Tag: Business as Mission
Business as Mission with Chinese Characteristics
Two takes on business as mission from a Chinese perspective.
Zhao Xiao: The Role that Workplace Missionaries Play in the “30-30 Vision”
In the last post we featured an interview with Dr. Zhao Xiao, a prominent Beijing economist and outspoken Christian, conducted in 2008. This article, in the Gospel Times (January 2012), is a report on a talk that Zhao gave addressing the question of how China's future missionary sending movement will be supported.
Supporting Article
The Church, Its Impact on Society and Partnership with the International Christian Community
If there are to be more active and mature working relationships between foreign and local believers, it is essential that there be a better understanding of the degree to which local Chinese churches are poised to be able to take one the responsibility of helping their own communities and those beyond. The time may be ripe for there to be more dialogue on how foreign believers can transition from taking an active initiative in reaching out to local communities to that of taking on a more supportive, facilitative and mentoring role.
Supporting Article
The Future of Business as Mission in China
A look at benefits of "business as mission" for China and the trends in the China that will affect its viability and potential impact.
Peoples of China
Stewardship in the Business Community
Chinese Christian business people are finding innovative ways to steward the resources God has given them.
Book Reviews
Kingdom Business for Transformation
God is at Work by Ken Eldred.
Reviewed by Brian Williams