Torch, Winter 1993

• ann1n or our aues f ! haps you, like many Christians, have thought about owning a business . You realize that how you conduct your business is important to God, whether you work for yourself or someone else. Yet every company has its own culture-the business philosophy, shared values, ethical principles, and personal ambitions of the company's key people. If you own a business, the company culture is your responsibility. Just as you need a plan to meet quality, sales, or organizational goals, you need a plan to create a corporate culture which is comfortable for you and honoring to your Lord. In the following interview, Albert Stevens, president of OPEX Corporation and a trustee of Cedarville College, shares how he has tried to promote positive values in his company. His wife, Joanna, is secretary/treasurer of the company. 6 Torch " We want to seek God's will in everything that we do. including our business." "Accountability causes us to perform to expectations."