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Training the Next Generation:: BAM Course Starts in Thailand |
 The Network has quickly become the place for people to learn about opportunities to get involved. A few months ago someone visited the site and learned about the business as mission training course in Thailand. Here's a reflection from Evan after the first week in the training course in Thailand along with an incredible story of a young entrepreneur getting from Africa to the class in Thailand. |
| 20 Something's Business as Mission Journey Moves Forward |
 The feedback continues to pour in about our twenty something friends traveling around the world meeting with business as mission companies and taking the time to learn first hand what it takes to combine business and ministry. Since last month, they're meetings have continued, meeting with two manufacturing companies:
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| Tony Evans and Oak Cliff Bible to Host Global CEO Meeting in Dallas |
 In response to two core initiatives of the Washington D.C. CEO meeting, to increase diversity and involve the church, we are pleased to announce that Dr. Tony Evans has offered his church, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship (www.ocbfchurch.org), to be the venue for the Dallas Global CEO Network event March 26-28, 2008.
This wonderful opportunity engages a diverse business community and will dynamically impact church leadership.
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| Mission Agency Outsources to India with Great Success |
 Wycliffe Bible Translator's Initiative to Accelerate Translation Time by 10 Years.
Grand Rapids, MI - By utilizing offshore resources in India for software development, Wycliffe Bible Translators is making a significant addition to its IT development team, re-engaging lapsed donors and ultimately developing tools that are estimated to accelerate the bible translation process by ten years or more. For this innovative project, Wycliffe Bible Translators partnered with EC Group International, a Grand Rapids, MI company to provide dedicated, high quality software developers.
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| Business and the Will of God :: Gerald Chester |
 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. Psalms 1:1-6 (NIV)
Do you think that the above text from the Bible applies to business?
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| Al Weiss, Preisdent of Worldwide Operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Speaking at Leadnow |
 Al Weiss, the President of Worldwide Operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has been added to the LeadNow+Orlando speaking team. Al has a vision to plant churches in 360 of the largest cities in the world. That's a big vision that he matches with big creativity. His days at Disney have been marked by his ability to craft an experience for the park-goers as well as the Disney Cast Members (Disney lingo for employees). Al is taking his leadership skills and business savvy and applying them to the church.
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| Historic Business as Mission Conference May 8-10th |
 A historic business conference is being held with American and Arab business leaders, entrepreneurs and educators in N. Africa May 8-10th, 2008. There are tremendous open doors for development in this untapped area of the world in response to an unprecedented Free Trade Agreement and Millennium Challenge between America and this country. The way for extraordinary possibilities has been paved for believers this kingdom that is home to more than 29 million Muslims.
Last year was the first annual conference of its kind; the mayor of the city, local dignitaries, the U.S. ambassador and over 100 others participated in discussions encouraging Westerners to work with Muslims in this part of the world.
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Baylor Hosting Ken Eldred and Dwight Nordstrom Oct 23-25th |
 Second Annual Symposium on Faith and Culture, "Bottom-up Approaches to Global Poverty: Appropriate Technology, Social Entrepreneurship, and the Church."
The way that Christians respond to those most in need is a sign of God's presence. But the mission of the church does not move in one direction-from West to East, first to third world, or affluence to poverty. Nor is it controlled from a central location or organization. Located in every province of every country, the church is situated to react to the needs of the poor in an especially powerful way-from the bottom up.
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| Monologue of Discourse |
 At this exact moment I am sitting on an airplane, on a return flight from Saudi Arabia to my home north of Seattle Washington. I have just spent a week in what the locals like to refer to as "The Kingdom". Additionally, the majority of the week was spent in one of the most chaste and fundamental cities in Saudi Arabia. The majority of Muslims in this particular city adhere to the strictest and most rigid interpretation of their faith. At first I was taken aback by the intensity of their spiritual resolve and wondered how it could be that such devout people could be at odds with my understanding of God.
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| Business as Mission Impact Story :: New Strength in Africa by Brandon Dube of Rep |
 Disease, War, Poverty, and Death-the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse-run wild on the continent of Africa. Indeed, the Apocalypse is a way of life for some people.
I spoke to a Xhosa man named Nonelela. His friends call him Nkomo. In Xhosa it means the Ox. It was aptly given to him: "I could lift many heavy things no problem." This included maneuvering 1,200lb granite slabs at a business called Sangengalo Granite, where he works as a granite cutter. Today, however, after a paraffin fire in his kitchen left him with burns covering 50 percent of his body, he is slight, frail and humble-a shadow of his former self.
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