Recommended Reading
  • Business by the Book
    Business As Mission
    Author: Burkett, Larry
    ISBN-13: 978-0785287971
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    This classic book belongs on every Christian business owner’s bookshelf whether you are doing business...more

  • Business for the Common Good: A Christian Vision for the Marketplace
    Business As Mission
    Author: Wong, Kenman L. & Rae, Scott B.
    ISBN-13: 978-0830828166
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    Wong and Rae start with the premise that business is a calling, but then ask...more

  • Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business
    Business As Mission
    Author: Grudem, Wayne
    ISBN-13: 978-1581345179
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    This respected theologian has written a small and powerful book of clear, Biblically reasoned ways ...more

  • Business Power for God’s Purpose: Partnership with the Unreached
    Business As Mission
    Author: Suter, Heinz and Gmur, Marco
    ISBN-13: 978-3909131068
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    This book nicely takes business back to the first century and traces Business for God’s Purpose through the Protestant ...more

  • Business Secrets from the Bible: Spiritual Success Strategies for Financial Abundance
    Business As Mission
    Author: Lapin, Daniel
    ISBN-13: 978-1118749104
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    This is another viewpoint of Business for Blessing, which is very refreshing. You may not always agree...more

  • Dictionary of Mission Theology
    Business As Mission
    Author: Wong, Siew Li
    ISBN-13: 978-0830824533
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    For the chapter "Marketplace Theology" in the Dictionary of Mission Theology, Wong, Siew Li provides a clear summary of the holistic thinking behind Marketplace Ministry...more

  • Doing God’s Business: Meaning and Motivation for the Marketplace
    Business As Mission
    Author: Stevens, R. Paul
    ISBN-13: 978-0802833983
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    The two parts of this book develop two aspects of B4B: Part one is the theology behind what we do, part two is the spirituality...more

  • Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work
    Business As Mission
    Author: Keller, Timothy
    ISBN-13: 978-0525952701
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    In a work world that is increasingly competitive and insecure, people often have nagging questions: Why am I doing this work? ...more

  • God at Work: Living Everyday With Purpose
    Business As Mission
    Author: Costa, Ken
    ISBN-13: 978-1905887019
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    Ken Costa uses his vast experience as a banker in England to talk about living out your faith at work bringing glory to...more

  • God is at Work: Transforming People and Nations Through Business
    Business As Mission
    Author: Eldred, Kenneth
    ISBN-13: 978-0984091102
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    This book is a good read and good background. Eldred begins with his own very practical journey in business: the lessons he...more

  • Great Commission Companies: The Emerging Role of Business in Missions
    Business As Mission
    Author: Rundle, Steve and Steffen, Tom
    ISBN-13: 978-0830838271
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    Rundle and Steffen believe that Globalization is a continuation of God’s plan to bless all the nations of the earth...more

  • Holistic Entrepreneurs in China: A Handbook on the World Trade Organization and New Opportunities for Christians.
    Business As Mission
    Author: Chan, Kim-Kwong and Yamamori, Tetsunao
    ISBN-13: 978-0865850026
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    If you are planning to do B4B in China, this is a good background book. Chapters 1-4...more

  • Mercy, Community and Ministry
    Business As Mission
    Author: Lee Soo Ann
    ISBN-13: 978-9810046163
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    In this book, Lee Soo Ann wrote the chapter: "Moral Mazes in the Marketplace." The chapter is only 12 pages long, but is packed with insight. Lee Soo Ann is an economist, so takes an economic viewpoint of the various ...more

  • The Missional Entrepreneur: Principles and Practices for Business as Mission
    Business As Mission
    Author: Russell, Mark L
    ISBN-13: 978-1596692787
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    This book brings BAM into a sharp perspective providing case studies that outline what works, what doesn’t and why. Russell, a good...more

  • My Business, My Mission: Fighting Global Poverty through Partnerships
    Business As Mission
    Author: Seebec, Doug; Stoner, Timothy
    ISBN-13: 978-1592555000
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    My Business, My Mission tells the story of a movement that is changing the lives of tens of thousands of people...more

  • My Father’s Business: Guidelines for Ministry in the Marketplace
    Business As Mission
    Author: Tsukahira, Peter
    ISBN-13: 978-0882708713
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    The author begins with his own story as a professional who found Christ and learned how to be a Christian professional ...more

  • On Kingdom Business: Transforming Missions Through Entrepreneurial Strategies
    Business As Mission
    Editors: Yamamori, Tetsuanao and Eldred, Kenneth A.
    ISBN-13: 978-1581345025
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    This book is as a result of a consultation at Regent University in 2002...more

  • The Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution
    Business As Mission
    Author: Grudem, Wayne, Asmus, Barry, forward by Warren, Rick
    ISBN-13: 978-1433539114
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    The whole world has a stake in the war against poverty and leaders across the...more

  • 7 Reasons Tentmaking Businesses Fail: Lessons Learned in Business as Mission
    Business As Mission
    Author: Miles, Toby
    ASIN: B00BB8XSVI
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    Why do so many tentmaking businesses fail? Is the model wrong?” Is tentmaking a waste of time? When we speak of Business...more

  • Tentmaking: The Life and Work of Business as Missions
    Business As Mission
    Author: Lai, Patrick
    ISBN-13: 978-0830857661
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    This book is Lai’s doctoral research and is designed to be a manual for the practical issues that tentmakers face. This is a good beginning book to read when deciding if you want to be a Tentmaker.

  • Why Business Matters to God: And What Still Needs to be Fixed
    Business As Mission
    Author: Van Duzer, Jeff
    ISBN-13: 978-0830838882
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    This is an excellent book outlining the theology of business. Van Duzer argues that business has intrinsic value to God, not just instrumental ...more

  • Work Matters: Lessons from Scripture
    Business As Mission
    Author: Stevens, R. Paul
    ISBN-13: 978-0802866967
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    In Work Matters marketplace theology expert R. Paul Stevens revisits more than twenty biblical accounts — from Genesis to Revelation — exploring ...more

  • BAM - Business as Mission
    Business as Mission: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice
    Business As Mission
    Author: Johnson, C. Neal
    ISBN-13: 978-0830838653
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    Johnson has written the most complete and detailed treatise of all the books in this bibliography...more

  • Business as Mission: From Impoverished to Empowered
    Business As Mission
    Editors: Steffen, Tom & Barnett, Mike
    ISBN-13: 978-0878083886
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    This is a “must read” book that will give you a solid grounding by authors...more

  • Business as Mission: The Power of Business in the Kingdom of God
    Business As Mission
    Author: Baer, Michael
    ISBN-13: 978-1576583883
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    We are living in the Business Age. The historic role of nation states is rapidly being replaced...more