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I am a baby boomer, and among the oldest ones since my father entered WWII early and returned in 1943 on a stretcher following his third airplane crash. I was born in 1944. There were lots of babies born in the 1940’s and they are now retiring, and business owners are selling their businesses. This […]
My wife and I viewed the movie Sound of Freedom the first week it came out and have been in several conversations since. For many, it was a new reality; some reacted and sensed some bias and over statement; some did not know what to think or what to do next. It is always good […]
Well, it has to do with lions, and we may first have heard of the biblical Daniel in a den of lions. Of course, he had a miraculous escape, and is a spectacular true story we often tell our children. The metaphor remains to this day, and ten years ago, a group of kingdom-minded business […]
What do an engineer from Michigan, a coffee shop in Bangkok, Thailand, and a language school in northern India have in common? Read On! An article in “The Balance” suggests that in a list of ten second career choices, consultant and coach are two of the ten common second careers.1 In a recent IBEC Coach […]
In the 2022 book Missions Disrupted: From Professional Missionaries to Missional Professionals, I shared 27 stories of transformational businesses which were turning a profit, creating jobs, stewarding God’s creation, and making disciples of Jesus. One of those stories, “Engineering Spreadsheets – Relevant to God’s Purposes” (p. 73ff) tells the story of Brandon and Ashley who […]
Have you ever heard a statement made so succinctly that it made a deep impression? I encourage you to take one minute and 14 seconds to listen to Tom Ngboi, the Uganda Country Director for Kingdom Exchange. I also encourage you to keep an eye on www.kingdomexchange.org, as it is an amazingly wise contemporary forum […]
I have known Patrice Tsague since the time my wife and I lived in Oregon. I taught classes at Multnomah University as an adjunct, and I invited Patrice to the class. It was a highlight for all of us. I recommend the Nehemiah Project for their training materials, Patrice’s devotionals and just about anything they […]
In the book Missions Disrupted: From Professional Missionaries to Missional Professionals I feature 27 stories of missional businesses which have come to some level of success in all four aspects of the Quadruple Bottom Line (QBL). These are: Profitable and sustainable Job Creating business model Disciple-making goal Stewardship of all of creation However, the book […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog related to AI, but I took a spin that reminded us of that which is certain, while starting and operating businesses related to Business as Mission. Since then, I came across an article by well informed authors who write about AI in terms I can understand. I […]
Jan Erik Larsen and son Viggo in the Husoy, Norway Prayer House. My wife and I spent a week in Norway last month exploring the roots of our son-in-law in that country. It was a privilege to be with his family, and learn about this amazing country. One of the interesting things was to have […]