{"podcast":{"title":"iWork4Him PowerThought","slug":"iwork4him-powerthought-1182664","podcast_index_feed_id":1182664,"rss_url":"https://iwork4himpowerpod.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://iwork4himpowerpod.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/f/2/5/9f25508b7a5e66ecd959afa2a1bf1c87/PowerThought_podcast_image_2020.jpg","author":"iWork4Him Ministries, Inc","episode_count":1634,"summary":"Prepping for work each day, chug your coffee and take a short swig of workplace inspiration with the iWork4Him PowerThoughts. Hosts Jim & Martha Brangenberg give you a 1-minute daily challenge to live out your faith at work. Each episode is designed to kick off your day with an idea you can put into practice as soon as you get to work. The iWork4Him PowerThoughts are focused on helping you to recognize that your workplace IS your mission field. Catch new episodes every Weekday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T20:19:30.098365+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iwork4him-powerthought-1182664"},"episode":{"title":"An Investment in People","slug":"an-investment-in-people","published_at":"2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iwork4him-powerthought-1182664/an-investment-in-people","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iwork4him-powerthought-1182664","url":"https://iwork4himpowerpod.libsyn.com/an-investment-in-people","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/iwork4himpowerpod/iWork4Him_PowerThought_06-23-26.mp3?dest-id=1463522","summary":"After years of meeting with and interviewing people from all types of work and all organizational levels, there is one major truth that keeps bubbling up to the surface. The investment IN PEOPLE, above all else , pays not only Kingdom dividends, but business dividends as well. This is what Christ did, and it is the ultimate example of Christ's holy character: Matthew 20:28 says \"For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.\" When we invest in our employees, the next generation, or future leaders in our workplace, we are giving away our life as a true Christ follower . What is ONE commitment you will make today, to start investing in the life of another in YOUR workplace?","meta_description":"After years of meeting with and interviewing people from all types of work and all organizational levels, there is one major truth that keeps bubbling up…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":61,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iwork4him-powerthought-1182664/episodes/an-investment-in-people/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iwork4him-powerthought-1182664/an-investment-in-people.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}