By Dan Navarra, NorCal Area Director for The National Christian Foundation & Barnabas Leadership Team Member

Most Christmas music fades like a year-end to-do list once December 26 hits. But the great hymns of Advent and Christmas are different. They endure. They preach. They linger.

They are, in many ways, theological time capsules—compressed doctrine wrapped in melody—waiting to be opened by those willing to listen carefully…

By Partner Nicholas Krygier

When Jesus was asked, “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”, He didn’t answer with a parable or a riddle. He spoke plainly:  “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind… And… ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22:36–40). Jesus rarely spoke in hierarchies, and yet…

By Partner Eric Bergen with The Leadership Connection

One of the primary purposes of The Barnabas Group is to support and encourage Christian business leaders.  Often, this is done by connecting them to Christian ministries in the Kingdom ecosystem here in Sacramento.  Thus, a secondary focus…

By Partner Phil Stevenson 

In August of 2025, I wrote an initial blog for the Barnabas Brief on “Zero-Based Leadership Competencies.” “Zero-Based” competencies are foundational to any leadership development process. All leadership development must begin with these…

Keynote Presentation By Dr. Terry Walling - October 28, 2025

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By Dan Navarra, NorCal Area Director for The National Christian Foundation

As we enter the final quarter of the year, many of us in the generosity space are keenly aware: Q4 isn’t just the most wonderful time of the year—it’s also the most generous.

At the National Christian Foundation, we consistently see over 30% of all annual giving happen in December alone. And that’s not just…

By Partner Phil Stevenson 

In August of 2025, I wrote an initial blog for the Barnabas Brief on “Zero-Based Leadership Competencies.” “Zero-Based” competencies are foundational to any leadership development process. All leadership development must begin with these…

By Partner Johnny Shroyer, Pastor of Bayside Business Ministry

Revenue is up. The pipeline looks strong. Everyone feels good.

But profit has a way of covering cracks.

You’re working with a company that was hitting record sales. On the surface…

By Partner Phil Stevenson 

In August of 2025, I wrote an initial blog for the Barnabas Brief on “Zero-Based Leadership Competencies.” “Zero-Based” competencies are foundational to any leadership development process. All leadership development must begin with these…

By Partner Bill Foster

Business leaders: the AI revolution isn’t just about efficiency gains. It’s about what you may be quietly losing—the very instincts that built your company. Don’t get me wrong…AI is incredible. The efficiency gains, the cost savings, the operational breakthroughs. I’m not anti-AI. I’m anti-slash-and-burn. Because while everyone’s celebrating quarterly savings, there’s a quieter cost no one is measuring…

By Partner Tom Sharp

Through God’s grace, I was called earlier this year to develop a presence for C12 Business Forums in the greater Sacramento region. C12 is the world’s largest…

Keynote Presentation By Kn Moy - August 26, 2025

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By Partner Phil Stevenson

I was participating in an ideation session sponsored by The Barnabas Group of Sacramento (https://www.tbgsac.org/). We were working with Brad Fieldhouse. He is the founder and CEO of City Net (https://www.citynet.org/). This organization is committed to breaking the cycle of homelessness in the communities we serve by connecting neighbors experiencing homelessness to transformative care and innovative solutions that lead to housing.

An aspect of this conversation was workforce development. One of the Barnabas Members asked, “What are the step zero competencies?” Read More…

By Dan Menegus, Managing Partner of The Bay Area Barnabas Group

God will find a way. The Bay Area Barnabas Group had a fruitful 10-year run from 2010 through 2019. However, circumstances changed, and it seemed that the season for the Barnabas Group in the Bay Area had come to an end, culminating in Managing Partner Larry Weins receiving a cancer diagnosis. But that wasn’t the full story…

By David Sexauer, Barnabas Partner and CEO of DAST Consulting

Many of us are familiar with the concept “No money, no mission.” The fantastic missional work that churches and many nonprofits do is impossible without funding. Those of us called to be marketplace missionaries bear a responsibility to…

By Ed Kaczmarek, Executive Director of Youth For Christ Sacramento

I can't help but think that one of the most critical missions in the world is reaching lost kids with the Good News of Jesus Christ.  Now, reaching kids is a dying art. Who can fathom the mind, heart, and soul of teens today?  There appears to be…

By Bob Shank, Co-Founder of The Barnabas Group & The Master’s Program

Rewind to the year 2000. The millennium was notable for the launch of numerous products and/or services that are now 25 years along, and ubiquitous. Camera phones, USB flash drives, Sony’s PlayStation2, and commercialized Bluetooth technology were all first offered that year. That was the year that the first Barnabas Group was organized…

By Dave Navarra, Area Director at World Vision & Barnabas Sacramento Leadership Team Member

In a world where challenges seem to multiply daily, the fight against discouragement is real. I vividly remember a few years back, when I was serving as a Pastor in California, I took my first trip to Africa to evaluate some overseas partnerships for my Church. It was there, walking a dirt path with a group of leaders, that I heard a phrase that has stayed with me: …

By Ryan Zuelner, California Director at Generous Giving

In Matthew 13, Jesus shares the Parable of the Sower, illustrating different responses to the Word of God. He describes the good soil as where the seed falls, takes root, and produces an abundant crop, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown. A kingdom-focused life bears fruit—spiritual fruit. God desires…

By Jon Ingraham, Director of Development at Powerhouse Ministries, Folsom

When I was invited to present on behalf of Powerhouse Ministries at The Barnabas Group's August 2024 meeting, I had no idea what I was signing up for. What I did know was that I would have the opportunity to share one of our biggest challenges—and that others would come alongside us to help brainstorm potential solutions. What I didn’t expect, however, was …