By David Burke, Barnabas Partner & Leadership Team Member

“I didn’t mean to vomit all over you.”

“I didn’t mean to dump all of that on you.”

By Darria Deatherage, Barnabas Partner & Board Member

As a Charter Member and Board Member of Barnabas Sacramento—and someone who has had the privilege of helping launch this chapter—I am deeply grateful for…READ MORE

By Partner Johnny Shroyer, Pastor of Bayside Business Ministry

Most leaders assume customer loss shows up first in a spreadsheet. In reality, it begins long before that. It begins…READ MORE

By Partner Brad Squires, CEO at Sacramento Venture Philanthropy

In every healthy community, there are quiet forces working behind the scenes—people and organizations committed not just to doing good, but to helping others do good better. In the Sacramento region, two such forces are The Barnabas Group and Sacramento Venture Philanthropy (SVP). While distinct in structure…READ MORE

Keynote Speaker, Carlos Whitaker - February 3, 2026

We are living in a moment of unprecedented speed.

Organizations are moving faster. Leaders are expected to decide quicker. Artificial intelligence promises efficiency, scale, and productivity like never before. And yet,…Read More

By Partner Phil Stevenson

The Barnabas Group exists to help various ministries maximize their ministry potential through leveraging the business acumen of our Partners. This typically happens when…

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…