Ok guys, I got a great topic for you guys, I have been listening to the media for a quite a while now and I’ve just always wanted to hear what you people have to say about this. I know you guys have heard of advertisements that say “Christian business” but what makes it clear about it? Would it be any different from other business? How? Why? How is it different from an ethical business? What is the term, Christianity, mean to you in your own opinion? How do you think it reflects the other business that arent Christian? Well, thats all I have to say so Say what your thoughts want you to say!
Lol what are you asking?
Ok, I’ll try to address this question the best I can.
The Christian Business, as Christians, is to spread the good news about Christ. We are ambassadors for Christ.
Well, what I’m trying to say is how is it different from the world of business? how is it different from an ethical business? How does it affect your beliefs that theres is a business out there that is so much different than other regular business out there? If all makes sense? I am just wondering how people will view differently when they see a Christian business compared to everyday business they see.
It’s still not making sense to me, sorry. Are you asking about Christians who are involved in business? Or… Like Church Organizations? I’d imagine they operate the very same as any other business… Are you discussing Business ethics? I’d imagine Christian business’ have good ethics, wouldn’t make much sense for them not to have good ethics.
Have I answered any questions? I’m still not sure what your direct question was… was this something just to start another thread? Or are you serious?
Yes, I’m talking about Christians that are involved in business…I’m just trying to see what people view this “What is or should be a Christian business?” and it is about business ethics. I was being serious because I am wanting to know how people view christian’s ethics vs regular business’s ethics. I know there is alot of differences between christian businesses and regular business but how? in what way is it different? Why do you think it is different from others? What is your understanding of Christianity?
I imagine that Christian business ethics are very very close to regular buisness ethics. It’s most likely not a problem that Christians are going to go against they beliefs in ethics, if they do all the time, then I wouldn’t render them Christians… How are they different, well, probably relies much on the bible it’s ethics, which I dont think there are many differences in the business world…
but you say that you think the ethics are very close similarities to the regular business? How do you think they are similar? different? And what exactly do you mean that they are different relying on the bible ethics?
Tayler, I believe that the answer to your deliberately irksome question is that these businesses are advertising that they are owned and operated by Christians. It means “Christian-owned”. Minorities of various kinds also advertise that they are “minority-owned”, as do businesses that are owned by women. There are so-called “Fair Trade” companies, like the popular Green Mountain coffee brand. “Owned and operated by seven generations of Throops” is another description that businesses use to similar effect. In some parts of the US, “Since 1780” is worthy of note. In others, “Established 1972” catches the eye.
This is usually called “marketing”. I’m sure there is a Wikipedia page on that topic, although I haven’t looked.
There are so many ways I can go with this… this is such an open question.
What Job? I’m sure a Christian wouldn’t work within a business that goes against Christian ethics. But here’s what Christian ethics are, Anything secular ethics that disagree with biblical ethics, aren’t Christian ethics, but everything else is the same. Make sense?
Ok, let me ask you guys this, lets say, your a regular non-christian person walking down the sidewalk and you see a advertisement for a christian business? What is your thoughts on it when you first read it or see a business that is being operated by christian? What do you think that it should mean? or represent? I know this is an open question but this is what this is all about, sharing thoughts, right? Faust says that it is normally operated by women, but why do you say that? Why do you think the majority of it is run by women? Why not men? Do you think that regular customers that dont know much about christianity will go into the business, even though they may get uncomfortable feeling? if so, why? or do they feel like overjoyed to go in? if so, why?
No, dude. I said that members of various groups advertise their ownership of a business, such as women and minorities. “Family-owned Since 1868” is the same type of expression as “Christian-owned” - it serves the same purpose. It is marketing.
Why would you be uncomfortable doing business with Christians? Most of us, in the US at least, do this all the time.
Ok, sorry for the little misunderstanding. But why do you say that the christains want to market their business? I mean what is the purpose that they are trying to achieve the public, specifically? Is it to make them feel confident about their product? their business’s operations? I know some trademarks like you have said “Family-owned since 1968” is a way of saying the similiar thing but if you saw that, would you even consider buying that? why? if not, why? even if you never heard of the people or brand?
I think Christians might be marketing their businesses for reasons entirely similar to Jews, Buddhists, Muslims and atheists. They’re not from another planet, you know.
I buy a certain amount of Green Mountain Coffee. Solely because I tried it once, it’s okay, and a store near me sells it, along with some good pastry and some very good chicken salad sandwiches. Not because they are a Fair Trade company. But much of their potential market does care about that. Marketing is usually many things. Advertising, music played in a store, display, visual cues of many kinds, branding, pricing - the list goes on. It may be something that you find interesting if you take the time to look into it.
I think this device is directed at making the customer, or potential customer, more confident in the business, not the business itself more confident in itself. It may not work on you. If they only knew what they were missing, I’m sure they’d all change their tune.
What Faust said.
If you are a Christian and really care about it, you’d probably rather buy products and services from someone of similar values. If a Christian buys from a Christian, they are supporting their community.
It’s all about marketing.
For example, I try to purchase from businesses that donate money to the democrats rather than republicans. Why? Because in doing so, I’m voting with my dollars.
A business saying it is christian owned is just advertising that people can vote pro-christian with their dollars here.
Make sense?
Faust has a point. But why would Christians need to lure in other christians with their marketing advertisements? I mean, if it is all about the community then the community should know and help support it without the christian business using marketing strategies and advertisements to lure christians, then why advertise/market? I can understand for non-christians but what is the relevance? How does your conception of Christianity apply in the world of business?
Businesses seek to “lure in” customers. Do you think that Christianity is some cult that uses secret signs? That all Christians know each other personally?
I am not a christian, and I dont intend on being one. It wouldnt surprise me if all christians knew each other personally because from what it looks like that I have heard, they are a tight knit community. But what is the conception of Christianity apply in the world of business? Not just a community but worldwide
Tayler, I can only conclude that you are being deliberately obtuse here. You cannot truly believe that all Chritians know each other personally. The are at least eleventybillion Christians out there. That a business advertises that it is Christian-owned and operated is a signal to other Christians that, should they wish to support a business the values of which, that is of the ownership, they agree with, said business is one place to do it.
Christian ethics are well-known, and in many places synonymous with what is taken to be mainstream american morality itself. Thusly, it is meant to signal that the business treats its customers ethically. Whether it is true or not in a particular instance, it is no different than advertising “Honest John’s Used Cars, Family-owned Since 1958”.
How you have for so long managed to misss this simple point has aroused my suspicions that yours is not a sincere question to begin with.
Why don’t you just come out and say it? Passive-aggressive philosophy is not philosophy at all.