SfK Ministries: Newsletter

SfK Ministries Newsletter
- MAY 2019 -

"The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught." (Isaiah 29:13)

10 Pressing Issues to Address in BAM in the Next 20 Years
Business As Mission, http://businessasmission.com/10-pressing-issues-to-address-in-bam-in-the-next-20-years/
March 7, 2019 by Jo Plummer

This year marks around 20 years since the term ‘Business as Mission’ was first used and discussed amongst a growing group of like-minded people around the world. Of course, there were pioneer BAM models before that time, not to mention the fact that business and mission have been integrated in many different ways since Paul the Apostle made tents! However, for this modern iteration, the cohesion and an international conversation around this concept really started around 20 years ago.

I like to think of this pioneer generation and what has followed as ‘BAM 1.0’. It is amazing to reflect on all God has done in our global community in the past couple of decades! Now, as we look forward to the future, we want to explore the theme of ‘BAM 2.0’ for a new series of posts on The BAM Review blog. In the coming months, we’ll discover where we’ve got to and the issues we still face for the future.

To prepare for this series, we asked 20 leaders who have been engaged in business as mission for between 10 and 35 years to tell us what they believe are the most pressing issues we must address if the BAM movement is to be even more fruitful for the next 20 years… and beyond! While this isn’t a scientific survey across the entire BAM community, it does represent wisdom from a collection of leaders who have served long in our movement.

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Ministry Updates

April/May 2019 - SfK MBA held its 10th Boot Camp Training (BCT) for two weeks in a Central Asian nation #1. A total of 13 people participated in the training. Despite the challenge of providing the training through interpretation from English to Russian, all participated with great eagerness and passion to serve. The transformation was encouraging, and we look forward to witnessing what the Lord plans to do through these people of God. Please pray that they will form a cohesive group to work together for His Kingdom.
SfK MBA BCT in Central Asia #1 was hosted by a missional entrepreneur couple who have been serving in this Central Asian nation for the past 11 years. They are SfK's implementing member in this nation. They have been treating eye diseases through a local eye clinic and also raise chickens to develop chicken farmers among local pastors. Their work has gained national and international credibility, and patients are willing to drive and/or fly for several hours to receive their treatment. Through these missional businesses, they have been generating enough profit not only to sustain their life but also to expand their ministries. We are grateful to God for exemplary missional entrepreneurs like them. (Their names are withheld for security reasons.) Please pray that God will raise effective and exemplary missional entrepreneurs like them in the most needed regions.
SfK Korea's capital expansion is completed, and we honor God who has led us through the process with His abundant grace. Please pray that the newly injected capital will be put to good use for His Kingdom.
Kingdom Fellows - God has sent additional Kingdom Fellows to SfK Ministries who will play substantial roles within SfK Ministries in advancing His Kingdom on earth through missional businesses. Praise the Lord! They will be profiled more in depth later after certain administrative processes are completed within SfK.
Please pray that they will serve God in unity with existing Kingdom Fellows.
E-Learning Platform - SfK is pilot-testing its E-Learning Platform with much progress made. Please pray that the pilot-testing will be completed successfully in time, and the E-Learning Platform will better equip missional businesses.

Upcoming Events & Prayer Requests

May 2019 - SfK will provide BAM Training in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for newly admitted missionaries of a Korean mission agency.
Please pray that this training will be inspirational to the participants.

May 2019 - SfK Korea Board meeting will take place in Seoul, Korea.
Please pray that the discussion and decisions will honor the Lord.

May 2019 - SfK Korea will establish Hesed Global that will handle all merchandising and marketing activities for the members of SfK Network. Its Dedication Service will be held in Seoul, Korea.
Please pray that this new entity will help pave the way for facilitating the sales of products made by missional businesses.

May 2019 - SfK will host a Synergy Forum in Korea for missionaries and scholars displaced from nations that are hostile for Christianity.
Please pray that the event will show the way to collaborate to produce synergy for the Kingdom of God.

June 2019 - SfK will participate in IBA Leaders Forum and IBA Conference to be held in Korea.
Please pray that the events will challenge and inspire the attendees to take part in BAM movement.

July 2019 - SfK will participate in a week-long micro to small business development event in a nation that is hostile to Christianity.
Please pray that this event will benefit 40 participants to come from many walks of life.

July 2019 - SfK MBA will hold its 11th Boot Camp Training in Arusha, Tanzania. SfK Tanzania will host the 2-week training for Tanzanians. Please pray that this training will develop trainers of training and pave the way to sustainable missional business training program. The remaining BCT programs are:
- August 19-30 - Kathmandu, Nepal
- October 7-18 - Chiang Mai, Thailand