Upside-Down Kingdom Business: A Response to Milton Friedman
For fifty years, Milton Friedman’s doctrine has embedded itself in the minds of America’s best and brightest business leaders, but it is good and godly business?
For fifty years, Milton Friedman’s doctrine has embedded itself in the minds of America’s best and brightest business leaders, but it is good and godly business?
As followers of Jesus, we almost instinctively separate our lives into sacred and secular partitions. Going to church is seen as a sacred activity, but going to work is secular. Preaching a sermon is an obvious godly endeavor, but managing apartments, waiting tables,...
Top 10 BAM Books including Missional Marketplace, Missions Disrupted, Tentmaking, BAM Global Movement, The Missional Entrepreneur, Scatter, and more
In this episode, Konica Butler shares her powerful message at a Christian business breakfast. She emphasizes that marketplace skills are missionary skills and discusses how God finding her faultless has inspired her to serve others. Konica...
The Missionary Band is the marrying of business-background and ministry-background believers in a mutual business partnership for a common ministry goal.
In this week’s video, Erik reflects on the idea of making changes in life and the introspection that comes with the start of a new year. He shares his personal struggle with road rage and the desire to manage his frustrations while driving. He discusses the importance of discipline and self-control but emphasizes that true transformation can only come through the power of the gospel. He also encourages us to depend on Christ and his finished work for lasting change in our lives.
It’s the year 2024.
Seeing that date in writing feels like the opening line of a sci-fi movie to me. I guess living in a world where we can order food to the house, turn our lights on and off, and play any song we can think of just by speaking into the air is kind of like living in a sci-fi movie. We’re just a flying car away from being the Jetsons. Oh wait, we have those, too? And don’t even get me talking about generative A.I. Welcome to Orbit City.
Erik shares his deep love for Christmas and the direction it represents. He highlights the significance of Christmas as a reminder that God came for humanity, bridging the divide caused by sin. Unlike other world religions and self-improvement programs, Christianity offers the miracle of God becoming flesh and moving into the neighborhood. This video is a reminder to not forget the billions of people who have yet to hear this message. Will you join in proclaiming the Savior’s arrival?
The power of prayer is found in this story of finding Jesus at 103. Check it out. Learn more about this year’s priority projects: http://t.ly/0Q5Mr
This week we discuss the misconception that people of faith are always bold and irrational risk-takers. Erik shares a personal story about a partially developed property in southern Indiana that was foreclosed on by a bank. The property was being developed by Christian builders who had a vision but lacked the funds to complete the project. He emphasizes that faith and risk are not synonymous, but faith always requires obedience. Erik highlights the importance of discerning what God is saying and being obedient to His guidance. He concludes by encouraging listeners to consider whether they are being obedient to God’s calling, whether it requires taking a bold step or exercising the discipline of waiting.
We just got back from a whirlwind three days in Peru, up in the Andes Mountains, between 11,000 and 12,000 feet above sea level. I've almost recovered the oxygen I lost during that trip. While we were there, we got to talk to my new friend, missionary Bob Holloway,...
I'll go back to Philippians 4:6-7: "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank Him for all He has done. Then you will experience God's peace." So that means, basically, the more time you spend with God, the more peace...
Our value was set by a Savior who declared, "While you're yet a sinner, I will come and die for you." You're valuable because I made you, I love you, and I came for you. This Value-First identity changes the entire nature of our work. It transforms it from earning to...