• Jonathan Reckford was contacted by Habitat for Humanity, while they were seeking qualified candidates to hold the chief executive position
• Currently he holds the International CEO position
• He is on the board of InterAction
• He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Urban Steering Committee for the World Economic Forum

Ethical Method

• Deontological ~ It is one’s duty to act justly and morally. Follows a natural law, good will-which is that one should act accordingly with moral law (Britannica).
• The moral law that Reckford has is the morality presented in the Word of God
• His duty is to not only morally live, but to serve others.
• Does not necessarily follow a virtue theory approach
• “Virtue ethics also does not provide guidance on how we should act, as there are no clear principles for guiding action other than “act as a virtuous person would act given the situation.” (IEP definition)

Biblical Integration

• Isaiah 58:10 ~ States that “and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light shall rise in obscurity, and your darkness shall become as the noonday”
• Luke 3:11 ~ “He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none. And he who has food, let him do likewise.
• Philippians 2:13 ~ “For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.”
• Ultimately any good work comes from the Father and Reckford acknowledges this

Bases his organization off of Micah 6:8; calling it “Habitat for Humanity: No Hands but Yours”

• Micah 6:8 “The Lord has shown you what is good. And what does the Lord require of you, O man, but to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.”

Accomplishments for Morality

• Determined that the skills he'd learn in business school — how to help companies grow and thrive — were desperately needed in the nonprofit and service world. (Chandler, 2010)
• Believes that his success is due to his faith in God
• “We all have a part to play in making our communities a better place” (Reckford, October 2012)
• Mother was a volunteer advocate for Civil Rights, helped influence his dedication for serving those who don't have a voice/less fortunate
• 2002 mission trip to India showed him how helpless people are "God just shattered my heart,' he says. 'I had never experienced that raw sense of injustice in such a visceral way." (Ramage).