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Leadership is one of the fundamental preoccupations of modern business and for good reason. It matters. Few subjects have been more written about in recent years than leadership. Good leadership is at the heart of every successful organisation. As kingdom entrepreneurs, we must look to the greatest of leaders as our role model. We must learn to lead like Jesus.
Activity.
Write down some of the words that come to mind when you think of business leadership.
Teaching.
If we are to lead a fruitful business ministry, we must cultivate a Christ-like approach to leadership. We suggest that the core characteristics of Jesus’ leadership are authority and service. Were these on your list? The people around Jesus recognised that He ‘taught as one who had authority and they ‘praised God, who had given such authority to man.’ The people recognised that Jesus acted with authority long before they understood his positional authority as the Son of God.
Do you have authority? If so, what is it based on?
Reflection.
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. ‘Lord,’ he said, ‘my servant lies at home paralysed, suffering terribly.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Shall I come and heal him?’ The centurion replied, ‘Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, “Go,” and he goes; and that one, “Come,” and he comes. I say to my servant, “Do this,” and he does it.’ When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, ‘Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.’
Matthew8:5-10
Teaching.
If Jesus’ authority was so important, we need to understand better. It helps to think about where authority comes from. Authority always flows from a higher authority. Even Jesus looked up. He had authority yet was Himself under the authority of His Father. The Centurion was commended by Jesus for recognising this. The passage illustrates how authority flows within a hierarchy. Authority always starts at the top where the buck stops. From there, it flows down the hierarchy. Being under authority means you operate with the authority of the one whose authority you are under. As Kingdom Entrepreneurs, we are leaders who are under the authority of Christ. We act with His authority.
What are the benefits of knowing that we are ourselves under the authority of Christ?
Teaching.
Too often in business, authority is based on positional leadership alone. It becomes ‘the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience over subordinates.’ Not so for the Kingdom Entrepreneur. This is because Christ-like leadership is characterised by both authority and the equally essential and complementary characteristic of service.
Jesus called them together and said, ‘You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave – just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’
Matthew20:25-28
Jesus turns the world’s pattern of leadership on its head. He modelled servant leadership and made this a clear priority for His disciples. If we are to become Christ-like leaders we too must model an attitude of service towards those who are under our authority. Great leaders are not better than others. They are just the ones willing to lay down their lives for others. This turns the normal understanding of authority upside down.
What might it look like when a business leader gives their life for their subordinates?
Hierarchy 、 Obedience 、 Trust 、 Faith。
God.
Delegation 、 Empowerment 、Authority。
The diagram above illustrates the flows in a hierarchy. Discuss where the word ‘service’ should go on the diagram.
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favour when their eye is on you but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free. And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favouritism with him.
Ephesians6:5-9
Discussion.
Reflect on the passage. Note that masters are called to treat their employees in the same way as the Lord does. List what is expected from masters.
The Bible makes it clear that both employees and their employers have a Master in heaven who will treat everyone without favouritism. What would change in business if earthly masters behaved in this way and showed ‘no favouritism’?
When we recognise that we are under the authority of Christ we will be able to model Christ-like servant leadership.
The goal of every ministry is to bear fruit. Not just any old fruit, but spiritual fruit that will last. This can only be achieved in God’s way, through spiritual means. We must seek to ensure the activities of our business bear spiritual fruit.
‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.’
‘You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit – fruit that will last – and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.’
John15:5,John15:16
Jesus makes it clear that he has appointed us to bear much fruit. It is empowering to know that this is God’s desire for us. As the leader of a business ministry, we can confidently expect to bear spiritual fruit, in and through the activities of our business. It is
essential, however, that we remember how this is achieved. We must learn to operate ‘in Christ’.
Discussion.
Jesus tells us that we can ‘do nothing’ apart from Him. Why can’t a Kingdom Entrepreneur bear fruit apart from Jesus?
What does this tell us about the kind of fruit we are to bear?
Teaching.
Jesus goes on to set out why we are to bear fruit.
We are called to bear fruit for the Father’s glory. We do this by showing ourselves to be Jesus’ disciples. Business as a ministry is all about the spiritual fruit that occurs when Kingdom Entrepreneurs confidently and publicly live as visible disciples of Jesus.
The BizMin Course seeks to set out what it means to be a disciple of Jesus in the business context. When we learn how to do this we will have become the leaders of a fruitful Christian ministry. We can rejoice in knowing that it will bring glory to God.
We must never forget that Jesus is the source of our fruitfulness and that it is for the Father’s glory, not our own.
Reflect on the following account of a kings downfall.
‘This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.’
John 15:8, Daniel4:28-33a
All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, he said, ‘Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?’ Even as the words were on his lips, a voice came from heaven, ‘This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you. You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox. Seven times will pass
by for you until you acknowledge that the Highest is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.’ Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled.
Who did the king think was behind his achievements and who’s benefit and glory were they for?
Discussion.
How might a Kingdom Entrepreneur ensure that they and their company avoid the king’s mistake and remain ‘in Christ’?
If we are to bear spiritual fruit we must remain in Christ.
he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfilment – to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
Ephesians1:9-10
This passage sets out that God’s purpose is ‘to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.’ This is the primary objective of any Christian ministry and must involve bringing all aspects of our business under Christ. The book of Ephesians sets out how this goal is achieved in chapters 4, 5 and 6.
The diagram opposite illustrates the process. At the centre is the church and those called to ‘equip the saints for works of service.’ With the support of our church, we are required to progressively bring all areas of our lives under Christ. First and foremost, our own lives are to be brought under Christ through personal discipleship. Secondly, we are to bring our family and homes under Christ. Next, we are to be disciplined as workers, serving the Lord wholeheartedly. The master, the employer or Kingdom Entrepreneur is the final step in the process. It is here,
in the hands of leaders, that all things on earth might be brought under Christ.
When your business is brought under Christ you will have done your bit to bring unity to all things on earth. This is BizMin’s
Teaching.
goal. We want to equip Kingdom Entrepreneurs to play their part in bringing all things under Christ. That includes your business. We believe this is one of the key reasons why God is calling and equipping a new generation of Kingdom Entrepreneurs. It is a key part of what He purposed in Christ.
At the centre of this process is the local church. Has your church equipped you for ‘works of service’ in the world of work? Discuss what your church could do to better support believers in the workplace.
Discussion.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armour of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Ephesians6:10-13
It is at this point that the book of Ephesians turns to the spiritual battle. A Kingdom Business is a front-line in the battle for the Kingdom of God. It is essential that we recognise this.
Bringing every aspect of our business under Christ will be a spiritual battle. This battle is not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces of darkness. It will not be won through anything other than the authority of Christ. It is by remaining
Teaching.
in Him and standing in His authority that this battle will be won. First in our own lives, then in our homes and finally in our workplace. As this occurs in our business, we will see it transformed into a fruitful ministry.
Without evidence of a spiritual battle, we may need to consider whether we are really striving to achieve spiritual fruit. Is your experience of business a spiritual battle?
Think of an example of where you have taken a stand over a situation in your business. Write down the testimony of how you were successful.
Reflection.
What was the role of prayer in this process?
How often do you pray for your business?
Never All the time Business is at the front-line of the spiritual battle for the Kingdom of God. Our goal is to equip Kingdom Entrepreneurs to take a stand and, when everything is done, to still be
Discussion.
standing. The good news is that we do not need to fight in our own strength. Remember, we are in Christ and can do nothing apart from Him. Any spiritual fruit we bear is a product of grace and most often the result of prayer.
The Kingdom of God will advance as our business is brought under Christ. This is a spiritual battle, won by grace.
In section 9.2 we identified that all of this is ‘for the Father’s glory. In a Kingdom Business, it is God who should receive both the praise and the glory. When you succeed, who receives the praise? Is it you, your colleagues or God?
If it is you, that is not surprising. You are the boss, and the boss is often the For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.
Ephesians2:8-9.
the figurehead for the team’s success. If it is your colleagues, that is impressive. It is not easy to let others have the limelight. Hopefully, you are one of the first to sing your team’s praises when they do well. It is much harder, however, for our success to result in God getting the glory.
Discussion.
How are we to ensure that God gets the glory through our business success? Reflect on the power of testimony.
If we don’t regularly praise and thank God for what He is doing in and through our business, who else will! Has your business success been for ‘the praise of His glory?
If we are to transform our business into a fruitful ministry, it must be for the praise of His Glory.
Close the session with a short time of prayer. Ask God to equip you to take a stand and bring every aspect of your business under the authority of Christ.
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当你致力于做营商事工并且装备好以上帝的方式经商，我们希望你的思想将转向如何通过你个人的转变来影响你公司的文化。最起码，你要确保你的公司能成为按圣经原则开展业务的做法可以蓬勃发展的地方。重要的是，这不仅仅只涉及你，不仅仅只涉及你在工作中成为一个更好的基督徒。这除了改变你的经商方式之外，还涉及到挽回你公司的文化，也就是你和你的公司经商的方式。
祷 告,教 导,更 新公司文化
你的企业是一个独立的法律实体，具有自己的形象、价值和文化。这种文化将决定你公司的运作方式、人们对它的看法以及它在世上最终能取得什么样的成果。营商事工是关于文化的转变。只有文化的更新才能确保公司结出持久的属灵果子，甚至在你对公司的领导结束之后。
你和你的企业都被呼召在营商事工中发挥应有的作用。你的企业需要你去塑造和领导，从内部改变它的文化。如果你成功完成这个任务，你的企业将成为有助于养育和维持你自己的工作和见证的环境。同样重要的是，它还有助于改变你周围的人的生活，包括你的同事，客户甚至竞争对手。最后，它还将在你离开公司很长时间之后，保持企业仍是属神国度的企业。
我们寻找会将经商当成他们事工的国度企业家。国度企业家的一个主要责任就是在他们的公司中植入符合圣经原则的经商方式。这就是对所谓的国度文化公司的追求。
下图说明了你个人的改变如何可以最终在你的公司建立和维持一种国度文化，从而使它结属灵的果子，并有足够强大的生命力，对公司的影响比其基督徒创始人更持久。这就是 BizMin 的目标。
反 思
建立,你采用它 你建立它，别人采用它 ， 它成为你公司的经营方式
时间,国度企业家 国度文化企业
强化、赞美并将其融入公司的文化查看上图并标出你和你的公司在从国度企业家到国度文化公司这一旅途中的位置。为了在你自己的生活中维持这种转变，并将其植入你的公司，定期审核你做的怎样将很有帮助。这就是
为什么我们创建了 审核。
回顾第 1 课第 1 节“活动”标题下的内容，其中探讨了商业文化与上帝及其国度的品格之间的区别。
国度文化通常与盛行的商业文化背道而驰。如果我们想要将企业转变成富有成果的事工，并成为上帝伟大行动的一部分，就必须积极地逆流而上。
反 思
活 动
商 业 更 新 (第 1 课) BizMin 回 顾 审 核
你是否越来越有信心对与盛行的商业文化逆流而上，并在你的公司中树立国度文化？
是否有证据表明这正在影响他人的行为？
誓言 1 – 我认识到商业需要通过上帝的伟大行动来更新，我将努力在其中尽我的一份力量。
约瑟有经商的属灵天赋。一旦他了解了成功的基本要素并走过谦卑之门，他的属灵恩赐就可以结出很多果子，并实现其初衷。约瑟展示了上帝如何通过有天赋的商业领袖来实现祂的目的。
教 导
有 目 的 的 恩 赐 (第 2 课)
1. 活 动
在下面列出你在第 2 课第 1 节和第 2 课第 4 节写下的你的才能/天赋和上帝对你公司的目的。
你的才能/天赋 ,上帝的目的
誓言 2 – 我谦卑地承认，我的天赋是上帝为了祂的目的赐给我的。
天赋,谦卑之门,目的
上帝对你的一生有个呼召，并预备你做“善工”。在第 3 课中，你已经确定了这呼召是否是经商。我们相信上帝正在呼召新一代的基督徒企业家将经商当成事工。我们希望你觉得装备好了继续前行，接收这个呼召。
反 思
你被呼召将经商作为你的事工吗？
你准备好了将经商作为事工吗？
上帝预备好的善工 , 上帝预备你 你做善工
被 呼 召 经 商 (第 3 课)
你致力于把经商作为事工吗？
誓言 3 – 我将接受把经商作为事工的呼召。
BizMin 的核心思想是将业务转变为富有成果的事工。 我们的核心信念是； 如果是你的业务，那也是你的事工。 完整的基督徒事工将通过一种平衡循环，即圣经的话语、精神的灵性（圣灵）和行为来“执行基督在世界上的使命”。
圣灵,神的话 行为 ,事工
全 备 的 事 工 ( 第 4 课 )
你能举例说明你和你的公司在各个领域都在做事工吗？
行为
话语
圣灵
你和你的公司将如何采取切实可行的步骤来达成更全备的事工？
誓言 4 – 我将使我的企业成为一个对行为、神的话和圣灵同等注重的全备的事工。
反 思
被 造 的 使 命 (第 5 课)
做为国度企业家，我们必须在工作与看顾护理之间取得平衡，以使我们的善工可以持续。为了成功做到这一点，我们需要追求神眼中的富裕。
反 思
你是否生活在符合圣经富裕观的道德界限内？
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你的企业是否是在符合圣经富裕观的道德界限内权衡并促进一种可持续的生活方式？
贫 穷 、欲 望、需 要符合圣经原则的富裕区间、知 足、富 裕 道德界限
誓言 5 – 我将通过追求保持工作与看顾护理之间平衡的、符合圣经原则的富裕观来持续结果子。
国度企业将表现出对上帝、我们的商业邻居和我们自己的爱。
活 动
在下图标记你和你的公司目前如何表达爱。把点连起来呈现你公司目前的“形状”。谁得到最多的爱？你可能需要爱谁更多？
大 诫 命 （第 6 课）
誓言 6 – 我将通过我的商业经营来爱神，爱我的邻居和爱我自己。
股东 客户
大 使 命 （第 7 课）
国度企业将做好工作来赢得与之合作的人们的尊重。它将效仿基督，并帮助我们和其他人来认识基督并变得更像基督。
你在工作中效法基督吗？
反 思、门徒训练过程、我们的工作、我们学习、我们应用、我们示范、我们作见证、其他人学习、其他人经历 上帝的工作、其他人相信、其他人作见证、上帝的方式
誓言 7 – 我将不以福音为耻并在职场谦卑地效法基督。
如果我们想要企业兴盛，就必须掌控金钱。我们必须积极主动地在追求赢利之前追求使命，在多个领域中增加价值。慷慨的精神应贯穿我们所做的一切。
活 动
在下图标出你和你的公司目前在每个有价值的领域所产生的影响。
透 过 使 命 盈 利 （第 8 课）
誓言 8 – 我将透过使命来盈利，并非常慷慨地对待我所得到的一切。
使用价值
富 有 成 果 的 事 工 （第 9 课）
作为基督那样的领袖，我们必须认识到我们在上帝等级制度中的地位。我们必须保持既在基督之下又在基督里。由此，我们可以服务他人，并靠着祷告带领我们的企业打一场推进神国前线的属灵战争，在我们成就了一切之后，还能站立得住。这样，我们的事工就会因赞美神的荣耀而结出属灵的果子。
在你的企业里，有没有一些领域你很难把它置于基督的权柄之下？花点时间为这些问题祷告。
我的生意、我的家庭、我的生活、属灵前线的扩展、我教会
反 思
誓言 9 – 我将保持在基督里和在基督的权柄之下，并为赞美祂的荣耀去结出属灵的果子。
在这个课程中，我们为一个企业如何成为一个富有成果的事工建立了愿景。我们要谦卑地认识到我们的目的不是完美而是方向。
教 导、竭 力 追 求
在《共同的生活》一书中明智地写到，那些将自己的爱和对事物愿景的追求置于对事物真实性的热爱之上的人所面临的危险。他写到：“那些热爱自己的社区梦想比热爱基督教社区本身更多的人，将成为基督教社区的毁灭者，即使他个人的意图可能是如此诚实，认真和无私。
”我们可以把这段话改写为：那些热爱他们的国度企业之梦想比热爱他们的同事、客户和竞争对手更多的人，将成为他们自己梦想的破坏者。我们必须防止追求企业的理想化愿景。这是植根于恩典的谦卑的探险。我们不认为让自己的方法成为“法律”是有必要甚至有好处的。文化是“这是我们做事的方式”，而不是“这事你必须这样做”。健康的文化有自愿的参与者。鉴于此，我们所能做的就是成为 BizMin 口头禅的：竭力追求。
这不是说我已经得着了，已经完全了；我乃是竭力追求，或者可以得着基督耶稣所以得着我的（或译：所要我得的）。弟兄们，我不是以为自己已经得着了；我只有一件事，就是忘记背后，努力面前的，向着标竿直跑，要得神在基督耶稣里从上面召我来得的奖赏。
腓立比书3.12-14
誓言 10 – 我将“竭力追求”我的事工，坚持并重温每堂 BizMin 课的誓言。
花一点时间互相祷告。被委任到国度企业家的新角色是重要的。
分享你对本课程的想法。
写下下个月，明年，和未来 5 年及以后的计划。
委 任
讨 论
考虑一下你如何与其他能鼓励你持之以恒的国度企业家保持联系
简短祷告后结束会议。
c3.79 良好的…
领导力成为现代商业的基本前提之一是有充分理由的。领导力很重要。近年来，鲜有其他不是领导力的话题被书写。良好的领导力是每个成功机构的核心。作为国度企业家，我们必须以最伟大的领袖为榜样。我们必须学习像耶稣那样领导。
活 动
写下当你想到企业领导力时脑海里浮现的一些词。
记 住 谁是老 板
祷 告
教 导
如果我们要领导一个富有成果的营商事工，我们必须培养一种像基督那样的领导方式。我们认为耶稣领导力的核心特征是权柄和服务。这些在你的清单上吗？耶稣周围的人认识到耶稣“教训他们正像有权柄的人”，他们“就归荣耀与神，因为祂将这样的权柄赐给人。”人们认识到耶稣做事有权柄，远在了解他因上帝独生子的地位而有的权柄之前。
你有权柄吗？如果有，它基于什么？
反 思.
耶稣进了迦百农，有一个百夫长进前来，求祂说：『主啊，我的仆人害瘫痪病，躺在家里，甚是疼苦。』耶稣说：『我去医治他。』百夫长回答说：『主啊，你到我舍下，我不敢当；只要你说一句话，我的仆人就必好了。因为我在人的权下，也有兵在我以下；对这个说“去！”他就去；对那个说“来！”他就来；对我的仆人说：“你做这事！”他就去做。』耶稣听见就希奇，对跟从的人说：『我实在告诉你们，这么大的信心，就是在以色列中，我也没有遇见过。
马太福音8:5-10
教 导
如果耶稣的权柄如此重要，我们就要更好地了解它。这有助于思考权柄的来源。权柄总是来自更高的权柄。甚至耶稣也要向上看。他拥有权柄，但却把自己放在父神的权柄之下，他称赞百夫长看到了这一点。这段经文说明了权柄是如何在等级制度中流动的。权柄总是从承担全责的权力顶峰开始，从那里在等级制度中向下流动。在权柄之下意味着你运用对你有权柄之人的权柄来运作。作为国度企业家，我们是在基督权柄之下的领袖。我们以他的权柄行事。
知道我们自己是在基督的权柄之下有什么益处？
教 导
在商业领域，权柄常常完全基于职位。权柄成为“下达命令，做决定，并强制下属服从的权力或权利。”对于国度企业家来说，情况并非如此。这是因为基督般的领导力特征是即有权柄又有与之同等重要且互补的服事。
耶稣叫了他们来，说：『你们知道外邦人有君王为主治理他们，有大臣操权管束他们。只是在你们中间不可这样；你们中间谁愿为大，就必作你们的用人；谁愿为首，就必作你们的仆人；正如人子来，不是要受人的服事，乃是要服事人；并且要舍命，作多人的赎价。』
马太福音20:25-28
耶稣彻底改变了世界的领导力范式。他示范了仆人式领导，并清楚地把这作为门徒的首要任务。如果我们要成为像基督一样的领袖，我们也必须树立服事我们下属的态度。伟大的领导者并不是比其他人更好，他们只是愿意为他人付出自己生命的人。这就颠覆了人们通常对权柄的理解。
当商业领袖为下属付出自己的生命时，看起来会是怎样的？
等级制度、 服从 、信任 、 信仰.
上帝。
代表 、 赋权 、权柄。
上图显示了等级制度中的流动。讨论“服事”一词在图表上的位置。
你们作仆人的，要惧怕战兢，用诚实的心听从你们肉身的主人，好像听从基督一般。不要只在眼前事奉，像是讨人喜欢的，要像基督的仆人，从心里遵行神的旨意。
甘心事奉，好像服事主，不像服事人。因为晓得各人所行的善事，不论是为奴的，是自主的，都必按所行的得主的赏赐。你们作主人的，待仆人也是一理，不要威吓他们。因为知道，他们和你们同有一位主在天上；祂并不偏待人。
以弗所书6:5-9
讨 论
反思这段经文。请注意，上帝要求做主人的用与上帝同样的方式对待仆人。请列出上帝对主人的期望。
圣经清楚地表明，雇员和他们的雇主同有一位不偏待人的主在天上。如果全地的主如此行事，祂不偏待人，那么我们经商的方式应该发生什么变化？
当我们认识到我们是在基督的权柄之下时，我们就能效法基督式的仆人领导力。
每个事工的目标都是结果子，而且不是什么破旧的果子，是历久不衰的属灵的果子。而这只能通过属灵的方法达到。我们必须努力确保我们的商业活动结属灵的果子。
我是葡萄树，你们是枝子。常在我里面的，我也常在他里面，这人就多结果子；因为离了我，你们就不能做什么。
不是你们拣选了我，是我拣选了你们，并且分派你们去结果子，叫你们的果子常存，使你们奉我的名，无论向父求什么，祂就赐给你们。
约翰福音15:5, 约翰福音15:16
在基督 里
耶稣清楚地表明他委派我们多结果子。知道这是神对我们的期望带给我们力量。作为营商事工的领袖，我们可以充满信心地期待通过我们从事的商业活动结属灵的果子。然而，至关重要的是，我们必须记住怎样才能实现这一目标。我们必须学会“在基督里”运作。
讨 论
耶稣告诉我们，离了祂，我们就不能做什么。为什么国度企业家离了耶稣就不能做什么？
这告诉我们，我们要结的果子是那种果子？
教 导
耶稣继续阐明为什么我们要结果子。
我们被呼召为着天父的荣耀结果子。我们通过表明自己是耶稣的门徒来结果子。营商事工的一切都是为了结属灵的果子，当国度企业家充满信心并公开可见地做耶稣的门徒时，就会结属灵的果子。 课程就是要阐明在经商环境中，做耶稣的门徒意味着什么。当我们学习如何这样做，我们都将成为富有成果的基督教事工的领袖。知道这将荣耀上帝，我们就欢喜雀跃。
我们永远不要忘记，耶稣是我们结果子的源泉，而结果子是为了天父的荣耀，而不是我们自己的荣耀。反思以下关于一个国王垮台的记述。
你们多结果子，我父就因此得荣耀，你们也就是我的门徒了。
约翰福音 15:8, 但以理书4:28-33a
这事都临到尼布甲尼撒王。过了十二个月，他游行在巴比伦王宫里（原文是上）。他说：『这大巴比伦不是我用大能大力建为京都，要显我威严的荣耀吗？』这话在王口中尚未说完，有声音从天降下，说：『尼布甲尼撒王啊，有话对你说，你的国位离开你了。你必被赶出离开世人，与野地的兽同居，吃草如牛，且要经过七期。等你知道至高者在人的国中掌权，要将国赐与谁就赐与谁。』当时这话就应验在尼布甲尼撒的身上。
尼布甲尼撒王认为谁是他成就的源泉，这些成就是为了谁的利益和荣耀？
讨 论
国度企业家如何确保自己以及自己的公司不犯尼布甲尼撒王的错误，确保自己“在基督里”？
我们若要结出属灵的果子，就必须在基督里。
都是照祂自己所预定的美意，叫我们知道祂旨意的奥秘，要照所安排的，在日期满足的时候，使天上、地上、一切所有的都在基督里面同归于一。
1:9-10以弗所书
这段经文指出，上帝的旨意是“使天上、地上、一切所有的都在基督里面同归于一。”这是所有基督教事工的主要目标，而且必须包括将我们业务的各个方面都归于基督之下。以弗所书在第 4、5 和 6 章中阐述了如何实现这一目标。
下图说明了这一过程。中心是教会和那些被呼召“为要装备圣徒，去承担圣工”的人。在教会的支持下，我们被要求逐步地将我们生活的各个领域都归于基督之下。首先要通过个人的门徒训练把自己的生命归于基督之下。第二，要把我们的家庭和家族归于基督之下。然后，我们要成为做工的门徒，全心全意地事奉主。主人，雇主或国度企业家是这个过程的最后一步。正是在这一步，在领导者的手中，地上的万物才可以被带到基督里。
教 导
当你的企业被带领归于基督时，你就为地上万物的合一尽了自己的那份力量。这就是 BizMin 的目标。我们想装备国度企业家去发挥自己的作用，将万物归于基督。这其中包括你的企业。我们相信这是上帝呼召和装备新一代国度企业家的关键原因之一。这是祂在基督里对我们的旨意的一个关键部分。
讨 论
教会 属灵前线的扩展 ,我的家庭,我的生意,我的生活
这个过程的中心是本地的教会。你的教会有没有装备你在工作中“去承担圣工”？讨论你的教会可以做什么以更好地支持职场的信徒。
我还有末了的话：你们要靠着主，倚赖祂的大能大力作刚强的人。要穿戴神所赐的全副军装，就能抵挡魔鬼的诡计。因
我们并不是与属血气的争战（原文是摔跤；下同），乃是与那些执政的、掌权的、管辖这幽暗世界的，以及天空属灵气的恶魔争战。所以，要拿起神所赐的全副军装，好在磨难的日子抵挡仇敌，并且成就了一切，还能站立得住。
以弗所书6:10-13
教 导
正是在这一点上，以弗所书转向了属灵的战争。在为上帝国度征战的这场战争中，国度企业是最前线。我们必须意识到这一点。把我们企业的各个方面归入基督将是一场属灵的战争。这场战争不是与血气和肉身争战，而是与黑暗的属灵势力争战。除非凭着基督的权柄，否则怎么都不会赢。只有靠着在主里面并凭着主的权柄站立，才能赢得这场战争。首先是在我们自己的生命里，然后是在我们的家庭中，最后是在我们的工作场所。当这发生在我们的企业中时，我们就会看着它变成一个富有成果的事工。
如果没有属灵战争的确据，我们可能需要思考我们是否真的在努力取得属灵的果子。你的经商经历是一场属灵战争吗？
举个例子说明针对经商中的某种情形你坚持了立场。写下你如何获胜的见证。
反 思
祷告在这个过程中起了什么作用？
你多久为你的生意祷告一次？
讨 论
从来没有 一直祷告
商业是为了上帝国度的属灵战争之最前线。我们的目标是装备国度企业家采取立场，并在一切完成后仍然保持立场。好消息是我们不需要以自己的力量来战斗。记住，我们在基督里，离了他我们什么也做不了。任何我们所结的属灵果子都是恩典的产物，常常是祷告的结果。
当我们的企业被带领归于基督，上帝的国度就会拓展。这是一场属灵的战争，将靠着恩典得胜
你们得救是本乎恩，也因着信；这并不是出于自己，乃是神所赐的；也不是出于行为，免得有人自夸。
以弗所书2:8-9.
为 着赞美祂的荣耀
教 导
在 9.2 节中我们指出所有这一切都是“为了父的荣耀”。在国度企业中，上帝才是应该接受赞美和荣耀的那位。当你成功时，谁会受到赞美？是你，你的同事还是上帝？如果是你，这并不奇怪。你是老板，而老板通常是团队成功的象征。如果是你的同事，那真是令人瞩目。让他人在聚光灯下并不容易。在你的团队表现出色时，希望你是第一个赞扬他们的人。然而，要使我们成功让上帝得荣耀则要困难得多。
讨 论
我们如何确保上帝通过我们的商业成功而获得荣耀？反思见证的力量。
如果我们不经常赞美和感谢上帝在我们的企业中以及通过我们的企业所做的事，还会有谁赞美呢？！你企业的成功是否是为了“赞美祂的荣耀”呢？
如果我们要把我们的企业变为富有成果的事工，就必须是为了赞美祂的荣耀
短暂祷告后结束会议。祈求上帝装备你，让你站出来引领你企业的各个方面都归于基督的权柄之下。
10. Redee…
When you commit to doing business as a ministry and are equipped to do business God’s way, we hope that your mind will turn to how your personal transformation might affect the culture of your company.
At the very least, you will want to ensure that your company is a place where a Biblical approach to business is able to flourish and prosper. Importantly, this is about more than you. It is about more than being a better Christian at work. In addition to transforming the way you do business, it is about redeeming the culture of your company, which is the way you and your company do business.
Your business is a separate legal entity with an identity, values, and a culture of its own. This culture will determine how the company functions, how it is perceived, and ultimately what kind of fruit it achieves in the world. Doing business as a ministry is about cultural transformation. It is this that ensures your company will bear spiritual fruit that will last, even when your leadership ends.
Both you and your business are called to play a part in the ministry of business. Your business needs you to mold and lead it, changing its culture from the inside. If you are successful in this task, your business will become a context that helps nurture and sustain your own walk and witness.
As importantly, it will also help to transform the lives of those around you, including your colleagues, customers, and even your competitors. Finally, it will help to sustain your business as a Kingdom Business long after you have gone.
we are seeking Kingdom Entrepreneurs who will make their business their ministry. A key responsibility of the Kingdom Entrepreneur is to embed a Biblical way of doing business in their company. This is the pursuit of what we call a Kingdom Culture Company.
The diagram below illustrates how your personal transformation can ultimately establish and sustain a Kingdom culture in your company, such that it bears spiritual fruit and becomes resilient enough to outlast the company’s Christian founders. This is BizMin’s goal.
Reflection.
Look at the diagram and mark where you and your company are on this journey, from Kingdom Entrepreneur to Kingdom Culture Company. In order to sustain this transformation in your own life and embed this in your company, it is helpful to regularly audit how you are doing. This is why we have created the BizMin Audit.
You adopt it, your company.
Reinforce, celebrate & embed it in your culture
Look back to the activity on Session 1.1 page 10 which explored the difference between the culture of business and the character of God and His Kingdom.
A Kingdom culture is often contrary to the prevailing business culture. We must actively swim against the tide if we are to see business transformed into a fruitful ministry and become part of a great move of God.
Reflection.
Are you increasingly confident to swim against the tide of prevailing business culture and model a Kingdom Culture in your company?
Is there evidence that this is influencing the behavior of others?
Pledge 1 – I recognize that business needs transformation through a great
move of God and I will seek to play my part.
Joseph was spiritually gifted for business. Once he had learned the essential ingredient of success and walked through the gateway of humility, his spiritual gifts were able to bear much fruit and achieve the primary purpose for which they were intended. Joseph demonstrated how God can achieve His purposes through gifted business leaders.
Teaching.
Gifted for a Purpose (Session 2)
1. Activity.
The record below your abilities/ gifts and God’s purpose for your company as recorded in Session 2.1 page 23 and Session 2.4 page 35.
Your abilities/ gifts、 God’s purpose。
Pledge 2 – I humbly acknowledge that it is God who has gifted me for His purposes.
1. God has a call on your life and has prepared you for ‘good work’. In Session 3, you established whether or not that was a call to a business. We believe God is calling a new generation of Christian Entrepreneurs to do business as ministry. We hope you feel equipped to press on and take up that calling.
Reflection.
Are you called to do business as a ministry?
Are you prepared to do business as a ministry?
Called to Business (Session 3)
Are you committed to doing business as a ministry?
Pledge 3 – I will take up the call to do business as a ministry.
At the core of BizMin is the idea that business should be transformed into a fruitful ministry. Our core belief is; if it is your business, it is also your ministry. A complete Christian ministry will ‘carry forth Christ’s mission in the world through a spirituality that balances Deed, Word, and Spirit.
A Complete Ministry (Session 4)
Do you have examples of how you and your company are doing ministry in each area?
Deed 、
Word 、
Spirit。
How might you and your company take practical steps to become a more complete ministry?
Pledge 4 – I will make my business a complete ministry with equal emphasis on Deed, Word, and Spirit.
As Kingdom Entrepreneurs, we must balance work with care so that our good works are sustainable. To do this successfully, we need to pursue a godly vision of prosperity.
Reflection.
The Creation Mandate (Session 5)
Reflection.
Are you living within the moral limits of Biblical prosperity?
Is your business trading off and promoting a way of life that is sustainable within the moral limits of Biblical prosperity?
Pledge 5 – I will sustain fruitfulness by pursuing a Biblical vision of prosperity that balances work with care.
A Kingdom Business will demonstrate love for God, our business neighbors, and ourselves.
Activity.
On the diagram below, mark how you and your company are currently expressing love. Join up the dots to reveal the current ‘shape’ of your company. Who is receiving the most love? Who might you need to love more?
The Great Commandment (Session 6)
Pledge 6 – I will love God, my neighbors and myself, in and through my business.
A Kingdom Business will do good work that wins the respect of those with whom it works. It will model Christ and help both us and others to know Christ and become more Christ-like.
The Great Commission (Session 7)
Are you modeling Christ at work?
Pledge 7 – I will not be ashamed of the gospel and will respectfully model Christ at work.
If we are to prosper in business, we must master money. We must proactively pursue purpose before profit, adding value across multiple bottom lines. A generous spirit should underpin all that we do.
Activity.
On the diagram below, mark the impact you and your company is currently making in each area of value.
Profiting through Purpose (Session 8)
and upheld Pledge 8 – I will profit through purpose and will be extravagantly
generous with all that I receive.
As Christ-like leaders, we must recognize our place in God’s hierarchy. We must remain both under Christ and in Christ. Out of this, we can serve others and prayerfully lead our companies in a spiritual battle that advances the front-line of the Kingdom.
A Fruitful Ministry (Session 9)
of God and, when we have done everything, stand. Then our ministry will bear spiritual fruit for the praise of His glory.
Are there any areas of your business that you are struggling to bring under the authority of Christ? Take a moment to pray into these issues, and stand.
Reflection.
Pledge 9 – I will remain both in and under Christ, bearing spiritual fruit
for the praise of His glory.
Throughout this course, we have built a vision for how a business can become a fruitful ministry. We need to humbly recognize that the goal is not perfection but direction.
In ‘Life Together Dietrich Bonhoeffer wisely identifies the dangers for those who set their love and pursuit of a vision of something above their love of the reality of that thing. He writes; ’He who loves his dream of a community more than the Christian community itself becomes a destroyer of the latter, even though his personal intentions may be ever so honest and earnest and sacrificial.’
We might rephrase this as; those who love their dream of what a Kingdom Business could be more than they love their colleagues, customers, and competitors will become a destroyer of their dream. We must guard against the pursuit of an idealistic vision for our business. This is a humble venture rooted in grace.
We do not believe it is necessary or even beneficial to make our ways ‘law’. Culture is ‘the way we do things around here’ rather than ‘the things you must do around here. A healthy culture has willing participants. All we can do in light of this is what has become our mantra
That is; press on to take hold.
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider me yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Philippians3.12-14
Pledge 10 – I will ‘press on to take hold of my ministry, upholding and revisiting each of the BizMin pledges.
Take a moment to pray for one another. It is important to be commissioned into your new role as a Kingdom Entrepreneur.
Share your reflections on the course.
Write down your plans for the next month, the next year, the next 5 years, and beyond.
Discussion.
Consider how you might stay connected with other Kingdom Entrepreneurs who can encourage you to press on and take hold…
Close the session with a short time of prayer.
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「这事以后，耶罗波安仍不离开他的恶道，将凡民立为邱坛的祭司；凡愿意的，他都分别为圣，立为邱坛的祭司。【王上13: 33-34】
耶罗波安立祭司的标准不是根据神的拣选，而是「凡愿意的，他都分别为圣，立为邱坛的祭司」。无论何人牵一只公牛犊、七只公绵羊将自己分别出来，就可作虚无之神的祭司。
耶罗波安经历了手枯干和复原的神迹。但在个人的私利面前，神的话语和经历的神迹都没有用处；神早已宣告，只要耶罗波安效法大卫，神必然会为他「立坚固的家」，但他对神并没有信心，自作聪明的办法不但没有让他的王朝稳固，反而使「他的家从地上除灭了」，王位传到他儿子的手中就结束了。
耶罗波安曾让他妻子带普通的礼物，目的是为了隐瞒王后的身份。同时不想让百姓知道他去求问先知亚希雅，以免百姓也跟着效法 – 去耶路撒冷敬拜。亚希雅是被神使用的人，眼虽「不能看见」，但神的话语照样临到他，赐给他权柄、借着他宣布神的刑罚。
耶罗波安倚靠自己的方法来巩固政权，神就让他遭遇人所不能解决的难处，给他回转的机会。人里面若没有圣灵的动工，结果都是知道神、却不肯转向神，知道罪、却不愿离开罪。
耶罗波安「为自己立了别神，铸了偶像」，将真神「丢在背后」。他的恶行实际上比所罗门「更甚」，因为他所发明的新宗教。我们断章取义地截取经文来解释自己的行为，实际上就是在敬拜金牛犊，为自己立了名为「圣经真理」的「别神」，比直接抵挡神的恶行「更甚」。
在耶罗波安的所有子孙当中，只有病亡的儿子亚比雅「得入坟墓」，其余的尸体都要被腐食动物吞吃。可见病亡也是神的怜悯。对于跟随神的人来说，当整个社会都走向败坏、灭亡的时候，提早被神接回天家，其实是一种福气。
无论是北国还是南国，这一代人都是在所罗门晚年「随从别神，不效法他父亲大卫诚诚实实地顺服耶和华他的神」的环境中长大的。奉主耶稣基督的圣名祈求！阿们！
学习体会 : 因为迦南人习惯在高处与大树下敬拜假神，才被神「在以色列人面前所赶出」。现在过了五百年，百姓经过了士师时代的教训、撒母耳和大卫时代的复兴、所罗门时代的荣耀，竟然又回到起点，效法被他们赶出的迦南人、重蹈灭亡的覆辙。蒙主恩典！阿们！
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A complete ministry must help deliver the Great Commission.
Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’
Matthew28:18-20
This is the Great Commission, the mission statement of the Church. For an activity to be considered a comprehensive Christian ministry it must effectively contribute to achieving this great missionary endeavour. That is, it must help take the gospel to all nations. We will now consider how business might do this.
Open the session with a short time of prayer.
Discussion.
Do you agree that the world of business needs this missionary endeavour?
‘But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’
Acts1:8
Activity.
To achieve the Great Commission we, first and foremost, need the power of the Holy Spirit. We must then establish our mission field and ask ourselves; where is our Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria? The influence of your company may even extend to the ends of the earth. In the context of business it can be seen as follows:
A、B、C.
Write the answers for A, B and C for your business and establish your specific areas of influence. This is your mission field.
Christians quietly getting on with their day job, doing it the way that God intended, will slowly but surely find that they influence the behaviour of their colleagues, customers, suppliers and competitors. In time, this can transform the culture of the business.
Business is at the heart of society and the way we do business, a company’s culture, significantly influences the values of those it connects with. As the culture of a Kingdom Business is aligned with the values and principles of God’s Kingdom, so in turn, are the values of those who connect with it. This simple but profound ability for our business culture to inform and affect the values and behaviour of those around us is what discipleship is all about.
Whether it be a geographical or cultural mission, we are all called to help take the gospel into every area of life.
Business is a powerful vehicle for taking the gospel to the ends of the earth.
Kingdom Entrepreneurs have the amazing privilege of going beyond the transformation of their own business practice. They have the potential to influence and define the culture of their company and, as a result, the behaviour of others with whom their company comes into contact. Having discovered God’s truth for ourselves, we have the opportunity to create a place where colleagues, customers, suppliers and competitors discover a Kingdom Culture and experience firsthand the power of the Gospel at work in the world. As we choose to confidently do business God’s way, others will taste and see that God is indeed good.
StephenRundle
What distinguishes the Kingdom Entrepreneur is that he or she not only models Christian discipleship but goes out of their way to create opportunities to tell others about the motivation behind his or her behaviour.
Discipleship is the process of becoming more Christ-like. This diagram illustrates the cycle by which disciples are made.
Identify something that you know to be God’s way of doing business (it can be something as simple as not swearing in the
office) and consider how others might come to be discipled into that way, using the process set out in the diagram above.
We must remember that it is God’s responsibility to bring the transformation that we desire to see in others. Discuss whether you think it is necessary to say “don’t blaspheme in my office”.
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Discussion.
Phil.1:6
Teaching.
People are increasingly looking for businesses that will live with integrity, having the confidence to apply their values to their work. The leaders of a company are expected to set the tone. It is their values that others choose to follow.
Christians in business should be equally confident to hold forth the values they believe in. They are, after all, good. We could go even further and say that they are in fact values that are inherently good for business. Holding out our values for all to see is ultimately what witness is.
To witness is to unashamedly live and declare a way of life that is true to the values we hold. In our case, these are the values taught and upheld by Jesus and found in the Bible. That is why it is so essential that we can answer the question; ‘What would Jesus do and how would Jesus do it, if he were running my business?’
What are your company values?
Are these values a reflection of God’s values and character?
Do you think there would be enough evidence, or witnesses for that matter, to convict your company of being run in accordance with Christian values?
Discussion.
World’s values God’s values In which box does your business currently sit?
When Christian business leaders live out God’s values with confidence and integrity, others will encounter the gospel.
you should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
1 Thess.4:11b-12.
You are the light of the world…let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
你们是世上的光… 你们的光也当这样照在人前，叫他们看见你们的好行为，便将荣耀归给你们在天上的父。
Matthew5:14-16.
Teaching.
If every believer can discover how to do their daily business in such a way that even their quietly undertaken good deeds are both seen and respected by those around them, society will surely take note. The trick is to make sure we don’t
confuse ‘quietly’ with ‘secretly’. We are called to take both the good news and our good deeds out from under the ‘bowl’, allowing their light to be seen. Leaders of an organisation will be observed more closely than most and their example more readily followed by those they lead. As leaders, we set the tone for the organisation, both by what we do and what we say. Christians in business would do well to consider how their daily work might win the respect of outsiders.
Is your approach to business winning the ‘respect of outsiders’? Mark on the scale below how you are doing.
Reflection.
Never 、 Always
To have an effective witness we must be clear and confident about our beliefs.
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect
Activity.
1 Peter书3:15
In pairs, reflect on the diagram below and list the reasons for the ‘hope that you have’ for the future of your business.
My personal business gifts God’s ordained purpose and plans God’s word to for business me personally
Gifts from God。
A word from God.
This God-given hope results in confidence, optimism and peace about both your present circumstances and the future. Such hope will be noticed and respected by others. They may even want to know its source.
To have an effective witness we must also make the gospel known. Being clear and open about the Christian faith is fundamental to any Christian ministry. This may sound obvious, but it is easy for us to be good people without explicitly being God people. Beware! God is a jealous God and Jesus is clear when he says in Luke 9:26 ‘whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory.’ For us to have any form of effective witness we must ‘come out as Christians. Where there is an opportunity for an extended witness, we should make it known that we are Christian to our colleagues and repeat customers.
This allows what we believe, and whom we believe in, to be revealed naturally in the course of our business life. The trick is to both seek and seize the moments. This is, for most of us, the hardest part of the Great Commission. We must overcome any concern that an openly Christian basis for the way we do business might be bad for business.
Teaching.
Are you known as a Christian in your workplace? Does this reputation extend to your work colleagues, customers and even your sector and your industry?
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.
Romans1:16
Do you think it is appropriate for the gospel to be explicitly made known in the workplace?
Discussion
Look at the example of Daniel to see how this might be done gently and respectfully.
Teaching.
Daniel2:14-28a
When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon, Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and tact. He asked the king’s officer, ‘Why did the king issue such a harsh decree?’
Arioch then explained the matter to Daniel. At this, Daniel went in to the king and asked for time, so that he might interpret the dream for him.
Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven and said:
‘Praise be to the name of God forever and ever; wisdom and power are his…you have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.’
Then Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, ‘Do not execute the wise men of Babylon. Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him.’ Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, ‘I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can tell the king what his dream means.’
The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar), ‘Are you able to tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it?’ Daniel replied, ‘No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what
will happen in days to come.’
Daniel2:46-49
Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell prostrate before Daniel and paid him honour and ordered that an offering and incense be presented to him. The king said to Daniel, ‘Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery.’
Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men. Moreover, at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego chief ministers over the province of Babylon, while Daniel himself remained at the royal court.
Daniel took God’s Word to the king. Going through the scripture, write down the steps that Daniel took that led to
him revealing God to the king with ‘wisdom and tact’.
Discussion.
Why do you think Daniel never told Arioch that God was the source of the interpretation?
What was the outcome of Daniel ‘coming out’ and declaring God’s role in the interpretation?
Reflection.
Eric Liddell
We are all missionaries. Wherever we go we either bring people nearer to Christ or we repel them from Christ.
On the line below, mark where you are and then where your company is on the spectrum.
Repel from Christ Nearer to Christ
What might help you and your company establish a more effective witness and move to the right?
Discussion.
Think of an example of how you and your company can draw people nearer to Christ.
To play their part in the Great Commission, Kingdom
Entrepreneurs must make Christ known, bringing colleagues, customers and competitors nearer to Christ.
Close the session with a short time of prayer. Ask for the courage and wisdom to play your part in the Great Commission.
8.how to …
Before we consider profit, we need a godly attitude to money. The ability to handle money without compromise is essential for anyone engaging in Kingdom Business. During the industrial revolution in Britain, when wealth was increasing across the country, the great preacher John Wesley recognised the need for Christians to engage with the subject of money. He wrote:
John Wesley
The right use of money – a subject is largely spoken of, after their manner, by men of the world; but not sufficiently considered by those whom God hath chosen out of the world. These, generally, do not consider, as the importance of the subject requires, the use of this excellent talent. Neither do they understand how to employ it to the greatest advantage; the introduction of which into the world is one admirable instance of the wise and gracious providence of God. It has, indeed,
1.been the manner of poets, orators, and philosophers, in almost all ages and nations, to rail at this, as the grand corrupter of the world, the bane of virtue, the pest of human society.
Discussion
Discuss where on the scale below you feel your attitude to money sits. Money is a.
Grand corrupter 、 Gracious providence 、Discussion
The Bible provides clear warnings about the dangers of money. Take a moment to review these well-known verses on the subject of money.
‘No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.’
Matthew6:24. Matthew19:23
Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Truly I tell you, it is hard for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven.’
Mark 4:19
‘but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful.’
1 Timothy 6:9-10
Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
Before we consider profiting through purpose, we need to understand why money is a hazard. What do these verses indicate are the potential dangers of money?
With a healthy attitude towards money, we can pursue a profit.
Paul Bulkeley
The use of money to love overcomes all kinds of evil.
As Christians in business, we need a mature attitude to money. We need to begin by recognising the dangers of money.
If a business is to function for long it must actively pursue a profit. This can create tension for Christians. In 1 Timothy 6:5, the Apostle Paul warns Timothy about those ‘who think that
godliness is a means to financial gain.’ Beware. our motives matter. Money can all too easily become the goal for those who are called to business. The King James translation places a
subtle but important difference and notes the error in ‘supposing that gain is godliness.’ Wealth does not necessarily equate to godliness; neither is godliness necessarily a means to
financial gain. The active pursuit of profit is, however, central The pursuit of profit
Teaching.2
to business. How then should a Kingdom Business actively pursue profit; a primary objective for any sustainable business?
‘Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
‘After a long time, the master of those servants returned andsettled accounts with them. The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. “Master,” he said, “you
entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.” His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful
Matthew25:14-30
servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!”’
‘The man with two bags of gold also came. “Master,” he said,“ you entrusted me with two bags of gold: see, I have gained two more.” His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful
servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!”
Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. “Master,” he said, “I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathered where you have not
scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.”
His master replied, “You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.
So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”’
What were the first two servants commended for? What was their reward?
Discussion.
What mistake did the third servant make?
Do you agree that the passage affirms the pursuit of profit? If so, broadly what rate of return does the passage affirm?
Activity.
There are five ways to make a profit. Think of modern examples for each.
How is your business seeking to pursue a profit?
Why is your business pursuing a profit?
The focus of a Kingdom Business should be on the pursuit of profit through purpose. This approach has served some great companies well.
The American drugs company, Merck, is a good example of this. They explicitly state that they are primarily in the business of preserving and improving human life, and it is against this purpose that they measure their success. The company’s website states its mission is ‘to discover, develop and provide innovative products and services that save and improve lives The pursuit of purpose.
Teaching.
The pursuit of purpose.
around the world’. This is a clear purpose that guides and motivates the ethical basis to their strategic decision-making.
In the early years following World War II, tuberculosis was eating away at Japanese society. Merck brought Streptomycin to Japan to eliminate the disease. They kept it affordable and didn’t make any profit. In effect, they chose to reduce their financial success in order to ensure more people could receive the drug and, by doing so, delivered on their purpose as defined by their company manifesto.
Today, Merck is the largest American pharmaceutical company in Japan and is making a lot of money. The Merck Company Foundation has also distributed more than $480 million to educational and non-profit organisations since it was founded in 1957. However, making money was not Merck’s primary objective. It was a by-product of pursuing a higher and altogether more worthwhile purpose.
George Merck
We try to remember that medicine is for the patient. It is not for the profits. The profits follow, and if we have remembered that, they have never failed to appear. The better we have remembered it the larger they have been.
From 1946-2000 Merck grew to $6 billion annual profits and beat the stock market by 1,000%. The more successful and profitable they have been, the more they have been able to serve their purpose. They have achieved, rather than pursued, a profit. It is a subtle but important distinction.
Now listen, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.’ Why you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, ‘If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.’ As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.
James 4:13-17
This verse identifies a subtle but essential difference between the pursuit of money and the doing of good. A Kingdom Entrepreneur must be focussed on identifying and pursuing ‘the good they ought to do’. This is the ‘Lord’s will’ for their business.
Reflection.
Are you more motivated by the pursuit of purpose or profit?
Mark on the scale below where your business is currently focussing its attention.
Profit 、 Purpose.
Discussion.
Why is the pursuit of purpose more powerful than the pursuit of profit?
You and your business have a God-given purpose.
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10 .Phil.3:12
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
You were created primarily for the pursuit of a purpose rather than a profit. Do you agree?
A Kingdom Business’ ultimate focus should be on the pursuit of our God-given purpose. The profits follow.
As Kingdom Entrepreneurs, we must recognise that a good and godly business does not need to see the pursuit of money as its primary objective. It was a focus on service, over and above the making of money that seems to have motivated the great car manufacturer, Henry Ford. In 1916 he was taken to court by two of the company’s stockholders for reducing dividend Multiple bottom lines
payments in order that company profits could be reinvested into the expansion of the company’s facilities. Ford also reduced the price of their groundbreaking car, the Model T, adding insult to injury as far as the stockholders were concerned. He is quoted in an interview with the Detroit News; ‘I don’t believe we should make such an awful profit on our cars.
A reasonable profit is right, but not too much. I hold that it is better to sell a large number of cars at a reasonably small profit. I hold this because it enables a large number of people to buy and enjoy the use of a car and because it gives a large number of men employment at good wages.
Those are the two aims I have in life.’ Ford lost the court case but won the market and the Ford Motor Company prospered. It is well worth quoting an extract from the court exchange that captures his approach.
“Now,” said Elliott G. Stevenson, the Dodges’ truculent attorney, “I will ask you again, do you still think that those profits were ‘awful profits’ ?”
“Well, I guess I do, yes,” replied Ford.
“And for that reason, you were not satisfied to continue to make such awful profits?” the lawyer inquired.
“We don’t seem to be able to keep the profits down,” apologised Ford.
“Are you trying to keep them down? What is the Ford Motor Company organized for except profits, will you tell me, Mr Ford?”
“Organised to do as much good as we can, everywhere, for everybody concerned,” said Ford.
The dumbfounded attorney quit for the day. However, in his need to prove that a business’ primary responsibility is to its stockholders, he returned to the attack.
“What,” he asked Ford, “is the purpose of the [Ford] company?”
“To do as much as possible for everybody concerned,” responded Ford, “to make money and use it, to give employment, and send out the car where the people can use it and incidentally to make money business is a service, not a bonanza.”
“Incidentally make money?” queried the attorney.
“Yes, sir.”
“But your controlling feature…is to employ a great army of men at high wages, to reduce the selling price of your car, so that a lot of people can buy it at a cheap price, and give everybody a car that wants one.”
“If you give all that,” replied Ford, who must have felt that Stevenson had admirably stated his policies, “the money will fall into your hands; you can’t get out of it.”
Henry Ford understood the utility of his business. When a business is a ministry, it delivers more than financial value. Its purpose is to deliver utility to society for the common good. It is therefore important to understand how your business is useful to society. This is its utility.
What is the utility of your business?
A. A Kingdom Business should add value across multiple bottom lines. Listed below are a range of areas in which business can add value. Consider how your business is adding value in each of these areas. Mark on the scales the level to which your business is delivering value in each area.
Reflection.
Activity.
Impact.
This is a true overview of the value of your business. Overall, how profitable is your business?
Ethical values are promoted and upheld.
You make a financial profit.
A Kingdom Business should profit across multiple bottom lines.
Is your business financially profitable?
Give examples of how your business uses its profit in the following areas:
Examples:
Take a moment to reflect on the largest donation you have ever made.
T Warren Buffet reportedly pledged the largest single donation in history when he gave $37 Billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. After receiving the inaugural Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy he is quoted as saying:
Reflection.
Teaching.
Warren Buffet:
“The truth is I have never given a penny away that had any utility to me,” Buffett told the 150-plus billionaires and near billionaires, who gathered at the United Nations Delegates Dining Room. “I am very grateful for this award, I accept this award. But I’d like to accept it not only for myself but for those millions of people who really give away money that’s important to them because they see somebody else where they think they can do more good.”
Reflection.
How much did your ‘largest donation’ really cost you?
A Kingdom Business needs a mature attitude to the use of money. God challenges us to honour Him with our profit and steward our money wisely. He wants joyful givers who honour Him with their profits.
‘Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, “How are we robbing you?” In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse – your whole nation – because you are robbing me. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,’ says the Lord Almighty.
Malachi3:8-12
What is God asking us to test Him in?
Discussion.
What does God promise the three outcomes will be if we test Him in this? Reflect on how they directly address common business concerns.
What does the passage say is the long term outcome of this behaviour?
When a Kingdom Business tithes, it has the opportunity to channel significant amounts of money to good causes through what we call ‘Power Giving’. This is illustrated below.
Power Giving
Has your business made a commitment to ‘Power Giving’? Discuss how this approach might have a positive impact on both society and the ministries of the Church.
Finally, and perhaps most significantly, the passage in Malachi promises that those who honour God through these actions will be recognised as blessed and distinct, creating the foundation for a Christian witness both at home and abroad. Malachi 3:18 says; ‘And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.’ Ultimately, this approach to the use of profit brings a blessing to all nations, ‘until there is no more need’.
Teaching.
‘You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions. In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”’
Acts20:34-35. Mark8:36
What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
To be effective in doing business as a ministry, the use of money must be right. It requires correct priorities. Above all, we must guard our souls. When we pursue good works and a God-given higher purpose before profit, we will achieve meaningful and lasting impact. The profits will likely follow. This approach and priority are essential if we are to do business as a ministry.
When we have mastered our attitude to the money we will be ready to pursue profit through purpose.
Close the session with a short time of prayer. Ask God to help you master money and help your company’s purpose so that it profits through good works.
8.妥协地处理金钱…
在我们考虑盈利之前，我们需要对金钱有个符合神心意的态度。对任何做国度企业的人而言，不妥协地处理金钱的能力至关重要。在英国工业革命期间，当时全国各地的财富都在增加，伟大的传道人约翰·卫斯理（John Wesley）意识到基督徒需要和金钱打交道了。他写到：
约翰·韦 斯利
祷 告 – 短暂祷告后开始会议。
教 导
金钱的正确使用是世人在谈论他们的举止之后，最广泛谈论的课题，但是上帝从世界拣选出来的人却没有充分地考虑它。和这个重要课题所需要的相反，他们通常不认为这需要从上帝来
的非凡天赋，也不知道如何使用金钱来得到最大的益处。将金钱引入世界是上帝的智慧和恩慈护理的最好例子之一。的确，在几乎所有年代和国家，金钱都是诗人，演说家和哲学家谈论最多的，它被指责为世界的超级腐化剂，美德的祸根，和人类社会的敌害。
讨 论
讨论在下面的标尺中，你对金钱的态度在那个位置。金钱是….
超级腐化剂 、 恩赐的护理
活 动
圣经对金钱的危险性提出了明确警告。花点时间回顾一下关于金钱的这些著名经文。
“一个人不能事奉两个主；不是恶这个、爱那个，就是重这个、轻那个。你们不能又事奉神，又事奉玛门。”
马太福音6:24. 马太福音19:23
耶稣对门徒说：“我实在告诉你们，财主进天国是难的。”
马可福音 4:19
“后来有世上的思虑、钱财的迷惑，和别样的私欲进来，把道挤住了，就不能结实。”
提摩太前书 6:9-10
但那些想要发财的人，就陷在迷惑、落在网罗和许多无知有害的私欲里，叫人沉在败坏和灭亡中。贪财是万恶之根。有人贪恋钱财，就被引诱离了真道，用许多愁苦把自己刺透了。
在我们思考透过使命盈利之前，我们需要了解为什么金钱有危
害。以上经文表明什么是金钱潜在的危险？
有了对金钱的健康态度，我们可以追求利润。
保罗·伯 克利
用金钱去爱可以克服各种邪恶。
作为经商的基督徒，我们需要对金钱有个成熟的态度。我们首先要认识到金钱的危险。
追求利润
教 导.2
如果一家企业要长期运作，它就必须积极追求利润。这会给基督徒造成压力。在提摩太前书 6:5 中，使徒保罗警告提摩太那些“以敬虔为得利的门路”的人。当心…我们的动机很重要。对那些被呼召经商的人来说，金钱很容易成为追求的目标。英王钦定版圣经的翻译有一个微妙但重要的区别，指出了“得利就是敬虔的”这种观点的错误。富裕不一定等同敬虔，敬虔也不一定就是得到经济利益的手段。然而，积极追求利润对企业至关重要。国度企业该如何积极追求利润，这一对任何可持续发展的企业都是最为重要的目标呢？
天国又好比一个人要往外国去，就叫了仆人来，把他的家业交给他们；按着各人的才干，给他们银子：一个给了五千，一个给了二千，一个给了一千，就往外国去了。那领五千的随即拿去做买卖，另外赚了五千。那领二千的也照样另赚了二千。但那领一千的去掘开地，把主人的银子埋藏了。
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过了许久，那些仆人的主人来了，和他们算账。那领五千银子的又带着那另外的五千来，说：“主啊，你交给我五千银子。请看，我又赚了五千。”主人说：“好，你这又良善又忠心的仆人，你在不多的事上有忠心，我要把许多事派你管理；可以进来享受你主人的快乐。”
那领二千的也来，说：“主啊，你交给我二千银子。请看，我又赚了二千。” 主人说：“好，你这又良善又忠心的仆人，你在不多的事上有忠心，我要把许多事派你管理；可以进来享受
你主人的快乐。”
那领一千的也来，说：“主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，没有种的地方要收割，没有散的地方要聚敛，我就害怕，去把你的一千银子埋藏在地里。请看，你的原银子在这里。” 主人回答说：“你这又恶又懒的仆人，你既知道我没有种的地方要收割，没有散的地方要聚敛，就当把我的银子放给兑换银钱的人，到我来的时候，可以连本带利收回。” 夺过他这一千来，给那有一万的。因为凡有的，还要加给他，叫他有余；没有的，连他所有的也要夺过来。把这无用的仆人丢在外面黑暗里；在那里必要哀哭切齿了。
前两个仆人受到什么表扬？他们的奖励是什么？
讨 论
第三仆人犯了什么错误？
你是否同意这段经文肯定了对利润的追求？如果是，那么这段经文大致肯定了什么样的回报率？
活 动
有以下五种赚钱的方法。针对每种方法举个现代相应的例子。
奴隶制,偷盗和欺骗,更努力地工作,更聪明地工作,祝福与恩惠.
你的企业如何设法追求利润？
你的企业为什么要追求利润？
国度企业的关注点应该放在透过使命追求利润上。这种做法已经很好地服务于一些伟大的公司。
追求使命
教 导
追求使命
美国药品公司默克就是一个很好的例子。他们明确声明公司的经营主要是为了维护和改善人类的生活，并以此来衡量公司的成功。其公司网站上列出的公司使命是“发现、开发、并提供能改善和拯救人们生活的创新产品和服务”。 这是一个明确的使命，是指导和激励其战略决策的道德基础。
第二次世界大战后的最初几年，结核病蚕食着日本社会。默克公司将链霉素带到日本来消除这种疾病。他们制定人们可以负担得起的价格，没有获得任何利润。实际上，他们选择减少财务上的成功，以确保更多的人可以使用该药物。他们通过这样做实现了公司宣言所定义的使命。
如今，默克已成为日本最大的美国制药公司，并且赚了很多钱。默克公司基金会自 1957 年成立以来，还向教育和非营利组织分发了 4.8 亿多美元。但是，赚钱并不是默克公司的主要目标，它只是追求更高更有价值的使命之副产品。
乔治· 默克
我们要记住，药物是为了病人，不是为了利润。利润会随之而来。如果我们记得这一点，就一定不会没有利润。我们记得越牢，利润就越大。
从 1946 年到 2000 年，默克公司的年利润增长至 60 亿美元，并比股票市场的表现出色 1,000％。他们越成功越赚钱，就越能实现他们的使命。他们取得了利润而不是追求利润。这是一个微妙但重要的区别。
嗐！你们有话说：“今天明天我们往某城里去，在那里住一年，作买卖得利。”其实明天如何，你们还不知道。你们的生
命是什么呢？你们原来是一片云雾，出现少时就不见了。你们只当说：“主若愿意，我们就可以活着，也可以做这事，或做
雅各书4:13-17
那事。”现今你们竟以张狂夸口；凡这样夸口都是恶的。人若知道行善，却不去行，这就是他的罪了。
这节经文指出了追求金钱和行善之间微妙而本质的区别。国度企业家必须专注于识别和追求“他们应做的善事”。这就是上帝对他们企业的旨意。
反 思
你更有动力去追求使命还是去追求利润？
在以下标尺上标出你的企业当前所关注焦点的位置。
利润、使命
讨 论
为什么追求使命比追求利润更有力量？
你和你的企业都有上帝赋予的使命。
我们原是祂的工作，在基督耶稣里造成的，为要叫我们行善，
就是神所预备叫我们行的。
以弗所书2:10 .Phil.腓立比书3:12
这不是说我已经得着了，已经完全了；我乃是竭力追求，或者可以得着基督耶稣所以得着我的
你被造主要是为了追求使命而不是利润。你同意吗？
国度企业的最终关注点应放在追求上帝赋予的使命上，利润会随之而来。
多个重要 领域教 导
作为国度企业家，我们必须认识到，一个好的符合神心意的企业不需要把追求金钱作为其主要目标。把对服务的关注远放在赚钱之上，正是这样的焦点激励了伟大的汽车制造商亨利·福特。1916 年，他被公司的两名股东告上法庭，因为他为了将公司的利润重新投资到公司的设施扩建中而减少了股息支付。
福特还降低了他们突破性的 T 型汽车的价格，就股东而言，这简直就是雪上加霜。在接受《底特律新闻》采访时他说：“我不认为我们应该在我们的汽车上赚到如此可观的利润。合理的利润是对的，但不是暴利。
我认为最好以微薄的利润出售大量的汽车…我这样认为是因为这可以让许多人能够购买和享用汽车，并且它可以给许多人带来就业和高薪。这就是我人生中的两个目标。”福特最终在法庭上败诉，但他却赢得了市场，福特汽车公司也得以繁荣发展。很值得在这里引用法庭交锋的摘录来展现他的态度。
“现在，”道奇严厉的律师埃利奥特·史蒂文森说，“我会再问你一次，你是否仍然认为那些利润是’可耻的利润’？”
“好吧，我想我认为是的，”福特回答。
“因此你不愿意继续获得如此可观的利润？” 律师问到。
福特带着歉意说：“我们似乎无法降低利润。”
你是不是在努力降低利润？福特汽车公司的组建除了为利润还为什么？你能告诉我吗，福特先生？”
“组建公司是为了我们可以竭尽所能随时随地为每个相关的人做好事。” 福特说。
傻了眼的律师停止了当天的辩论。然而，由于他必须证明企业的主要责任是为了它的股东，他后来又继续回击。
他问福特：“福特公司的目标是什么？”
“为每个相关的人尽可能多地做事，” 福特回答道，“赚钱并用它提供就业机会，制造汽车给人们使用…顺便赚些钱…，企业是为了服务，不是摇钱树。”
“顺便赚钱？”律师质问道。
“是的，先生。”
“但是你的主要目的是 – 用高薪聘请许多工人，降低汽车的售价，
使许多人能以低价购买它，给每个想要汽车的人一辆。”
“如果你努力这样做，”福特回答道，他肯定以为史蒂文森是以钦佩的心情陈述他的政策呢，“你就会赚钱，你不赚都不行。”
亨利·福特知道他的企业的功用。把做企业当成事工时，它所带来的不仅仅是经济价值，它的目的是为了社会的共同利益起作用。因此，了解你的企业对社会有什么用是很重要的。这就是它的功用。
你的企业的功用是什么？
国度企业应该在多个重要领域增加价值。下面列出了企业可以增加价值的一系列领域。思考你的企业如何在这每个领域中增加价值。在标尺上标出你的企业在每个领域所创造的价值的水平。
思 考
活 动
影响力
这就是你的企业价值的真实概况。总体而言，你的企业盈利状况如何？
道德价值得以弘扬和维护
你赢得财务利润
使用价值, 社会价值, 生态价值, 文化价值, 品牌价值, 精神价值,金融价值,
国度企业应该在多个重要领域盈利。
你的企业在财务上是否有盈利？
举例说明你企业的利润如何使用在以下领域：盈 利的目的
活 动 % 举例
花点时间回想一下你有史以来最大的一笔捐款。
反 思
教 导
开支, 保存, 分享, 播种,
据报道，历史上最大的一笔一次性捐款是沃伦·巴菲特向比尔和梅琳达·盖茨基金会捐赠的 370 亿美元。在福布斯 400 慈善终身成就奖的颁奖典礼上，他说：
沃伦·巴 菲特
“事实上我从来没有捐出过对我有用的任何一分钱。”巴菲特告诉聚集在联合国代表餐厅的 150 多位亿万富翁和接近亿万富翁者。“我非常感谢这个奖，我接受这个奖。但我接受它不仅仅是为我自己，而是为那成千上万的因为看到别人而觉得自己可以做得更好的，捐出对他们很重要的金钱的人。”
反 思
你的“最大捐款”实际上让你付出了多少？
国度企业需要对金钱的使用有成熟的态度。上帝挑战我们用我们的盈利来荣耀祂，并明智地管理我们的金钱。祂想要的是用他们的盈利来荣耀祂的快乐捐献者。
人岂可夺取神之物呢，你们竟夺取我的供物。你们却说：“我们在何事上夺取祢的供物呢？”就是你们在当纳的十分之一和当献的供物上。因你们通国的人都夺取我的供物，咒诅就临到你们身上。
万军之耶和华说：你们要将当纳的十分之一全然送入仓库，使我家有粮，以此试试我，是否为你们敞开天上的窗户，倾福与你们，甚至无处可容。万军之耶和华说：我必为你们斥责蝗虫，不容它毁坏你们的土产。你们田间的葡萄树在未熟之先也不掉果子。万军之耶和华说：万国必称你们为有福的，因你们的地必成为喜乐之地。
玛拉基书3:8-12
上帝要我们用什么考验祂？
讨 论
如果我们在这方面考验祂，上帝应许哪三个结果？思考这三个应许是如何直接解决经商中常见的顾虑的。
这段经文表明这种行为的长期结果是什么？
当国度企业缴纳十一奉献，它就有机会通过被我们称为“有力的奉献”的方式，将大量资金用于善事。如下图所示。
你的企业是否承诺过做“有力的奉献”？讨论这样做会对社会和教会的事工产生怎样的积极影响。
最后或许也是最重要的一点，玛拉基书的经文应许那些通过这样的行为尊崇上帝的人，将被人们视为有福和不同的人，为基督徒在本地和万国做见证奠定了基础。玛拉基书 3:18 说：“将善人和恶人，事奉神的和不事奉神的，分别出来。”最终，这种使用盈利的方法为万国带来祝福，“直到不再有需要”。
教 导
有力的奉献, 我的企业, 我的家庭, 薪金, 捐赠 我的教会, 事工, 十一奉献, 捐赠,
我这两只手常供给我和同人的需用，这是你们自己知道的。我凡事给你们作榜样，叫你们知道应当这样劳苦，扶助软弱的人，又当记念主耶稣的话，说：“施比受更为有福。”
使徒行传20:34-35.马可福音8:36
人就是赚得全世界，赔上自己的生命，有什么益处呢？
为了有效地将商业经营做为事工，金钱的使用必须正确，它需要正确的优先次序。首先，我们必须守护我们的灵魂。当我们把追求做善工和上帝赋予的更高的使命放在获利之先时，我们将取得有意义和持久的影响，而利润则可能随之而来。如果我们要将商业经营做为事工，这种做法和优先次序是必须的。
当我们掌握了我们对金钱的态度后，我们就准备好了
透过使命来盈利。
短暂祷告后结束会议。祈求上帝帮助你掌控金钱，并赐使命给你的公司，使你的公司能透过做善工来盈利。
7.祷 告、进 入…