SfK Ministries: SfK October 2021 Newsletter

Synergy for the Kingdom

Isaiah 21:8
"But the noble make noble plans, and by noble deeds, they stand."

OCTOBER 2021

Business is a Calling; it is a Gift; it is a Ministry

by Larry W. Sharp, IBEC Ventures Blog, 5/28/2021

“God did not call me to be a minister or a missionary; He called me to be a businessman – and I see no difference.”

(Michael Cardone of Cardone Industries)

I have recently been contracted to write a couple of courses for a Christian college in Canada. One of the courses is to be entitled “Theology of Business.” I have taught workshops on this subject by spending an hour or two, but a 36-hour college credited course is something different, especially when I am not an expert on the subject. I have been reading and studying the scriptures as well as what learned men and women have to say on the subject.

For many people ‘theology’ and ‘business’ are compartmentalized into two segments: secular and sacred with very little or no connectivity to each other. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Ken Eldred, asserts that the real goal of business is to serve people to the glory of God. Business serves people by creating wealth (Deut. 8:18) and God who is the creator of all things gives mankind the ability to do so. Theology and business are inherently linked from the Cultural Mandate in Genesis chapters 1 and 2 (where God gave Adam a job to do) until today.

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Ministry Updates

MB Academy - SfK continued to hold its BMT 2021 in September with training sessions about transformation, strategy, operations, and accounting finance.

MB Academy - SfK held its September session for Post BMT.

MBA Academy - SfK began its 12-week Mini BMT for Bethel Church in Irvine, California. The first three weeks covered two strategy sessions and one session about how to prepare a business plan.

MB Trading - Joybells America, SfK's trading arm in the U.S., held a special in-person board meeting in September. A few important decisions have been made and follow-up actions will be taken during the rest of 2021.

MB Trading - Hesed Global in Korea conducted a special joint campaign with a few Christian ministries to promote their products during the Korean Chuseok Full Moon Festival. The performance was less than expected, but it was a blessing nonetheless.

MB Fund - SfK reviewed and provided feedback on an updated business plan for a pig farming project in The Republic of Georgia.

MB Fund - SfK reviewed and provided feedback on a chicken feed manufacturing expansion project in a K nation in Central Asia.

SfK Network - SfK held a separate meeting with the leadership of Ezekiel Mission Fund and of KBM Global in Korea to explore the possibilities of ministry opportunities.

Upcoming Events

1. MB Academy - SfK continues its online BMT 2021 with five sessions to be conducted with each session consisting of two video lectures and two hours of live training time. Please pray that all participants will learn from each other as well as from the training to better serve God and people through missional businesses.

2. MB Academy - SfK will continue to hold its monthly Post BMT session with two participants to present their cases for collective consultation. Please pray that all members take advantage of this priceless peer learning opportunity.

3. MB Academy - The Mini BMT in Irvine California continues in October with four training sessions. Please pray that all participants will benefit from the program for their missional life journey.

4. SfK Network - SfK will participate in Korea's IBA Leaders Forum in October as a keynote speaker and IBA BAM Conference in November to demonstrate SfK's BMT program. Please pray that this collaboration will be informative and encouraging to the participants.

5. SfK Network - SfK will participate in the Korea Global Mission Leaders Forum (KGMLF) to be held in November as a responder to a case study. Please pray that this gathering will lead to new ministry and collaboration opportunities for the greater glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

6. SfK Network - Neo Moravian House, a training arm for IBA in Korea, will begin its 2021 training program from Nov 4 - Dec 4, 2021. If you are interested in this program, please contact as shown in the attached poster. Please pray that this training will help equip more BAMers as needed in the mission field.

7 MB Academy - SfK is planning to hold its English version of BMT 2022 starting January 2022. This training session already has a sufficient number of participants from three countries. Please pray that the preparation would be well done to maximize the equipping effect for the participants.

8. MB Fund - SfK is restructuring its investment in Glen Africa in Tanzania to suit the local needs. Please pray the decision will be aligned with God's will and the outcome will be mutually edifying.

9. MB Trading - SfK is launching an online impact trading platform (shop4impact.com) with 50 products from 9 countries. The launching time has been postponed to early 2022. Please pray that the preparation would gain God's favor and see progress along the way.

10. MB Community - Several members of this Community are still suffering directly and/or indirectly from the COVID-19. Some still are sick; others are recovering; some others are suffering from side-effect even after recovering from the virus infection. Moreover, most of them are still struggling to weather the economic and social damage from the pandemic. Please pray that the Lord will uphold them with His righteous right hand and strengthen their back to be able to carry the burden of challenges during this difficult time.

Thank you for standing with us through prayer and support, particularly during this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, in our ministry of equipping and empowering missional businesses in Asia and Africa.

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May the good and faithful Lord bless you abundantly so that you may become a greater blessing for people in need around you and around the world!

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