The heart of the biblical narrative is God’s promise to Abram of a land, people, and a blessing. The land is ultimately the new creation (Revelation 21). The people are ultimately God’s divinely empowered people, also known as the New Testament church or ekklesia (Ephesians 5:25–27). And the blessing is justification—right standing with God—not by human works but by faith in Jesus as Lord and Christ (Galatians 3:8).
The fulfillment of the Abrahamic promise unfolds from Genesis to Revelation in the multigenerational metanarrative. All reality is part of this story. Therefore, every person, organization, and event must be understood in the context of the biblical metanarrative.
Humans exist at the sovereign pleasure of God and should seek to find and fulfill God’s purpose for their lives. This is the only responsible way to live in God’s universe. Therefore, since the metanarrative is a multigenerational story, it behooves each human being to seek to live multigenerationally. This means to think and act considering the consequences of their choices on future generations.
Organizationally, the reality of the metanarrative means that leaders and managers must seek to discern God’s multigenerational purpose for their organizations. Furthermore, this implies that they must engage in generational transfer by preparing the next generation to function congruently with that purpose.
The enemy of generational transfer is pride. Pride facilitates sin such as mammonism (the worship of money), narcissism (the worship of self), and hedonism (the worship of pleasure). These sins, and others, block humans from humbly seeking to serve God’s purpose both individually and organizationally.
To discover divinely ordained individual and organizational purpose in the metanarrative requires a multigenerational worldview. Only people who are humble, submitted, and teachable before God can develop and live aligned with a Christian worldview.
Building multigenerationally aligned with the metanarrative requires true disciples of Jesus—people who manifest the life of Christ through empowered holistic lifestyles.
Here is your business tip. Wise organizational leaders and managers understand the primacy of living according to the multigenerational metanarrative aligned with the purpose of God both individually and organizationally. Accordingly, they seek to discern God’s purpose for their organizations and to build with people who seek to serve God’s purpose individually. When divinely ordained individual and organization purposes are aligned, organizations will be effective and efficient. They will have healthy cultures and excellent reputations and will also enjoy financial favor. Consequently, aligning with God’s multigenerational purpose is the only sound way to build people and organizations.
