Dr Jeff Cornwall

I have written several posts about the ability and the responsibility of entrepreneurs to integrate their values into the businesses that they build.
My daughter Maggie suggested I look at what a mortgage company out of Georgia, HomeBanc Mortgage Company, is doing to integrate their values and their faiths into their company. She heard about this business this past week while attending a large retreat for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (she plays volleyball and will be transferring to Belmont this fall). HomeBanc Mortgage sponsored the entire weekend for these students.
HomeBanc Mortgage is a company that recently went private through a leveraged buyout from its former parent company. Their vision statement, their statement of values, and their faith-based statement all set the tone for the values that shape how this company will be run and how all that work there will do their work. Their statement of ethics gives specific expectations of how management and other employees should integrate their shared values into how they do their work.
Many get nervous when we speak of integrating faith and work, and indeed some companies have become too prescriptive about what faith people should follow. While predominantly Christian, HomeBanc Mortgage takes great strides to be inclusive:
“As a faith-based company, HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation believes that associates should not have to check their spirituality at the door. We recognize that spirituality is deeply personal – we do not seek to impose any particular faith or doctrine upon any associate. We welcome people of all different beliefs into our family, treating each associate with dignity and respect. Regardless of our differences, we all share the common commitment to putting the needs of others ahead of our own. By serving others with the heart of a servant, we strive to enrich and fulfill the lives of our associates, our customers and our communities.”