Posted in Uncategorized, tagged stories on August 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Business can open doors closed to the Gospel. Read this story to find out how…
Brian’s Story:
My entry into Azerbaijan (Muslim country) was through a secular organization called the *****. The ***** is probably best described as the Peace Corps of grads, as I only received living and housing stipends and no actually salary. I was [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged stories on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Third in our series on Marketplace Ministry stories…
Dale’s Story:
Since May 2006 I have been involved in the workplace ministry starting with a group called BizLife that I helped to co-lead out of Shady Grove Church in Grand Prairie. God gave us a vision to see workplace believers fully equipped and empowered to share their [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged stories on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is the second story in a series we’re publishing about how people seek God at work. Many of us seek jobs that allow us to do good while we earn a living, like this story:
Kyle’s Story:
I never thought of a distinction between service for the Lord and secular work. Paul said to do all [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged stories on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Over the next few days, we’ll be sharing first hand accounts of people we know who are seeking the Kingdom in business in some way. Here’s the first of that series.
Mark’s Story:
My story is one of discovering latent giftings for the marketplace that I never knew I had. Growing up, I never had any interest [...]
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This past week I met in Austin with the track facilitators (Tony, Jim, and David), their wives (Felicity, Cathy, and Christine, respectively), and seminary student Lucas Land (blogger: What Would Jesus Eat, My Four Walls). We hammered out a tentative plan for the 3 1.5 hour sessions in the track. Please take a look at [...]
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Thanks to frequent commenter and track facilitator David Underwood for this tip.
I think many people in Missional Business will be very interested in ways of doing business that take care of the earth and the people who live there. While some evangelicals have resisted anything “green” with comments like “it’s all going to burn anyway”, [...]
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