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Page 1: Building Sustainable Kingdom Businesses

Joseph Vijayam

Olive Technology Ltd

Page 2: Building Sustainable Kingdom Businesses

The need : To be salt & light in marketplace

The purpose : Creation of wealth

The people: Christian business persons

The method: Kingdom principles

Page 3: Building Sustainable Kingdom Businesses

Lehman Brothers

Satyam Computers

Sahara Parivar

Kingfisher Airlines

The world needs men and women who are:

Technically excellent (do it well)

Spiritually mature (solid foundation)

Page 4: Building Sustainable Kingdom Businesses

Leave the shaker (church environment)

Enter the meat (marketplace)

Create thirst

Page 5: Building Sustainable Kingdom Businesses

A dark world

Let the light shine

Private Christianity vs Public testimony

Good works

The methodology

The quality

The depth

The commitment

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Creation and distribution of wealth to promote

kingdom goals as Jesus outlined them in his

Nazareth sermon (Lk 4:17-21) – sharing the

Good News, liberating the poor and the

captives, and glorifying God (Is 61:1-3).

Remember the Lord your God, for it is He who

gives you the ability to produce wealth

(Deut 8:18)

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The church has historically been involved in

distribution of wealth.

The church is called also to creation of

wealth—so that

More can be ‘sent’ (how will they go unless they

are sent Rom 10:15), and

More can be fed, clothed etc. (whatever you did

to the least of my brethren you did to Me Matt

25:40)

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All of us are required to preach the gospel, but

some are called to this as specialists.

We call them evangelists.

In the same way, the church is called to creation

of wealth, but some are called to this as

specialists.

We call them businesspersons or professionals.

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“Seek ye first His kingdom and His

righteousness and all these things

shall be added to you.” (Matt 6:33).

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Committed to the development of

one’s employees, partners, suppliers

and customers, all as God’s children,

and to public interest. We need

more Christians like Barnabas (Acts

4:36) to help build up and encourage

others.

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Resolve conflicts between “business” and

“kingdom” interests through prayer and

faith, according to the measure of faith

imparted by God.

“If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask

God, who gives generously to all without

finding fault” (James 1:5). In prayer ask the

Lord to give wisdom, direction and peace

even when others are confused and fearful.

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“Instruct those who are rich in this

present world not to be conceited or

to fix their hope on the uncertainty

of riches, but on God, who richly

supplies us with all things to enjoy.

Instruct them to do good, to be rich

in good works, to be generous and

ready to share.” (1 Tim 6:17-18).

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Technical Excellence Spiritual Maturity