Bible Reading Plans can add much-needed inspiration and guidance to an entrepreneur’s daily routine. Although Bible in a year plans are popular, we sometimes need to explore scripture through a specific lens. So, if you’re an entrepreneur struggling with a particular question, this is a good place to start.
Every Faith Driven Entrepreneur Bible Reading Plan collects the best wisdom from across the movement.
Our podcast guests constantly share what they are learning from God's Word, and we wanted to combine these insights alongside relevant passages of scripture. That's because Scripture is the greatest wealth of knowledge, insights, inspiration, and guidance available. Most of all, it directs our hearts to God himself.
Here are some of the top Bible Reading Plans we thought you would enjoy studying independently or with other like-minded entrepreneurs. Make them part of your daily time with God. Or study them in community throughout the year. Each Bible Reading Plan takes about one week to complete, which means you can spend a full season this year going through our 16 different topics.
Forgiveness is a little-discussed virtue of successful entrepreneurs. Starting a new venture opens the door for pain and hurt. Sometimes those closest to us—business partners, spouses, and vendors—let us down. But forgiveness allows us to move forward while putting our faith into practice.
Sometimes we also lose track of what’s important and hurt others in our entrepreneurial ventures. For example, we may come to regret the time we didn’t spend with family while building our businesses. And so, just as we forgive others, we must forgive ourselves at times.
Join us for a Faith Driven Entrepreneur Bible Reading Plan where we study other entrepreneurs who have forgiven both their friends and their enemies. If you’re looking to grow in your understanding and acceptance of grace, dive into this reading plan on how to forgive yourself and others as an entrepreneur.
A relevant Bible Reading Plan for entrepreneurs who would like to move on from betrayal and disappointment.
Jesus meant what he said in the Lord’s Prayer: “Give us this day our daily bread.” No matter your vocation, you’re called to rest in God’s presence every day. But this can be particularly hard for entrepreneurs.
You’re meeting with clients, raising capital, and managing operations. Busy schedules often condition us to be so forward-looking that we forget the day in front of us. But God is asking entrepreneurs to be faithful today.
How do you show up every day as an entrepreneur? How do you show up every day with integrity and faith? We answer these questions and more in this Bible Reading Plan. Over the next week, start each day with a short devotional that will center you in the present moment.
A perfect Bible reading plan for stressed, overwhelmed, and distracted entrepreneurs.
It takes thick skin to be an entrepreneur. The endless list of “What If’s” can easily keep you up at night. Few things in business are guaranteed: product sales, economic conditions, competitors… In fact, entrepreneurs report higher rates of mental health issues compared to the general population. Part of this statistic can be traced back to fear, and if we’re not careful, we can let fear take over.
However, as faith driven business leaders, we know that we serve a God that casts out fear. Our faith guides us through seasons of uncertainty and insecurity. That’s why we created a Bible Reading Plan to help remind us that our faith is bigger than our fear. This content doesn’t wag its finger saying, “Why aren’t you more faithful?” Instead, it uplifts entrepreneurs with inspiring stories from the Bible and the business world.
This Bible Reading Plan provides encouraging words and scriptures that will inspire you to let your faith be bigger than your fear.
Isolation is one of the biggest challenges entrepreneurs face. Not surprisingly, it’s also one of the main reasons business ventures fail. “Going it alone,” seems like a good idea at first, but it’s simply a cover-up for deep insecurities. Or we become so overwhelmed that we forget to seek out the help of others.
I can’t share my ideas with other entrepreneurs—what if they steal my ideas? I can’t bring on a co-founder—what if I can’t pay them enough? I can’t find a mentor—what if they scoff at the scale of my business?
The lone entrepreneur is rarely as effective as their peers who seek out community. This is one reason why Faith Driven Entrepreneur was founded—to provide business leaders across the world with meaningful community.
This Bible Reading Plan is designed for the lone entrepreneur. The devotionals inside were written by a handful of business owners who believe community matters. We hope the reading plan encourages you to find your community or sign up for a Foundation Group.
The Bible provides many examples of leaders guiding people through crises. Moses guided the exodus. David protected his people from the Philistines. Jesus prepared his disciples before his crucifixion. What do these leaders teach us about leading companies through crisis? That’s what this Bible Reading Plan covers.
Faith Driven Entrepreneurs are often called to handle crises differently than other entrepreneurs. We’re asked to put others first instead of constructing golden parachutes. We may not feel comfortable padding our executive bonuses when the broader staff is facing tough layoff decisions.
One year you may be in a season of calm, and the next year you may be handling a crisis. No matter what you’re facing, this Bible Reading Plan offers sound scriptural truth alongside practical advice from leading entrepreneurs.
In many ways, starting a business can feel like raising a child. We have great hopes for our businesses and pour out our love and attention in order to make it grow. Long hours pave the way for a successful future. You want to tell everyone you know about your new venture.
But for all the similarities, your business can’t replace your family. As Faith Driven Entrepreneurs, we need to balance our work with our relationships so that we appropriately steward all God has entrusted to us. Because there are few regrets so painful as looking back on life only to realize that you have distanced yourself from your loved ones.
This Bible Reading Plan provides advice from entrepreneurs who have successfully navigated what it means to be both parent and business owner.
In some cultures, entrepreneurs are treated like celebrities. There’s a real temptation to take all the credit for a venture’s success and let it feed an inflated ego. Yes, starting a successful business is quite the achievement, but praise and recognition lose their luster when they consume you and your life’s focus.
As Faith Driven Entrepreneurs, we believe God should receive all the glory. We also acknowledge that ventures of every size can have a meaningful impact in building God’s kingdom here on earth.
In this Bible Reading Plan, we explore what it means to place God at the center of our business endeavors. How can we shine the spotlight on God so that he receives all the recognition He deserves? How can we temper our own egos in order to let love and grace flow more freely through our businesses?
Take a look at this Bible Reading Plan on redeeming the entrepreneur ego.
Despite what the markets might suggest, shareholders are not God. Neither are your board members or major investors. Business pressures often force entrepreneurs to hyper-focus on the financial bottom line. But God asks us to prioritize other things.
In Paul’s letters, we’re asked to contemplate the fruit of the spirit. And what is the fruit of the spirit but what’s produced by faith and godly obedience?
When running our businesses, we often forget to account for love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. If our employees are miserable but our profits are high, we may be too focused on the financial bottom line. If we’re exploiting the environment for cheap materials, perhaps it’s time to reassess our priorities.
This Bible Reading Plan proposes a new bottom line for entrepreneurs. Explore how Scripture asks us to reconsider what’s important to God when it comes to running a business.
God is the ultimate source of power in the universe. He rules over the smallest atom and the largest corporation. He has sovereignty over your business, too. Many Faith Driven Entrepreneurs think of God as their CEO, the one who ultimately makes key decisions and ensures the business moves forward according with purpose and integrity.
That said, making God your CEO is easier said than done. We still share in the task of stewardship—God isn’t going to come down to audit your annual tax documents. Rather, we often navigate this relationship by faith, confident in what we do not immediately see. While it may take some practice and discipline to run a business according to faith, it’s incredibly rewarding and, as we will see in this Bible Reading Plan, leads to peace, purpose, and stability.
If you are seeking to give God more control of your business, then this Bible Reading Plan provides a good place to start.
Entrepreneurs are often tempted to proclaim, “I built this.” And when a major buyout comes around the corner, we eagerly say, “I own this!” in order to reap the financial benefits.
However, the Bible says that human beings were created to care for and maintain the earth.
Rather than owning the earth, we’re given projects to carry out under God’s sovereignty. We’re simply stewards of what God has entrusted to us. Not that ownership is bad—in many ways, ownership supports God’s vision of stewardship—but there are many ways ownership can corrupt this vision.
This Bible Reading Plan helps to explain how all entrepreneurs build businesses using the materials God has provided. Incorporate it into your daily devotions. Spend time learning how God’s grand story impacts your own life. Everything we create should ultimately be given back to God for his purposes. If we can embrace this principle, then we will likely experience a deep sense of freedom and purpose.
Entrepreneurship has a direct impact on mental health. While mental health is a broad and complicated topic, we see that highly creative and focused entrepreneurs are often described as neurodivergent.
In many cases, these unique ways of thinking and working are wonderful blessings. But focus can quickly devolve into obsession.
Vision can transform into discontent. Greater capacity for risk can easily slip into complete financial ruin.
Research has shown that entrepreneurs are 2-10x more likely to struggle with mental health challenges. Thankfully, God’s Word can teach us about finding peace and relying on others to compensate for our blind spots. Whether you’re going through an isolated season of depression or have been diagnosed with a long-term mental health condition, we hope that this Bible Reading Plan helps you manage any emotional and mental struggles you may be facing.
This Bible reading plan, which can be found on the YouVersion Bible App, discusses how entrepreneurs can handle depression, image management, loneliness, sexual brokenness, and worry.
Unless you’re prepared to persevere through trials of all kinds, you might want to reconsider entrepreneurship. A sudden financial crisis may result in you facing years of stagnation. Situations out of your control can be difficult for an entrepreneur to bear.
Thankfully, the Bible has many things to say on the topic of perseverance and entrepreneurs.
From King David to the minor prophets, few lived trial-free lives. In fact, Faith Driven Entrepreneurs are specifically called to be patient and long-suffering.
In this Bible Reading Plan, we explore what it means to persevere as a business owner. How do we push through difficult seasons, accepting God’s sovereignty while also working toward a successful business? Dive into the Bible Reading Plan today.
Many of us wonder what it means to be called by God. While few of us experience a burning bush moment where God reveals himself to us in dramatic form, many of us feel a deep and divine yearning within our hearts. Despite the risk and effort that goes into starting a business, we’re still drawn toward the calling of an entrepreneur.
If you’re asking whether or not God is calling you along this path, this Bible Reading Plan will help you discern his invitation. Not only will you sift through the competing responsibilities in your life, you will earn more of what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
As they say, plan out a large project first before embarking so that you may know whether you have the means to complete it. Discerning God’s call on your life is rarely easy, but when it comes to being an entrepreneur, here’s a place to start.
Living out your faith at work can be challenging. While some of us have had great conversations with coworkers about God, others of us have seen overzealous friends cause a lot of damage. Many of us wonder if being a positive witness is determined by how we live or how we speak. Many of us want to share our own authentic experiences without alienating those who may believe differently.
Whether your start-up is in a traditional office, a trendy co-working space, or your own garage, find out what it looks like to minister in deed and in word. This Bible Reading Plan helps entrepreneurs navigate ways they can share faith at work.
Values guide life’s big decisions. It’s why nonprofits and corporations alike will post their values on public websites and company documents. Without values, we become easily distracted.
We’ve looked at God’s Word and found four values that fit the Faith Driven Entrepreneur: faith, family, work, and fitness.
These values carry deep intentionality from their content to the order in which they’re listed. This Bible Reading Plan for the YouVersion App will help you prioritize your values as an entrepreneur so that you can remain God-honoring in all you do.
Every journey is easier with a roadmap. The Faith Driven Entrepreneur team has put together an easy-to-remember guide for the six stages of a startup.
As we know, the entrepreneurial journey is full of seasons. A calendar year for you might look a lot different than your peers. But in general, seasons of entrepreneurship look like:
Starting out
Seeking help
Seed money
Setbacks
Successes
Staying steady.
No matter where you find yourself this year, you’re likely facing one of these six situations.
In this Bible Reading Plan, we will encourage you with scripture and modern-day stories from business leaders. You’re not the first person to experience the highs of success or the lows of failure. Navigate the complexities of entrepreneurship by turning to God’s Word. Start the series on the Bible app today!
What’s Next After Bible Reading Plans?
We hope you’ve enjoyed discerning God’s direction through these Bible Reading Plans. This year is bound to pose unique challenges to Faith Driven Entrepreneurs, but the insights provided here will help us navigate murky waters.
If you’ve taken notes on each devotional, we hope you can share what you’ve learned in an upcoming Foundation Group. Or, if you’ve already attended a Foundation Group, go deeper with our once-a-month Entrepreneur Groups. Bible Reading Plans are great on your own, but they take on a new life when completed in community.
If you have suggestions for more reading plans, please reach out to our team. We’d love to create more tools so that we eventually fill up an entire year’s worth of Bible reading content.