Steven Rundle - Great Commission Companies: The Emerging Role of Business in Missions

Selected Resources for Further Research

Baer, Mike. Buinsess as Mission: The Power of Business in the Kingdom of God. Seattle: YWAM Publishing, 2006.

Befus, David R. Where There Are No Jobs. Miami: Latin America Mission, 2005.

Kingdom Business: The Ministry of Promoting Economic Development . Miami: Latin America Mission, 2002.

Burkett, Larry. Business by the Book: The Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for the Workplace. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1998.

Corbett, Steve, and Brian Fikkert. When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor... and Yourself. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2009.

Danker, William. Profit for the Lord . Eugene, Ore.: Wipf & Stock, 2002.

Eldred, Kenneth A. God Is at Work: Transforming People and Nations Through Business . Ventura, Calif.: Regal, 2005.

Elmer, Duane. Cross-Cultural Connections: Stepping Out and Fitting In Around the World. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Goheen, William. The Galtronics Story . Eugene, Ore.: Wipf & Stock, 2004.

Greer, Peter, and Phil Smith. The Poor Will Be Glad: Joining the Revolution to Lift the World out of Poverty. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.

Grudem, Wayne. Business for the Glory of God: The Bibles Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway, 2003.

Hammond, Pete, R. Paul Stevens and Todd Svanoe. The Marketplace Annotated Bibliography. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2002.

Johnson, C. Neal. Business as Mission: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice . Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic, 2009.

Knoblaunch, Jorg, and Jurg Opprecht. Kingdom Companies: How 24 Executives Around the Globe Serve Jesus Christ Through Their Businesses. Minneapolis: River City Press, 2005.

Lai, Patrick. Tentmaking: Business as Mission. Colorado Springs: Authentic Media, 2005.

Lederleitner, Mary T. Cross-Cultural Partnerships: Navigating the Complexities of Money and Mission. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2010.

Lingenfelter, Sherwood G., and Marvin K. Mayers. Ministering Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Personal Relationships. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1986.

Little, Jeri. Merchant to Romania: Business as Missions in Post-Communist Eastern Europe. Leominster, U.K.: Day One Publications, 2009.

Miller, David W. God at Work: The History and Promise of the Faith at Work Movement . New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.

Myers, Bryant. Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of Tranformational Development. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis, 1999.

Nash, Laura, and Scotty McLennan. Church on Sunday, Work on Monday: The Challenge of Fusing Christian Values with Business Life . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

Patterson, George, and Richard Scoggins. Church Multiplication Guide: Helping Churches to Reproduce Locally and Abroad. Pasadena, Calif.: William Carey Library, 1993.

Rundle, Steven. Economic Justice in a Flat World: Christian Perspectives on Globalization. Colorado Springs: Paternoster, 2009.

Russell, Mark. The Missional Entrepreneur: Principles and Practices for Business as Mission. Birmingham, Ala.: New Hope Publishers, 2010.

. Our Souls at Work: How Great Leaders Live Their Faith in the Global Marketplace. Boise, Idaho: Russell Media, 2010.

Seebeck, Doug, and Timothy Stoner. My Business, My Mission: Fighting Poverty Through Partnerships. Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 2009.

Sherman, Doug, and William Hendricks. Your Work Matters to God. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1987.

Silvoso, Ed. Annointed for Business: How Christians Can Use Their Influence in the Marketplace to Change the World. Ventura, Calif.: Regal, 2002.

. That None Should Perish: How to Reach Entire Cities for Christ Through Prayer Evangelism. Ventura, Calif.: Regal, 1994.

Steffen, Tom, and Mike Barnett, eds. Business as Mission: From Impoverished to Empowered. Pasadena, Calif.: William Carey Library, 2006.

Steffen, Tom. Reconnecting Gods Story to Ministry: Crosscultural Storytelling at Home and Abroad. La Habra, Calif.: Center for Organizational & Ministry Development, 1996.

. Passing the Baton: Church Planting That Empowers. La Habra, Calif.: Center for Organizational & Ministry Development, 1997.

Stevens, Paul. Doing Gods Business: Meaning and Motivation for the Marketplace. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006.

. The Other Six Days: Vocation, Work, and Ministry in Biblical Perspective. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999.

Van Duzer, Jeff. Why Business Matters to God (and What Still Needs to Be Fixed). Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic, 2010.

Yamamori, Tetsunao, and Ken Eldred, eds. On Kingdom Business: Transforming World Mission Through Kingdom Entrepreneurship. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway, 2003.

Business as Mission Resources: www.businessasmission.com

Our vision is to release the power of business to transform people, communities and nations for the glory of God. To achieve that we train, network, advocate for business as mission.

Business as Mission Network: www.businessasmissionnetwork.com

A blog featuring news, articles and other information on business as mission.

C12 Group: www.c12group.com

As a Christian leadership development organization, C12 helps teach you to best use your position as Christian Business Owner, CEO, or President to share the joy of serving Christ daily.

Connecting Business and the Marketplace to Christ (CBMC): www.cbm cint.org

CBMC serves and encourages business and professional marketplace leaders to share the Good News with others in the workplace, resulting in lasting life change.

Convene: www.convenenow.com

Convene is a gathering of Christian CEOs and Business Owners helping each other build better businesses, increase leadership success, and have greater Kingdom impact.

Fellowship of Companies for Christ: www.fcci.org

In pursuit of Christs eternal objectives, we equip and encourage Christian business leaders to operate their businesses and conduct their personal lives in accordance with biblical principles.

Global CEO Network: www.globalceonetwork.org

The purpose of this network is to make our businesses successful overseas from an operational and ministry perspective.

Global Opportunities: www.globalopps.org

Helps mobilize and equip tentmakers.

His Church at Work: www.worklife.org

Offers a worklife coaching system that can be implemented in churches or workplaces.

Hope International: www.hopeinternational.org

We implement sound microfinance and basic business training that enable our clients to build businesses and break free from physical AND SPIRITUAL poverty.

International Christian Chamber of Commerce: www.iccc.net

Releasing business people into the walk of Gods Kingdom; helping release the anointing into their respective businesses, and redeeming businesses, business people and finances through the outward manifestation of an inward walk of faith.

International Microenterprise Development: http://imed-online.org

[Our] purpose is to equip local entrepreneurs to use business to improve their lives and impact their communities without the need for ongoing charity.

InterVarsity Christian Fellowships MBA Ministry: www.intervarsity.org/ gfm/ mba

Assists campus ministry in twenty M.B.A. programs around the nation.

Jeff Van Duzer plenary address for the 2006 Urbana Student Missions Convention, titled The Purpose of Business: http://media.intervarsity.org/ gfm/ ofb/ van-duzer.mp3

Lausanne Occasional Paper No. 59.

Business as Mission (2004): www.lausanne.org/ documents/ 2004forum/ LOP59_IG30.pdf.

Opportunity International: www.opportunity.org

Our mission is to empower people to work their way out of chronic poverty, transforming their lives, their childrens futures and their communities.