Posted in Business as Mission on Jun 24th, 2015
Return on investment – ROI. This is a common term and acronym in the financial world as well as in the business community. People invest in businesses with a hope of getting a good return. This is also the lifeblood of the stock exchanges around the world. Companies need financial capital to start and to […]
Posted in Business as Mission on Feb 14th, 2014
Should Christians in business have a Jesus centered mission as they do business? Or should they just try to do good ethical business but play down Jesus in their business relationships and activities? Some like the term Business as Mission, others dislike it – even with a passion. It doesn’t matter to me. It is […]
Posted in Business as Mission on Jan 7th, 2013
We know that businesses can fail and hurt people (Enron) and harm nature (BP). But it is equally true that we all depend on businesses and that they can do good. The woman in Proverbs 31 was an astute businesswoman whose ventures served people and her community. The Quakers practiced a kind of Corporate Social […]
Posted in Business as Mission on Mar 8th, 2012
Did Christopher Columbus discover America? Not really. The Vikings were there many centuries earlier. So one may say that Columbus re-discovered America. Business as Mission is not a new discovery – it is a rediscovery of Biblical truths and practices. In one sense it is like the Reformation and its rallying cry: ad fontes – […]