-- D14 biblical business academy --
Go Deeper Than the Book
D14 Biblical Business Academy Membership gives Christian business owners a structured path to study, apply, and live out biblical business formation through digital lessons, workbook themes, group studies, practical business courses, community, and certification.
Start with The CEO & The Carpenter.
Then go deeper through the Academy.
This is for owners and leaders who want more than inspiration.
It is for those who want to apply the teachings of Jesus to the real work of leadership, stewardship, service, operations, growth, and team formation.
$25 / month
WHY MEMBERSHIP EXISTS
A workbook can start the conversation. Formation takes repetition.
The CEO & The Carpenter is the foundation of D14BBA.
But biblical business formation is not meant to be rushed.
Most business owners do not need one more book to skim, highlight, and place on a shelf.
They need a path.
They need space to reflect.
They need teaching they can return to.
They need discussion with other owners.
They need practical business tools.
They need accountability.
They need a way to keep bringing their business decisions under the authority of Christ.
That is why Academy Membership exists.
It takes the foundation of the workbook and turns it into a structured learning path.
WHAT ACADEMY MEMBERSHIP IS
Structured biblical business formation for Christian owners and leaders.
Academy Membership is the core learning path inside D14 Biblical Business Academy.
It gives members access to digital workbook lessons, short teaching videos, online group studies, community interaction, practical business training courses, assignments, quizzes, and an individual certification path.
The goal is not to create passive content consumers.
The goal is to help Christian business owners become more thoughtful, faithful, and practical in the way they build, lead, steward, and grow.
Academy Membership helps you move from:
scattered business advice - - - -> to structured biblical business formation
inspiration - - - -> to application
isolated ownership - - - -> to community-supported growth
vague values - - - -> to practical decisions shaped by Scripture
COMMUNITY & MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS
Choose the level that fits your next step.
D14BBA is being built with a simple offer ladder so you can start without confusion and go deeper when you are ready.
Free Community - $0 / month
Best for exploring D14BBA and joining the conversation.
The free community is the open door.
It helps you understand what D14BBA is, connect with others, and take your first step.
Includes:
community access
welcome orientation
“Start Here” path
public discussion spaces
announcements
occasional open group discussions
invitations to studies and events
You can join the free community even if you have not purchased the book yet, but the framework will make the most sense if you begin with The CEO & The Carpenter.
Academy Membership — $25/month
Best for structured learning, digital access, group studies, courses, and certification path.
Academy Membership is for Christian business owners and leaders who want to go deeper than the book.
Includes everything in the Free Membership, plus:
digital access to the book/workbook organized by theme
short teaching videos for each theme
community interaction
online facilitated group studies
D14BBA adapts those same business-building principles for Christian owners and leaders across service-based businesses.
Business Owner Membership — $100/month
For owners who want live Q&A, review opportunities, and deeper practical support.
Business Owner Membership is for Christian business owners who want more direct application and group support.
Includes everything in Academy Membership, plus:
monthly live group business Q&A
ability to submit questions in advance
access to all 9 Forever Practice training courses
videos, homework assignments, and quizzes
individual certification path
website/message reviews during group sessions
private business owner forum
practical support from David and/or participating members
The Forever Practice courses were originally developed for private medical practices, but the business model behind many service businesses is remarkably similar:
Clarify the audience.
Define the message.
Attract leads.
Build trust.
Deliver value.
Systemize operations.
Grow responsibly.
This membership is not private one-on-one consulting, emergency support, or 24-hour response times.
Responses are provided as soon as practical, with priority given to members participating actively in the business owner community.
This is a practical support environment for owners who want to think more clearly, ask better questions, and keep building biblically.
ACADEMY MEMBERSHIP DETAILS
Let's Dive Deeper Into What is Included in Academy Membership
Academy Membership is designed to help you work through biblical business formation in a structured way.
Once again, here is a free resource outlining each membership
Digital Workbook Access
Study the material by theme.
Members receive digital access to The CEO & The Carpenter workbook content organized by theme.
This allows you to work through the material over time, return to key lessons, and use the themes for reflection, discussion, and practical application.
The digital format helps you move through the material in a more guided way than reading the book alone.
Short Teaching Videos
Clear lessons without unnecessary complexity.
Each theme includes short teaching videos designed to help you understand the biblical business principle and begin applying it to your own leadership and business decisions.
These videos are not meant to be long academic lectures.
They are designed to be clear, practical, biblical, and useful.
Community Interaction
You should not have to build alone.
Business ownership can be lonely.
Academy Membership gives you access to a community of Christian owners, leaders, and learners who are also working through biblical business formation.
The community exists for discussion, reflection, encouragement, and practical application.
It is not a place for hype, spam, self-promotion, or guru behavior.
It is a place for thoughtful Christian business owners who want to build and lead more faithfully.
Online Facilitated Group Studies
Learn with others.
Academy members can participate in online facilitated group studies built around workbook themes.
These studies help members slow down, reflect, discuss, and apply the material in community.
The goal is not just to finish lessons.
The goal is to let the teachings of Jesus shape the way we think about ownership, leadership, stewardship, growth, and service.
BUSINESS OWNER MEMBERSHIP DETAILS
Let's Dive Deeper Into What is Included in The Business Owner Membership
Once again, here is a free resource outlining each membership
For owners who want deeper and more practical support.
Of course, you receive everything that is in The Academy Membership Path.
Academy Membership is the structured learning path.
Business Owner Membership is for owners who also want ongoing group support as they apply the material to real decisions.
This level is especially useful if you want to discuss questions like:
How do I clarify my message?
How do I think about growth wisely?
How should I evaluate my website?
How do I improve my offer?
How do I build better systems?
How do I lead my team more faithfully?
How do I make decisions without chasing every new opportunity?
How do I think biblically about marketing, AI, automation, staffing, or scale?
Business Owner Membership creates a place for these conversations.
Not as private consulting.
Not as a guarantee that every business issue will be solved.
But as a practical, community-supported environment for Christian owners who want to keep growing.
Forever Practice Business Courses
Practical business training adapted for Christian owners and leaders.
Academy Membership includes access to all 9 Forever Practice business training courses.
These courses were originally developed for private medical practices, but the business model behind many service businesses is remarkably similar:
Clarify the audience.
Define the message.
Attract leads.
Build trust.
Deliver value.
Systemize operations.
Lead people well.
Create better processes.
Grow responsibly.
D14BBA adapts those same business-building principles for Christian owners and leaders across service-based businesses.
The course content helps members think practically about business structure, message, marketing, systems, operations, growth, and delivery — while the D14BBA framework keeps the larger conversation grounded in biblical wisdom.
Homework, Assignments, and Quizzes
Formation requires response.
Business Owner Membership is not designed for passive watching.
Members are encouraged to complete homework, assignments, and quizzes that help turn ideas into reflection, decisions, and action.
The goal is not busywork.
The goal is to help you examine your business honestly and apply what you are learning.
Individual Certification Path for The 9-Step Forever Practice Business Courses
Complete the work. Demonstrate the learning.
Business Owner Membership includes an individual certification path for members who complete the required videos, assignments, homework, and quizzes.
Certification is designed for individual learners.
That means each person pursuing certification needs individual learner access.
A future facilitator certification may be developed later for church leaders or business owners who want to lead groups, but the first priority is individual learner certification.
THE 9-STEP FOREVER PRACTICE BUSINESS COURSES
Practical business principles for service-based businesses.
The Forever Practice courses were originally created for private medical practices.
However, many of the core principles apply to service businesses and owner-led companies across industries.
These are the bonus Themes added to The CEO & The Carpenter - - Themes 41 - 49
The courses help members think through business fundamentals such as:
PHASE ONE: THE FOUNDATION
1. Goals Navigator
Clarify where you are going, what matters most, and what responsible growth should look like.
2. Audience Identifier
Understand who you are called to serve, what they need, and how your business can serve them well.
3. Million Dollar Message
Clarify your message so the right people understand who you help, what you do, and why it matters.
PHASE TWO: MARKET & AUTOMATION
4. Content Creator
Develop useful content that educates, builds trust, and serves your audience.
5. Marketing Strategist
Think through how your business attracts attention, builds trust, and invites people into a meaningful next step.
6. Automation Architect
Understand how systems and automation can support better service, follow-up, consistency, and stewardship.
PHASE THREE: MATURE GROWTH
7. Professional Speaker
Learn how to communicate your message clearly in presentations, workshops, conversations, and public settings.
8. Expansion Accelerator
Think responsibly about growth, capacity, delivery, staffing, and operational strength.
9. Franchise Developer
Examine how businesses can multiply systems, roles, processes, leadership, and delivery without losing clarity or quality.
Important Note
Some course examples may come from private medical practices because that is where the material was originally developed.
But the deeper principles apply across many service-based businesses:
Clarify the audience.
Define the message.
Attract leads.
Build trust.
Deliver value.
Systemize operations.
Lead people well.
Create better processes.
Grow responsibly.
YOUR PATH THROUGH D14BBA
A simple path from reflection to application.
D14BBA is designed as a clear progression, not a confusing pile of offers.
1. The Book / Workbook
Start with The CEO & The Carpenter. Work through the themes and begin examining your business biblically.
2. Join the Free Community
Connect with other Christian business owners, watch the orientation content, join discussions, and learn how the academy works.
3. Upgrade to Academy Membership
Go deeper with digital lessons, short teaching videos, facilitated group studies.
4. Participate in Group Studies
Join structured discussions with other learners who are also applying biblical wisdom to real business responsibilities.
5. Complete the Business Courses
Work through the Forever Practice courses and learn practical business principles related to audience, message, lead flow, trust, delivery, operations, systems, and responsible growth.
6. Earn Individual Certification
Complete the required videos, assignments, homework, and quizzes to earn individual certification.
7. Bring the Framework Into Your Business
Use the workbook and biblical business themes to lead better conversations inside your company, leadership team, or staff development process.
Choose The Best Plan For You and Your Business
You can start out on any plan you wish, but we recommend that your buy the book and begin with the Free Community. After that, you may find that you wish to skip ahead and go right for the Business Owner Membership - - that is completely up to your and what God has laid on your heart for your business and team.
FREE
Community
$0/mo
Community Access
Welcome Orientation
Public Discussions
Limited Online Facilitated Group Studies
Academy Membership
$25/mo
Everything in Free , plus
Digital Workbook
Short Teaching Videos
Online Facilitated Group Studies
Business Owner Membership
$100/mo
Everything in Academy, plus
9 Forever Practice Business Courses
Homework & Assignments
Quizzes
Monthly Live Group Business Q&A
Advance Question Submission
Website / Message Reviews
Private Business Owner Forum
WHAT MAKES D14BBA DIFFERENT
This is not another “Kingdom entrepreneur” hype brand.
There are many Christian business resources available today. Some are useful. Some are inspiring. Some are built around networking, coaching, masterminds, or motivation.
D14BBA is different because the center is not a guru, a growth formula, or a promise of business success.
The center is the teaching of Jesus.
D14BBA is built around:
the parables and teachings of Jesus
practical biblical business formation
workbook-based learning
church-deployable structure
community-supported growth
honest startup-stage development
clear membership pathways
practical business usefulness
mission-first financial posture
The goal is not to help you look like a more religious version of the world’s business leaders.
The goal is to help you build and lead more faithfully under Christ.
BRINGING D14BBA TO YOUR TEAM
Start with yourself. Then bring the conversation to your people.
Many Christian business owners eventually want their team to think differently too.
That is good.
But the best first step is for the owner to go first.
Work through the book.
Examine your own leadership.
Clarify what needs to change.
Pray through your responsibilities.
Then decide how to bring the material into your team.
You may use the workbook for:
leadership team discussion
staff development
company values conversations
stewardship training
service culture development
team accountability
manager development
internal business formation
Group discussion can begin through workbook use.
Individual certification requires individual learner access.
Additional staff certification seats can be added separately as the program develops.
BIBLICAL WISDOM FOR THE AI AGE
Modern tools require ancient wisdom.
AI, automation, and modern business systems are changing how companies communicate, serve customers, create content, manage work, and make decisions.
Christian business owners should not ignore these tools.
But we should not blindly chase them either.
D14BBA will help owners think clearly about AI, automation, and modern business systems through the lens of stewardship, service, integrity, wisdom, and human dignity.
The better question is not simply:
Can this save time?
The better questions are:
Does this serve people well?
Does this protect trust?
Does this improve stewardship?
Does this honor the people affected by it?
Does this make the business more faithful, or merely faster?
Does this help us serve better, or does it help us hide from responsibility?
AI education may become part of the D14BBA learning path, but done-for-you AI implementation and technical services may need to remain separate depending on legal, tax, and nonprofit guidance.
D14BBA will move carefully and responsibly here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to be a business owner to join?
No. D14BBA is primarily designed for Christian business owners, founders, owner-operators, and leaders with real responsibility. Executives, managers, nonprofit leaders, and emerging leaders may also benefit.
Do I need to buy the book first?
No. The book is the recommended starting point because it introduces the biblical framework and workbook structure. You can join the free community first, but the material will make more sense if you begin with The CEO & The Carpenter.
Is this only for service businesses?
No. Many of the business principles apply broadly. However, D14BBA is especially practical for service business owners, private practices, contractors, consultants, agencies, and owner-led companies.
Why are some courses called Forever Practice?
The Forever Practice courses were originally developed for private medical practices. Many service businesses share similar business-building principles: audience, message, lead generation, trust, delivery, systems, operations, and responsible growth. D14BBA adapts those principles for Christian business owners across service-based businesses.
Is this a coaching program?
D14BBA is primarily an academy, workbook, community, and learning path. The Business Owner Membership includes monthly group Q&A and possible review opportunities, but it is not positioned as private one-on-one coaching.
Is this prosperity teaching?
No. D14BBA does not teach that faithfulness guarantees wealth, ease, or business success. It focuses on biblical wisdom, faithful stewardship, leadership, service, accountability, and practical business formation.
Can I bring this to my team?
Yes. Business owners can use the workbook with their leadership team or staff. Individual certification requires individual learner access, but group discussion can begin with workbook use.
Can my church use this?
Yes. Churches can purchase workbooks in bulk and use the facilitator guide to gather business owners for a workbook-based biblical business study.
Is D14BBA a nonprofit?
D14BBA is being built as a mission-first academy with the goal of becoming a registered nonprofit organization if legally appropriate. Until that structure is finalized, membership payments are not represented as tax-deductible charitable donations, but they will be sent to the organizations identified.
What is the best first step?
Start with The CEO & The Carpenter. Then join the free community and decide whether Academy Membership or Business Owner Membership is the right next step for you.
FINALLY
Your business is not separate from your discipleship.
If you belong to Christ, your business belongs under His authority too.
The way you lead matters.
The way you serve matters.
The way you grow matters.
The way you steward people, money, opportunity, and responsibility matters.
D14 Biblical Business Academy exists to help you build and lead biblically.
Start with the book.
Join the community.
Go deeper through the Academy.
Bring the framework into your business.
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