This suburban boy from middle America just spent a day in the middle of nowhere. If you know anything about The Stone Table, you know we have a huge passion for the unreached places in the world. We leverage our resources, often through business as mission (BAM), to...
Chuck E. Cheese is a casino for kids. Debate me if you want, but I firmly believe the trail of ownership for this gambling franchise masquerading as a pizza place will lead you straight to Caesar’s Palace, The Mirage, and MGM Grand. The bright flashing lights. The...
Is It Possible To Find Meaning In Our Daily Work? This week Erik Cooper, The Stone Table President, shares that after speaking on Faith and Work with a number of churches, pastors, and business leaders, they all echoed the same idea: they want their work to be...
Every few weeks I find myself in the same dilemma. Entering a place far from my Christian upbringing right in the middle of my neighborhood. The atmosphere is different from anything I’ve ever known. A staunch golden buddha greets each guest as they enter. Adding to...
Incredible things are happening in certain parts of the Middle East. There is a true awakening taking place amongst Muslims, a sovereign move of God like we’ve never seen in our lifetime. In one strategic area you would know well, Muslims are coming to Jesus in mass...
Will There Be Work In Heaven? Childhood cartoons would have us believe eternity consists of floating around on clouds playing a harp all day. So, what does work look like in Heaven? Is there work at all? Here are some thoughts on a fascinating question.
A white woman from Wisconsin, who in her own words was “all dry-cleaning and catered lunches,” moves hours from civilization to the middle of the African bush and marries a tribal leader from an unreached people group. Some legends are embellished, but not Dolfi....
This is a story of a Business as Mission (BAM) practitioner 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. In order to protect the work being done we will not be...
This week we spoke with Ron Maddux, the Assemblies of God World Missions Area Director for Northern Asia, to ask him why it's so important for the church and the business community to work together in missions. He brings some wonderful insight and even says some...
A few years back, I sat in my car outside our neighborhood Walmart and wrote myself an email. Some people just talk to themselves, but I prefer to put my neurotic episodes in writing. While I was obviously proving every stereotype about the crazy people who shop at...
https://youtu.be/z5-oruLXdIc Here at The Stone Table we believe that there is no sacred secular divide. We honestly believe that your work matters and that it can be used to worship God and serve your fellow man. Work isn't punishment for the fall and together we can...
https://youtu.be/IKwomHQwL-4 Happy New Year from us here at The Stone Table. We love this time of year because it allows us to focus on new things, new initiatives, new ways of living. We all want to make changes and that's a good thing, but what we don't need this...
https://youtu.be/5qhl5ffXhT4 It's the most wonderful time of the year so we sat down with Erik, the president of The Stone Table, to ask him what Christmas means to him. Thanks for spending the time engaging with us this year, we are excited for 2020 and all that will...