I first encountered Lowell Busenitz while serving as Entrepreneur in Residence at Oklahoma Christian University. Each year I would mentor student teams competing in the statewide business plan competition. Our teams were blessed with success in the small schools division, but the teams from the University of Oklahoma dominated the large schools divisions. Busenitz was co-founder and director of OU’s entrepreneurship program. At that time, I didn’t realize that we shared our faith in Christ.
Before earning his PhD and becoming a college professor at a research-focused university, Busenitz spent six years in christian college ministry followed by several years running his own construction business. He brings all of these experiences to Soul Work. The book takes scriptural truths and applies them in practical ways to real life just as a campus minister would with the students under his care. Busenitz uses stories from his own business and those of others he’s mentored to show what the lessons he’s teaching look like in real work situations. The book also relies on research to support some of his conclusions.
Although written by a recently retired academic, Soul Work is not an academic treatise filled with big technical terms and dozens of references to scholarly papers published in vaunted academic journals. Rather it is a practical and accessible guide for anyone seeking to integrate their faith with their work.