Your everyday work has unseen Kingdom value. I guarantee it. I saw it firsthand this week in Eastern Europe. We were visiting a BAM (business as mission) project we support—meeting leaders, capturing video, interacting with customers, and witnessing the impact of a...
What does the NBA Finals have to do with faith, work, and business? Believe it or not, more than you might think. In this Christian Business Breakfast session, we continue our year-long journey of rethinking work through a biblical lens. After exploring Work and the...
I’m writing this week’s newsletter on a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Brussels as the sun sets over the old city skyline. It’s beautiful. We’re here with a small group of Stone Table colleagues, shooting video and collecting stories for a portfolio of missions...
What does a water hose have to do with business, faith, and the marketplace? More than you might think. In this video, we trace the surprising history of the garden hose—from its invention in 1673 by Dutch innovator Jan van der Heyden, to its modern-day uses in our...
Are you the center of your work story—or is Jesus? In this deeply personal episode, Erik Cooper reflects on a moment behind the piano during worship that revealed a tension many of us feel: the subtle pull between glorifying God and seeking recognition for ourselves....
What if the line between sacred and secular was never meant to exist? At The Stone Table, we’re not just talking about bridging that divide—we’re dismantling it. Welcome to Stone Table 2.0—a bold movement mobilizing marketplace Christians to embrace the sacred value...
Bill Tibbetts walks participants through a reflective exercise during this CBB session on “Work and the Great Separation.” Using the metaphor of a lunch tray, he challenges attendees to identify which areas of their work feel “sacred” and which still feel...
In this kickoff session of the 2025 CBB series, Erik Cooper unpacks “The Great Separation”—the false divide between sacred and secular that leaves many believers feeling like second-class citizens in God’s Kingdom. Through stories, humor, and theology, Erik challenges...
Erik Cooper shares a story about his son’s journey to making the C Team in middle school basketball—a reminder of how so many marketplace believers feel about their role in God's Kingdom. They see pastors and missionaries as the A Team, while they feel like B Team or...
4 Questions Marketplace Believers Wish Their Pastor Knew They Were Asking Click here to have resources delivered to your inbox regularly that can help you empower the marketplace believers in your congregation. 1. Am I less “called” because I’m not a pastor or...
From the famous (but maybe misattributed) “shoemaker quote” to Tim Keller’s wisdom on calling, this video explores how the gospel redefines work. Whether you’re leading worship or leasing apartments, your job can be an act of worship when rooted in Jesus’ finished...
What does it look like to be an outpost of the gospel in one of the most war-torn regions of Eastern Europe? In this video, filmed on location in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we reflect on the deep history of conflict, pain, and division in this region—and the even deeper...
What do firefighting, construction, and general contracting have to do with missions in Europe? As it turns out—everything. In this video, Erik Cooper of The Stone Table sits down with missionary John Alderman in Brussels, Belgium, where John and his wife have served...