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Gender: Male

Country (not County): USA

Occupation:: Business coaching and business building

I'm here to...: Pray for and come along side of Christian owners of businesses

Interests:: Helping Businesses Expand
Helping Start-Up Businesses
Helping owners deepen their walk with the Lord
Writing books, training programs
Helping others in their communications effectiveness
MISSIONS--Both local and worldwide

I'm passionate about...: --Helping believers in business increase their revenue streams and come along side of them to support them in prayer

My story with God: I grew up with great parents in Idaho. Only my Mom was a believer.
In college at Boise State, I usually went with the crowd, but, as I like to say, was 'tricked' into taking a group of other students down to a week-long Campus Crusade event at Arrowhead Springs, CA by a Christian Chevrolet dealer.

I accepted Christ as my Savior on Jan 1, 1970 after a week of somehow having breakfast, lunch and/or dinner with the likes of heretofore unknown to me individuals such as Bill Bright, Josh McDowell, Howard Hendricks and others who just 'happened' to occupy the empty seat across from me.

I came to the east coast in 1973 to work for a group of venture capitalists where I flew around the country interviewing inventors and their inventions. The Lord allowed me to be used of Him to lead the vice president of the firm to faith.

In 1974 I was interviewing for an executive secretary and found my wife (as Proverbs says, "He who finds a wife, finds a good thing.").

We were married (at 30 and 28) in 1975 and have three wonderful grown children (no grandchildren--yet). In that same year I started my business and acquired a wonderful accountant and brother in the Lord who worked with me for over 26 years until his death from cancer in 2002.

In 1980 I launched the Consultants National Resource Center at 1629 "K" St. NW in Washington, DC working with marketers of professional services including accountants, consultants of all stripes, engineers, attorneys and others.

I 1997 I created and co-founded the National Association of Business Coaches (NABC is still on my car's plates) with Hal Wright a brother in the Lord who told everyone he was a "recovering attorney" when asked of his occupation. We were the USA's (possibly the world's) first organization dedicated completely to business coaches and had great opposition from another group who was about a year older who claimed that "there is no such thing as a 'business' coach".

The Lord allowed me to come in contact with some very competent believers and we made an impact on thousans of businesses.

I sold the NABC in 2002 to a Canadian group (and thereby learned yet another painful lesson) and have kept in contact with only a few of our past members.

The Lord has really been faithful to my wife and me in the low times of our business. That is why I am starting an organization to lift locally Christian-owned businesses up before the Lord.

Depending upon whom you speak with, Christian-owned businesses account for 40% to 70% of the total giving to local churches and projects as well as worldwide missions.

Other stuff about me:: As a result of the above, to pray for and help Christian-owned businessess--no matter how small--I am being led to start one last organization before the Lord returns, Tentmakers Suppot, International.

We seek to gather thousands of believers--both locally and worldwide--to pray for and support--both through free and low-cost resources and business coaching--local businesses owned by believers so that they can increase their revenue streams, increase their profitability and therefore hae more to give to their local churches, other ministries and missions.

Instead of doing it all myself as I have done many times in the past, I am looking to our Lord to raise up individuals who also catch the vision of the vital necessity of supporting Christian-owned enterprises--both in their own commuity and around the globe.

If you would like to join with us, please contact me through this forum.

If you have a business where we could pray for you--either generally or specifically--with our growing band of prayer warriors, please contact me in the same way.

Because of His grace,
Steve

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Christians in Business--the little-known local church and missions engine

Posted on February 29, 2008 at 9:06am 3 Comments 0 Likes

I was at my local gas station yesterday and the pumps I usually frequent (I have to spend between 20 cents and 60 cents above premium gas because my car uses diesel), I had to head on over to the truck pumps.

As I was filling up my eyes noticed a tow truck on the other side of the pump island with the words "Serving you and the Lord." I couldn't help starting into a conversation to the delight of the tow truck owner as we were serving the same purpose.

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At 10:46pm on November 3, 2010, MohanUppalapati said…: Hello Dear sir greetings in the name of the Lord. I thank God for great desire for Christ.. we will pray for you and please pray for our ministry. If possible please try to come our place there is much work over here. for more information please browse http://cfmind.hpage.com
Thank you.
IN HIM
Pastor. Mohan

At 3:49am on October 7, 2009, Remegio CBlanco said…: Dear Sir Steve Lanning, My name is Remegio C.Blanco-the senior pastor and founder of HARVESTERS CHRISTIAN MISSION INTERNATIONAL,INC.-PHILIPPINES. My prayer is that I would like to be as one of your friends. Looking forward to hearing from you. Love you all.

In Christ,

Pastor Remegio C.Blanco
harvestermission@yahoo.com

At 2:19am on July 19, 2008, kathleen aldea said…: One Step At A Time

One step at a time is the best way to go
When going through life and traveling in the direction of your dreams
The best way to get ahead is the simpliest way:
Take one step at a time
Don’t look over your shoulder
If you do, you’ll feel the weight of all your yesterdays upon you
And don’t worry about what lies ahead
By the time you get to the bend in the road or the crest of the hill
You’re going to be better and stronger than you ever were before
Just go one step at a time
One day at a time
And you’ll find a rich, thankful life you never thought you could afford….

At 9:25am on April 22, 2008, AAG Netguy said…: Steve, may God richly bless this vision and all your work as you move forward with the Tentmakers Network, an idea whose time has come! Grace be with you!

At 2:44am on March 27, 2008, Jenlynn said…: Hi Steve. I am new to this site and found your posts. I use to have a few retail stores (closed them down due to husband's battle with cancer.) I haven't had time to read all of your posts, but they sound interesting. God Bless.

At 9:42am on March 7, 2008, AAG Netguy said…: Steve, I completely agree with you that Christian businessmen and women are the engine for church planting and missions. Thanks for all you are doing to get them fired up and to hold out that vision before them.

At 5:45pm on February 29, 2008, Stew said…: Steve,

We are fortunate to have you join our community. Welcome and is great to have you here. Looking forward to you sharing with the group so that we can all grow in Christ.

-Stew

At 11:47am on February 29, 2008, AAG Netguy said…: Steve,

Greetings in the Lord! This is Greg, TheNET Coordinator. Welcome! We're glad you are here! Wow! Sounds like you have been and still are a very busy guy! If you wanted to start a Christian's in business group we would certainly welcome that. You have a great ministry in the marketplace, brother!

Please join our Bible study, In the Beginning: a study in the book of Genesis to help you know God better and grow in Him! You can click here to join the study.

Once again, thanks for joining TheNET. I hope you make lots of good friends here and keep growing in the wisdom and knowledge of the Lord.