Ep 6: Gender Equity with Brenda Halk, Canadian Baptist Ministries
Doing God's Business (with Dr. Paul Stevens)
Release Date: 04/21/2021
Ep 13: Advertising with Dr. Joseph Pai, Former Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Taiwan
Doing God's Business (with Dr. Paul Stevens)
Dr. Joseph Pai has over 30 years of experience working in public communication and enterprise marketing. His most recent role was working as the Chairman of Taiwan Ogilvy & Mather. In this episode, Joseph talks about the unexpected twists and turns in his career journey that led him to advertising. He shares why truth is so important in advertising, why it’s important for Christians to perform well in their jobs, and what it means to be a marketplace minister.
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Ep 12: Theology of Work with Dr. Natalie Chan, Director of the Ray Bakke Center for Urban Transformation
Doing God's Business (with Dr. Paul Stevens)
Dr. Natalie Chan has worked in finance for close to 20 years, with Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong, Europe, and the US. Natalie is currently the director of the Ray Bakke Center for Urban Transformation in Hong Kong. She shares how she went from a successful financial career to a nervous breakdown in a hospital bed, and how God met her in that place. We discuss what theology of work is, how theology can be helpful for people working in high pressure jobs, and using the prayer of examen in their work.
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Ep 11: Law with Peter Mogan, Founding Partner of Mogan Daniels Slager LLP
Doing God's Business (with Dr. Paul Stevens)
Peter Mogan is a lawyer, entrepreneur, and mediator. He' known as a leading legal advisor for mid-market mergers and acquisitions, and is the founding partner of Mogan Daniels Slager LLP. Peter shares about vocational confusion, how studying theology shaped him, and his journey to starting his own law firm. Peter also shares why lawyers have a bad reputation, what Christians can do to redeem the legal profession, and what it means to him to be an ambassador in the marketplace.
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Ep 10: Entrepreneurs with Jimmy Pak, Founder & Managing Director of Net-Makers Limited
Doing God's Business (with Dr. Paul Stevens)
Jimmy Pak is the founder and managing director of Net-Makers Limited, which is an IT and business consulting company based in Hong Kong. After working 20 years in global corporations, he started Net-Makers with a vision of using business to serve God. In our conversation with Jimmy, we talk about the traits of an entrepreneur, how he initially believed that faith & work integration meant evangelism, and how he now sees his business as contributing to God’s mission of reconciliation in the world.
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Ep 9: Family Business with Millie Chan, Founder of Legacy127 Consulting
Doing God's Business (with Dr. Paul Stevens)
Our guest today is Millie Chan, a lawyer with over 30 years of experience working in Malaysia and Vancouver. We discuss her work with helping ultra-high net worth families in Asia with inter-generational wealth transfer and her holistic approach to wealth, which includes intangible assets such as family identity, vision, values, and traditions.
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Ep 8: Vocation with George Bedlion, Lead Pastor of Whitewater Church
Doing God's Business (with Dr. Paul Stevens)
Our guest today is George Bedlion, who is the lead pastor at Whitewater Church in Northwest Washington. This is part two of our conversation with George. In today’s episode, George shares what it looks like for his church to help people find their vocations and callings, affirm them, and empower them. Stay until the end, because Paul and Tim have a discussion about the role of storytelling, and the places in the Bible that talk about calling.
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Ep 7: Pastors are Servants with George Bedlion, Lead Pastor of Whitewater Church
Doing God's Business (with Dr. Paul Stevens)
Our guest today is George Bedlion, who is the lead pastor at Whitewater Church in Northwest Washington. Our conversation is divided into two podcast episodes. In this episode, George shares the story of starting Whitewater Church, how they reached out to their neighbourhood, and his church’s vision for supporting their people from Monday to Saturday.
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Ep 6: Gender Equity with Brenda Halk, Canadian Baptist Ministries
Doing God's Business (with Dr. Paul Stevens)
Brenda Halk is the Senior Associate for Strategic Projects at Canadian Baptist Ministries, and works in the area of gender based programs and Faith & Work initiatives. She has over 20 years of experience running 3 businesses. Brenda shares about gender equity - what is it, why is it important, and the work she does to promote gender equity in Canada and internationally.
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Ep 5: Money with Dr. Clive Lim, Leap International
Doing God's Business (with Dr. Paul Stevens)
Dr. Clive Lim is the Managing Director of Leap International and also teaches theology classes on money, leadership, and the marketplace. In this episode, Clive shares his story of growing up without money, his obsession with money, and how his Christian faith has changed how he views money.
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Ep 4: Success with Andre Chen, CEO of DENHAM Jeans
Doing God's Business (with Dr. Paul Stevens)
Andre Chen is the CEO of DENHAM, which is an international brand that makes premium-quality jeans. In our interview with Andre we talk about success, and how his views on success have changed as he’s grown older as a business person and matured as a follower of Jesus. After our conversation with Andre, Dr. Paul Stevens shares about his thoughts and insights into what Andre had to say.
info_outlineOur guest today is Brenda Halk. Brenda started her career as a teacher, and then transitioned to become an entrepreneur running three businesses with her husband for 20 years. Now she is the Senior Associate for Strategic Projects at Canadian Baptist Ministries, and works in the area of gender based programs and Faith & Work initiatives.
In our podcast, we talk to Brenda about gender equity - what is it, why is it important, and the work she does to promote gender equity in Canada and internationally. After the interview, I’ll ask Paul to share some of his thoughts about gender equity as well.
Here’s some highlights from the podcast:
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Brenda’s story of working with her husband to run 3 businesses for 20 years
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Her gender-based work at Canadian Baptist Ministries and why she feels called to this
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The difference between gender equality and gender equity
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The need for women to be empowered in the areas of education, economics, and politics
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How she sees God in her work
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The gender equity challenges in the workplace
Brenda mentions some articles about how the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted women, which are listed below:
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Women and the Pandemic, Time Magazine
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COVID-19 and its economic toll on women: The story behind the numbers, UN Women
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Women, United Nations Chronicle
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The Facts: Women and Pandemics, Canadian Women’s Foundation