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Business Director Program
The business director program aims to link skilled businessmen and women with church planting teams in the 10/40 window, forming a team of experts both in business and ministry.
Read the white paper "Hand in hand: Implementing Business as Mission to facilitate church planting"
Read from a business director currently on the field
Learn more by attending a web informational meeting. Reserve a webinar seat today by registering for one of the dates below. What's a webinar?
THE CHALLENGE: Limited Access
The world of frontier cross-cultural missions is changing. Operating officially as a missionary in many nations belonging to the 10/40 window is simply not an option. If we are to continue to make it our "ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named" (Romans 15:20), then we need to help church planters find creative means for gaining access into these countries.
OUR RESPONSE: Business as Mission
Over the past few years, missionaries have found that business is one of the few means by which governments will let foreigners come and stay in their countries. In light of this, we've been developing replicable business concepts and strategies that can be operated efficiently by church planters, making sure the businesses support church planting business.
A Key Strategy: Business Directors
Legitimacy and sustainability are key goals for any of these overseas businesses. As we've considered the situation, we argue that the most strategic move for the church planting team at this point in time is to recruit business directors.
This is not a new concept. Already there are Business Directors in the 10/40 window who provide significant support to their teams through their business jobs. They bring the wealth of their experience and they are both "a catalyst and a collaborator" with the team--providing leadership for the business while supporting the overarching goal of planting churches.
LEARN MORE
Attend an informational web meeting. The one-hour discussion will cover:- How businesses are helping church planting teams bring the gospel to most unreached regions of the world
- The strategic role of the business director, and why we're focusing on recruiting them
- What it's like to be a business director overseas