Business professional Shawna Calhoun has released her new book "If Jesus Was a Project Manager: Faith-based Leadership in a Results-driven World," launching a comprehensive seven-book series that bridges biblical principles with modern workplace excellence. The "Faith at Work" series represents what Calhoun describes as the first role-specific integration of Christ's leadership model with proven professional methodologies, moving beyond generic faith-in-business concepts to provide actionable frameworks for specific workplace roles.
Calhoun, a project management professional with over 20 years of experience across healthcare, biotech, and education sectors, blends technical expertise with spiritual insight developed since her born-again experience in 2019. Her personal journey through trauma, divorce, job loss, and betrayal informs her approach to leadership that encourages others to live faith-forward lives with wisdom and grace in Christ. She has developed a reputation for "connecting the dots" between Scripture and professional principles throughout her career as an instructor, consultant, speaker, and mentor.
The significance of this release lies in its practical application of spiritual principles to specific professional roles. Unlike broader faith-and-business literature, Calhoun's series addresses particular positions including Project Manager, Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Business Analyst, demonstrating precisely how biblical principles translate to daily responsibilities. The approach maintains professional credibility while providing concrete frameworks and actionable behaviors for immediate workplace implementation according to early reviews from readers across the United States.
The book and series aim to create stronger teams and workplace cultures that reflect what Calhoun describes as kingdom values through excellence, integrity, and genuine care for others' development. "If Jesus Was a Project Manager" specifically encourages understanding team members' God-given purpose as a pathway to more effective leadership. The series masterfully connects timeless spiritual truths with secular frameworks to create practical tools applicable across organizational cultures.
Published through Lucid Books, an independent hybrid publisher in the Houston area that operates as a partnership publisher combining traditional publishing connections with author involvement, the series represents a growing intersection of faith and professional development. For more information on the publisher, visit https://lucidbookspublishing.com. The book's release signals increasing demand for resources that integrate personal values with professional excellence without compromising either dimension, potentially influencing how organizations approach leadership development and team building in diverse workplace environments.
