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Why You Can't Leave Your Faith at the Door of Your Business

Faith, Hope and Payroll Podcast

What does it take to lead with integrity when the world keeps telling you to keep faith and work in separate boxes? Father Deacon Trevor—a magistrate judge, former prosecutor, and a deacon of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—joins Eric and David to make the case that you can't leave your faith at the door of any profession, and that the same disciplines that make a good father make a good leader. Drawing on nearly three decades on the bench, he shows how small daily habits, and a refusal to compartmentalize, shape the way you lead the people you employ, serve, and love. In This Episode * Why "leaving your faith at the door" of your business isn't actually possible * How the marks of a good father map directly onto the marks of a good leader and business owner * What it looks like in practice to bring your faith to work, from a judge who does it daily with grieving families in his courtroom * The small daily disciplines that shape how you lead: beginning the workday in prayer, leading your home as the "domestic church" * A short primer on the "Father Deacon" title and the Eastern Catholic tradition that frames the conversation Resources Mentioned * Workforce PayHub * St. Michael Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church * Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma Chapters * 00:00 — Welcome to Faith, Hope & Payroll * 01:39 — What is a "Father Deacon"? * 04:04 — Married clergy, deacons, and the structure of Holy Orders * 08:32 — An immigrant family's traditional Catholic faith * 20:34 — The call to Holy Orders * 29:41 — Caught between two parishes: the move to the Eastern Church * 33:05 — Faith in the courtroom and the workplace * 43:15 — What makes a good father * 59:24 — Calling Mom and Dad: lessons that outlive your parents * 1:06:14 — Blessing your children and leading the domestic church * 1:10:24 — Closing blessing Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios