**This is a repost of two articles from 2018. The following is a personal story with one of our Business as Mission (BAM) practitioners using business in the Mission to Unreached Peoples as a mechanism for planting the Church in areas of the world where you...
One of my daily reflections on work I have for you is, what if we tried to be bored? I mean, really went after it with gusto! Got our Seinfeld on and created a half-hour about nothing? What if we pursued boredom? We see the countless articles, studies, and news...
(The two stories given today are of Business as Mission practitioners on the field using business as a mechanism for planting the church in areas of the world where you can’t do that with traditional missionary methods. To protect the BAM consulting work being...
What I think I like best about engaging in the gospel mission through BAM is an idea I call dynamic development. Dynamic development is a mindset that allows all the different members of a business relationship, employer or employee, customer or stakeholder,...
One of the principles of biblical entrepreneurship was accomplished this week in our business. In fact, we did something we have only done one other time in the three decades. We sold a property. No, one of the principles of biblical entrepreneurship isn’t...
It’s hard to jump into a new television series in season 3. You have no context for the characters, why they act the way they do, how they’re connected to one another, or where they’re going. Perhaps you can piece together enough to get your bearings, but you...
This article was written by a missionary practitioner on the field engaging in cross-cultural missions work in one of the most unreached places in the world. In order to protect them and the work being done there, we will not be sharing names or...
I had the opportunity to travel to Russia a few years back with some Assembly of God Missionaries working among the Russian people. We flew on our fan-favorite Delta Airlines to and from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. Before we started serving in...
Whether BAM careers or BAM consulting interests you, know that your current day job is a beautiful platform for the Gospel before you get there. I’m referring to the work itself, the actual act of working, serving, adding value to the lives of other people in...
When I was a kid, the term “missionary” carried a particular mental image. It was usually some brave super-Christian living in the sub-Saharan wilderness preaching the mission to unreached peoples who lived in grass huts. I knew a few missionary families, which...
Here at the Stone Table, we’re passionate about global missions. Sometimes, that passion can get us a little ahead of ourselves—just like Marketplace skills are also missionary skills. A few years ago, I learned this the hard way. A headline hit the news about a man...
Business Leaders, here are a few things you can learn from the pastors and church leaders in the room. 1. Relational Currency is More Valuable than Actual Currency In the church, relationships are the currency for getting things done. Often, in the business world, we...
Imagine walking into a room this morning, looking around, and realizing, I am the most important person here. I don’t know who that is today. Maybe it’s Adam, whose church in Greenfield is thriving. Or perhaps Jameson, who ran for Congress. Micah, who's running for...