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Principles of Biblical Entrepreneurship: Lessons from Matthew 6:33

by Scott Brown | Sep 30, 2021

Principles of Biblical Entrepreneurship: Lessons from Matthew 6:33 Entrepreneurship is a tough assignment. There are many challenges that business owners face daily. Through our “Principles of Biblical Entrepreneurship” letters, I hope that you are encouraged to find...

Missional Marketplace Promo Video

by Erik Cooper | Sep 28, 2021

Is there any eternal value to your day job? Is it possible to find gospel meaning in your "secular" career? If you really love Jesus, shouldn't you quit your job and go into full-time ministry? How does your everyday work have anything to do with God's mission in the...

Workism and Worship: A Student’s Perspective

by Scott Brown | Sep 23, 2021

Preunderstanding: What is Workism? Workism is “the belief that work is not only necessary to economic production, but also the centerpiece of one’s identity and life’s purpose; and the belief that any policy to promote human welfare must always encourage more work.”1...

BAM Consulting: God is Using Business to Plant the Church

by The Stone Table | Sep 3, 2021

We have a passion for unreached people groups and BAM consulting here at The Stone Table. Three  billion people around the world have no adequate witness of the Gospel, and a major portion of our mission investment is aimed at proclaiming Jesus and planting the Church...

Workism: The Most Terrifying Thing I Face as a Christian Marketplace Leader

by Erik Cooper | Aug 26, 2021

Being a leader of any kind is scary. The responsibility can be incredibly heavy – for the vision, for the finances, for the people, for the impact on your family. But over the past few years, I've uncovered the most terrifying reality I face as a Christian leader in...

Daily Reflections of Work: Three Principles Worth Considering

by Erik Cooper | Aug 19, 2021

Recently, I was thinking about business and life, and I realized that I tend to have many daily reflections of the work I do. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t reflect on my work every day, 24/7, but I’ll notice when specific ideas start to come up more during certain...

BAM: Leveraging the CrossFit Craze for Missions

by Erik Cooper | Aug 11, 2021

Back in 2017, The Stone Table partnered with four Indiana churches to underwrite the start-up costs of a small  portfolio of BAM (Business as Mission) projects around the world.  One of the most impactful (and let’s face it, most fun)  is a CrossFit Gym in Alexandria,...

Mission to Unreached Peoples: Coming Alive and Seeking the Source

by Erik Cooper | Aug 7, 2021

A few years ago, in her mission to unreached peoples in Africa, a white woman from Wisconsin in her own words, was “all dry-cleaning and catered lunches.” She moved hours from civilization to the middle of the African bush and married a tribal leader from an unreached...

BAM: The Power of We, Bottom Lines, and Expectations

by Erik Cooper | Jul 29, 2021

How can Business as Mission, bring true Kingdom impact to the people around us? Well, a couple years ago, I spent 8 days in China with a group of pastors and businessmen. We spent a week exploring some powerful new BAM platforms taking root in the area. We plan to...

The Sacred vs. Secular Divide: How to Think About Your Work

by Erik Cooper | Jul 15, 2021

Did anyone else grow up going to summer church camp? Every summer, I spent a week in Hartford City, Indiana, at Lake Placid campground, home of the sanctuary made out of a rusty old airplane  hanger. The place had sulfur-infused water that smelled like rotten eggs...