their masters; however, they were deputies to the masters, making them masters to other servants. Luke 12:42-43 says, “And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.” Jesus also shares passages that speak of stewardship, and descriptively explains how we should handle our money. He tells the sto.

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Group 4- Faith Integration Project
Group 4- Faith Integration Project
A Christian worldview should be applied to every section of a
person’s life when they are a Believer. Pastor Dr. Jeff Myers
describes a worldview as “a pattern of ideas, beliefs,
convictions, and habits that help us make sense of God, the
world, and our relationship to God and the world.” An
individual’s worldview tells others who they are, what they see
the value, and where they put their faith. Everyone has a
worldview that is on display with every action he or she makes.

2. In 1 Corinthians 10:31, New International Version says,
“Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” The author of
the passage is including how one spends their money, how they
do their work, and how they go about daily life. Using money to
glorify God is done through panning and seeking counsel,
stewardship, time management, tithing, and accountability
individuals. When God is at the center of everything, it will
change how one looks at money and spends his or her money
because they are no longer looking at them but Him.
Planning and Seeking Counsel
Planning and seeking council is so highly recommended in the
workplace. In Proverbs 15:22(KJV), It tells us that plans fail for
lack of counsel. I believe many people do not understand how
important it is to seek council. Looking ahead and seeking
council is what Kshetri, Nir talked about in his book. In chapter
one, he tells us that to facilitate increased development of
technological parks and innovational networks; the state should
support the creation and development of infrastructure for
technological parks and innovational networks. In his book, we
see that for something to thrive, it needs to seek counsel from
others. God created all humans differently; we are not the same.
In Proverbs 28:26, it reminds us that if we trust in our mind, we
are a fool, but rather a person that walks in wisdom will be
delivered. I believe since we are all different, we have
experienced different things, and we can help each other out if
we pull together and not give up on each other. In the book of
James, it says if we lack wisdom, we should ask God, and it will
be given to Him who asked.
Stewardship
Stewardship plays an integral role in the relationship between
faith and accounting. Many times, throughout the Bible, God
stresses the importance of being a good steward over things like
possessions, time, and money. Concerning the Bible, stewards
were slaves to their masters; however, they were deputies to the

3. masters, making them masters to other servants. Luke 12:42-43
says, “And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise
steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to
give them their portion of meat in due season? Blessed is that
servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.”
Jesus also shares passages that speak of stewardship, and
descriptively explains how we should handle our money. He
tells the story of the men with talents, and how the wise man
invested his to receive gain for his master (Matthew 25). The
Bible also stresses the significance of providing for your
family, which coincides with the concept of making money.
“But if any provide not for his own, and especially for those of
his own house, he hath denied the faith and is worse than an
infidel (1 Timothy 5:8).” In 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, Paul speaks to
the Corinthians asking them to consider him and his men as
servants and stewards. “Let a man so account of us, as of the
ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found
faithful” As Christians, it is essential to be a good steward over
what our Heavenly Father has given us. “He that is faithful in
that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust
in the least is unjust also in much (Luke 16:10).”Time
Management
Time management is a continuous practice that many have to
consciously focus on to balance both work and personal
deadlines. There are tools, information, and knowledge that are
needed from the accountant and the customer to accomplish
tasks. The need to increase productivity while reducing costs
oftentimes result in the increase of workload for the accountant;
therefore, drafting and implementing time management skills is
imperative. Accountants usually experience high levels of stress
in the period 20-25 of the month due to fiscal declarations
reports deadlines and workloads are high. (Bigioi & Ionescu,
2016). There are some tips and recommendations that may assist
with time management. The first recommendation is to negotiate
to have documents delivered in the first three days of the month

4. to prepare reports; for a quicker turnaround, request documents
via email, instant messenger programs, and phone. The second
recommendation is to make a list of tasks to perform that day as
well as the following day; this will allow ample time to prepare
as well as ensure that important items are not forgotten. Tasks
that are more difficult and or need more attention should be
done in the morning because people tend to have more energy
during that time. Also, put tasks in order of importance. One
very vital recommendations and observations is a period of
uninterrupted work away from email and telephones can be very
effective for improvement of productivity. Also, during the day
set times of rest that allows your mind to reset and charge, these
moments should be planned to maintain tasking balance.“Do not
repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the
eyes of everyone” (Roman 12:17). This scripture resonates with
accounting and time management because appearance,
packaging of information, and the organizational image are
important with presenting accounting reports.
Tithing
There are over 800 mentions of tithing in the Bible. (Tithing in
the Bible), and history shows that when God repeats Himself in
the Bible, that is a sign to read carefully and pay special
attention to what He is repeating. Tithing, in itself self is a way
to give back to God with what He has blessed us. The Bible
clearly shows that tithing is not based on how much you have
but more of how much you are willing to give. Mark 12:41-44
gives us a perfect example of what it means to tithe: “Jesus sat
down opposite the place where the offerings were put and
watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury.
Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow
came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few
cents.
43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you,
this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the
others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her
poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.” This

5. example shows how the widow might not have given an amount
of money that was large but gave all she had instead. It is the
heart behind the matter instead of how large the dollar amount.
Each of us should tithe if not for no other reason than because
God calls us too, but we should want to tithe and make wise use
of the money with which He has blessed us.
Accountability
Accountability is essential in the business world as well as in
the Bible. In business, accountability is defined as an entity
taking responsibility for its actions. In the business world, this
accountability comes with regular reporting of all business
matters to internal managers and external stakeholders. In the
Bible, we learn that “So then each of us will give an account of
himself before God” (Romans 14:12, ESV). In both the business
world and in the Bible, accountability comes with the promise
of consequences for actions. In the business world, the
consequences a department or individual could suffer would
relate to a lack of performance or a failure to maximize
efficiency. A department should be accountable for how it
deploys time in the form of labor and resources in the form of
materials. The rewards and repercussions should reflect this
maximization of resources. The idea of accountability is a
Biblical idea. Where a business only concerns itself with
actions taken in the context of the business, we are accountable
before God in every step that we make, and our judgment is
exclusively His.
God gave us the Bible as a roadmap for our lives as Christians.
His word can and should be used in every aspect of our lives,
especially our careers. As stated previously, there are many
topics in the Bible that parallel and support the principles of
accounting, including planning and seeking counsel,
stewardship, time management, tithing, and accountability. John
15:5 tells us, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever
abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for
apart from me you can do nothing.” If we continuously seek his

6. word and apply it to our lives daily, we will always be able to
integrate our faith into every aspect of our lives.
References
Bigioi, C. E., & Ionescu, A. (2016). time management for
accountants. Challenges of the Knowledge Society, 6(-), 779-
783.
Global Entrepreneurship: environment and strategy, Kshetri,
Nir.
Tithing in the Bible - 20 verses about importance of giving a
tithe. (2015, February 4). Bible Study
Tools. https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/tithing-
in-the-bible/
Ministries, Summit (N.d),. CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW, summit
Minitries, retrieved from, https://www.summit.org/christian-
worldview/
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