2025

September Edition

Welcome to the September 2025 edition of A Few Good Things.

Multiplying Good Places in the Season of Harvest

There’s something about the fall season that stirs our hearts. The air cools, the leaves turn, and creation reminds us that life is made up of cycles—of planting, growing, and harvesting. It’s a season of both beauty and abundance, where we see the multiplication of what began as a single seed.

At The Good Place Institute, we see the same principle at work in organizations. One decision, one leader, one act of stewardship can plant a seed that multiplies into something far greater. A business grounded in Kingdom principles can become a Good Place—not just for its people, but for its community. And just like fall reveals the fruit of a season’s labor, the multiplication of Good Places reveals God’s design for flourishing.

Fall reminds us that multiplication is woven into creation itself. Trees drop seeds that grow into new life. Fields produce harvests that feed families and fill communities. In the same way, leaders are called to cultivate environments where people can flourish, organizations can thrive, and communities can prosper.

This season, as you notice the colors changing and the harvest coming in, may it also remind you of the Kingdom invitation before us: to multiply Good Places wherever we are planted.

Multiplying Good Places in Real Time

Every leader wants their organization to thrive. But thriving doesn’t happen by accident—it happens by design. At The Good Place Institute, we’ve seen that organizations built on Kingdom principles multiply good in ways that last: people flourish, organizations become regenerative, and communities prosper.

The challenge? Moving from intention to implementation. Many leaders agree with the vision but struggle to put it into practice. That’s why we’re gathering for the Kingdom Business Activation Summit on Thursday, October 16 in Columbus, Ohio.

This isn’t just another conference. It’s a hands-on experience where you’ll:

• Work through the Good Place Organization Operating System Playbook
• Complete the Kingdom Organization Assessment
• Learn how to align systems, leadership, and culture so Good Places can grow and multiply

Multiplying Good Places begins with leaders who take practical steps. The Summit is designed to help you do just that.

Event Details: 📅 Thursday, October 16, 2025

🕑 1:30 – 4:30 PM (Doors open at 12:45PM for registration & networking)

📍 Quest Conference Center, 9200 Worthington Road, Suite 400, Westerville, OH 43082

💵 Free admission — includes a Good Place Organization Operating System Playbook and the Kingdom Organization Assessment tool.

👉 Reserve your spot today and join a movement of leaders multiplying Good Places.

 GPI Speaking Engagement at Miami University, Farmer School of Business

Special thank you to Brett Smith and Cory Driver at Miami University Farmer School of Business - Center for L.I.F.E. (Leading the Integration of Faith and Entrepreneurship). Had a wonderful time speaking last week on building and stewarding Kingdom businesses, and interacting with a fantastic group of students interested and passionate about faith and business!

Cory and I in front of the Farmer School of Business before class enjoying a wonderful cup of coffee and a quick campus tour! What a beautiful campus and exceptional program!

Thank you!

GPI Speaking at Branches Summit 2025 – COHESION

Chris Young has been invited to speak on the topic of Leadership. The purpose of this Summit is to inspire and equip Christian professionals to pursue greater cohesion between their faith and business practices. This gathering of leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers is dedicated to advancing global impact through faith-driven leadership. This conference location is at the Ohio Star Theater in Sugarcreek, Ohio. 

Branches Summit

We’re celebrating alongside our client, Southwest Exteriors, whose marketing team recently won the Purposeful Humanity award at IMPACT Live!

Their video, Serving With Heart, shows what a people-first culture looks like — from helping a client carry groceries, to fixing a gate latch, to promising to make things right when mistakes happen.

Even beyond this, SWE’s leadership is raising the bar for integrity in marketing. CEO Ryan Shutt recently shared:

“We don’t make claims we can’t back up. We educate, not manipulate. We prioritize trust over transactions.”

This is what it means to be a Good Place Organization — where people flourish, organizations thrive, and communities prosper.

👏 Congratulations to the entire SWE team!

The Business is Good podcast with Chris Young is for leaders who believe that work can be more than just a job—it can be a calling. Each episode dives into what it looks like to build and steward organizations where people flourish, communities prosper, and business is economically regenerative. From defining your organizational charter to stewarding outcomes, shaping culture, and discipling people through work—we cover it all.

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Multiplying Good Places – A Conversation with Chuck Proudfit

In a recent conversation with Chuck Proudfit of At Work on Purpose, I reflected on how a simple but profound question God placed on my wife’s and my heart two decades ago - “God, what’s Your purpose for work?”- grew into The Good Place Institute. Together, Chuck and I explored how peer cohorts of leaders are helping one another multiply Good Places by applying both biblical wisdom and the Good Place Operating System.

🎥 Watch my conversation with Chuck here: Vimeo link

Join Our Team: Business Sales Development

Are you passionate about helping organizations thrive through values-based leadership and culture? The Good Place Institute (GPI), a division of Good Place Holdings, is seeking a Business Sales Development role to cultivate meaningful partnerships that multiply the impact of Good Place Organizations.

Where has God planted you this season, and how might it become a Good Place for others?

Thank you for checking out our newsletter. Our purpose at The Good Place Institute is to help leaders multiply Good Place organizations! We are thankful for you and your leadership of organizations to reflect God’s Kingdom!

Chris Young

President

The Good Place Institute