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John is our Marketing Director. He also recently was engaged to his fiancé, Heidi! John is made up of 50% intellect and 50% empathy. I report directly to John, and he
never ceases to give encouragement at just the right time. John’s philosophy in
life is simple, under all circumstances, “love your neighbor as yourself.” John’s thoughts revolve around not only around his own life, but also everyone around him.

John’s favorite animals are also dogs! (Seriously I’m not making this stuff up).

I’m starting to wonder if maybe dogs and the field of online education aren’t somehow related, because they’re obviously correlated at this point.

Not surprisingly, John’s favorite Bible verse is Galatians 5:14, “For the whole Law can be summed up in this one command: Love your neighbor as yourself.” Paul is urging the church in Galatia to use their call to freedom by serving one another rather than using their freedom selfishly. God’s ultimate plan for His people was to flourish in freedom with the death and resurrection of Christ. When we reflect what Christ’s life was all about, our freedom is being put to good use and we honor God.

Unlike so many business professionals, John makes this call the focal point in his life. We have an unlimited set of options everyday presented to us as free Americans. As business professionals, we have other’s freedom in our hands as well. John doesn’t take this lightly. When you couple an intellect with loving empathy, the combination can make produce many a good work for the Kingdom.

Ty is one of our Sales Representatives (I’m positive of this because he sits at the desk next to me talking to partners all day), and Ty is made up of 100% hard work.
“Sales” is a light term for Ty’s job. What Ty really does is make sure that the schools we serve have everything they need in order to be successful. He solves problems and uses every possible solution Sevenstar and Edified Online has in their arsenal.

Ty’s favorite animals are also dogs, without any type of breed specification. Are we starting to see a pattern here? More interviews will have to take place to find out if working at Sevenstar and/or Edified creates a love for dogs. At this point, it’d be a leap.

Ty’s favorite Bible verseis James 1:2-4, “Dear brothers and sisters, when trouble comes your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be complete, needing nothing.”

What a counterintuitive verse! James of course was Jesus’ brother, who had risen to become a leader in the Jewish church after Christ’s resurrection and ascension. His encouragement to engage life in a state of joy even through trials was well understood at the time, as much suffering was happening in the Jewish church. It is always tempting in life to backslide into victim mentalities when things go wrong or are difficult.

When Ty is faced with challenges at work, he automatically interprets them as opportunities rather than hardships. When schools have a problem, Ty sees the solution. It is that simple. He prays with every single customer, on every single call that “God’s will be done for the school & for Sevenstar.” (I’m positive of this because
he sits at the desk next to me). Ty’s a perfect example that when we’re presented with challenges and overcome them, a deep joy is to be had when our endurance grows as a result.

Jane is our Administrative Assistant. She is made up of 50% extroversion and 50% laughs. Iwould imagine that every office has that one person that cheers  everyone up; at Sevenstar that person is Jane. I interviewed Jane first because of how  easy she is to approach (even for an introvert like me).

Jane indicated her favorite animals are dogs. No breed specifically, just dogs in general. Jane’s favorite Bible verse is Galatians 6:9, “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we do not give up.” Paul is of course addressing the church in Galatia, a Roman province at the time, encouraging them to look to Christ as their answer for life rather than extraneous religious issues. During this section of Paul’s letter, he is expounding on very practical implications of this. He is communicating to the church that on a collective and individual level, people will eventually harvest what they plant in life.

Its easy to see why Galatians 6:9 is Jane’s favorite verse because it doesn’t take long to see her live it out. Jane will always greet anyone who comes into the office with the bright smile of an extravert, and always bids thee farewell when they leave, without
fail. She never gets tired of “doing what is good.”