More on Christian Run Companies as Missions 
Today we consider a few more elements and observation from the article by Mr. Sudyk.
He notes that Christian-run companies are multiplying all over the globe. This is reshaping overseas mission work, or at least providing another dimension to mission work. Sudyk reminds us of the three general titles of this type of mission work:
- Business as mission
- Kingdom businesses
- Great commission companies, after the biblical charge to "make disciples of all the nations."
He also mentions more examples:
- In Romania, for example, a Californian runs a Tex-Mex restaurant and catering hall said that he expected to clear $250,000 in profit this year, most of which will be donated to local ministries.
- In a Muslim country with a history of hostility to Christianity, Sudyk mentions a medical-supply importer from the Midwest that leverages the trust she earns through her business dealings to quietly spread the word.
- Micro-lending banks are another area we have featured in past posts
- Fair-trade coffee companies is another.
He points out that in countries there is more hunger for economic development than for missionaries. In those settings, some supporters of BAM think that a profit-oriented company centered around Christian values can be a powerful tool for building a Christian society. A job-creating, taxpaying enterprise, they say, will be more legitimate in the eyes of locals, harder for a government to expel and better for the resident economy than one propped up by handouts from back home.
An addition point -- "The real power of the movement is that it's not donor-funded, it's basically globally funded," Mr. Sudyk said. "There's no restraint in the capacity of this system, because you avert the donor and plug into globalization."
Blessings and thanks for your continuing interest,
Larry
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