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10 Keys to Conducting Kingdom Business
1. Strive to be Profitable and Sustainable in the Long Term
- Profit indicates that resources are being used wisely
- Profit, and profit retention, is not necessarily an indication of greed or bad stewardship
2. Strives for execellence, operates with integrity, and has a system of accountability
- Long-term viability requires an unflinching commitment to excellence and a reputation for hard work, honesty, and fairness
- Such companies are transparent and encourage criticism, feedback, and accountability from employees and the marketplace
3. Kingdom motivation & purpose shared and embraced by the leaders and owners
- Good business practices alone do not point people to Jesus Christ. For that to happen, it must be intentional
- This begins with a plan that reflects the Kingdom motivation and purpose of the business
- Kingdom motivation and purpose mean a desire to have a positive and lasting impact in the community, the world, and the Church
- Owners and managers are mindful that the business may not last indefinitely, but the impact of that business can
- The spiritual priorities of the company are regularly communicated to employees and customers
4. Aims at holistic transformation of individuals and communitites
- The business attempts to leverage every opportunity to bring spiritual, social, economic, or environmental benefits to the community at large
- The business attepmts to be a relevant force withing the community and respected by local leaders
- The business seeks to be at peace with all stakeholders, and conducts itself in a socially responsible and culturally appropriate way
- The business sets high moral standars for itself, and is not content to merely adhere to the minimum requirements of the law
- The business avoids producing projects or services that are harmful or sinful, or perceived as such, in some cultures
5. Seeks the holistic welfare of employees
- The business sets a high standard in the way it treats its employees
- The business is involved in a continuous ongoing effort to make the work and the working conditions as safe and pleasant as possible
- Employees are treated with dignity and given ongoing opportunities for personal and professional growth
- The value of the family is upheld
6. Sees to maximize the Kingdom impact of its financial and non-financial resources
- Managers and owners recognize that God is ultimately the owner of the company
- As such, they focus on how to maximize the Kingdom impact of the company
- Tithing business profits is too legalistic a view. The goal is for managers and owners to take the holistic view of businss as mission, seeking to integrate a business and mission strategy
7. Models Christ-like servant leadership, and develops it in others
- Managers lead by example and reflect Christ by serving others
- Managers mentor and disciple others through word and deed
- Questions about faith and its relevance are encouraged, and handled in an appropriate way
- Decisions are checed agains the question of "What would Jesus do in this situation?"
- Managers meet regularly for prayer, and employees are encouraged to do the same
- Employees, customers, and other stakeholders are prayed for by name on a regular basis
- In some cases, a spiritual mentor, such as a local pastor, is retained by teh company for the emotional and spiritual care of its employees
8. Intentionally implements ethical Christ-honoring practises
- Kingdom businesses operate on the moral and ethical principles of the Bible
- Kindom businesses are enterprises whose purpose is to produce goods and perform services that accomplish God's will on earth as revealed and proclaimed in the Bible
- Kindom motivation and purpose means a desire to have a positive and lasting impact in the community, the world, and the Church
- Owners and managers are mindful that the business may not last indefinitely, but the impact of that business can
9. Proactive in intercession and seeks the prayer support of others
- Leaders, managers, and owners seek prayer support from others and maintain open lines of communication with those prayer supporters
- Specific attention must be giving to spiritual warfare, the enemy of our souls will do everything possible to sabotage the Kingdom goals of the organization
- Proactive intercession for the business is integral to the leadership of the company
10. Seeks to harness the power of networking with like-minded organizations
- Seeks energy and market power through collaboration
- Realizes that more can be accomplished for the Kingdom by working together, than by working separately
- Good Kingdom businesses seek out those relationships and are open to serving other organizations that have similar missions and visions
- Ecclesiastes 4:12: "Two are better than one and a three-strand cord is not easily broken"
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