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Friday, October 10, 2025

SfK October 2025 Newsletter

 



Matthew 5:16


"In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
 

Business as Mission:
Reflecting the Heart of God
By Grace Kim, SfK Editor

 

Business as Mission: Revealing the Heart of God

In a world marked by brokenness, injustice, and spiritual emptiness, the heart of God longs to restore what sin has fractured. He is not distant from the struggles of daily life — economic hardship, oppression, exploitation, and hopelessness. Instead, He enters into the mess with a vision of wholeness, and one of the surprising ways He brings that about is through business.

Business: God’s Original Design

From the beginning, work and creativity were part of God's good design. In Genesis, God created and called it “very good.” He gave humanity a mandate: to steward the earth, cultivate it, and bring fruitfulness from it. Business is one expression of that mandate. When we create value, serve others, and meet real needs through business, we are participating in God’s character — a Provider, a Creator, a Sustainer.

Work was never meant to be a curse; it was meant to be worship. Business, when surrendered to God, becomes holy.

BAM: More Than Economics

Business as Mission (BAM) reflects the heart of God because it brings together the spiritual and the practical. In many parts of the world, traditional missionary models are no longer welcome. But business is. Through real, sustainable, and ethically run businesses, Christians are building relationships, meeting needs, and sharing Christ in places that might never hear the gospel otherwise.

But BAM is not just about access — it’s about impact. God cares not only about souls but about systems: systems of injustice, poverty, and exploitation. Through BAM, believers are creating jobs that restore dignity, paying fair wages, discipling employees, and standing against corruption. They are being salt and light in boardrooms, marketplaces, and factory floors.

The Heart of God on Display

At its deepest level, BAM reflects the compassion, justice, and redemptive love of God:

  • God is a Provider — BAM meets real needs.

  • God is a Redeemer — BAM restores broken systems and broken people.

  • God is on mission — and business becomes a vehicle for that mission.

This isn’t about using business as a cover for ministry. It’s about doing business as ministry — with integrity, love, and purpose, because Jesus is Lord over every square inch of life, including the economy.

A Call to Join Him

God is raising up entrepreneurs, investors, and workers who don’t separate their faith from their work, but see business as an act of worship and mission. Whether you're running a coffee shop, designing software, or managing a farm, your work can reflect the heart of God when Christ is at the center.

In a world desperate for hope, truth, and restoration, BAM is a powerful reminder that God uses everyday work to bring eternal change. Business is not just a tool for income — it’s a tool for the Kingdom.

Business is not separate from God’s heart. It is deeply aligned with it when it reflects His love, justice, and purpose in the world.

MINISTRY UPDATES
  • MB Academy - SfK continued holding the BMT 2025 sessions every Saturday in September, this month, focusing on the topics of Operations and Accounting/Finance. The zeal that the participants exhibited was encouraging.
  • MB Academy - SfK held its MB Connect on September 18. Three members of Team 4 shared their stories. All participants exchanged their thoughts actively.
  • MB Academy - SfK completed its fourth BAM Field Trip successfully. The blessings were great, and already five people have signed up for the next year's BAM Field Trip. We praise our God who has blessed us all through this trip. Many fruits have been born, and many potential collaboration opportunities were identified. Please pray that the Lord will multiply the blessings in the future. 
  • MB Fund - SfK completed a total of five financial transactions in September to streamline its Kingdom Impact investment portfolio. These transactions effectively resulted in a few equity swaps and the liquidation of a couple of SfK Korea's investments. We give honor and glory to our God who has led us to bring these transactions to a close. Please pray that these transactions will open the door of opportunities for more missional businesses.  
  • SfK Network - SfK completed its exploratory trip to another Central Asian nation. Several meetings resulted in potential relationships, and we look forward to discovering the Lord's plan for us to take part in for this nation. Please pray that we devise a concrete plan for the next steps to be taken. 
  • SfK Network - SfK's Next Step Project Task Force has met seven times in total and completed its mandate. Now, a council will take over to continue taking the next steps. Please continue to pray for God's wisdom so that all members will seek and depend on God's guidance. 
UPCOMING EVENTS
1. MB Academy - October 11, 18, 25 - SfK will continue to hold the BMT 2025 sessions, primarily on Operations and Accounting/Finance subjects. Please pray that all participants will continue working hard until the finish. 

2. MB Academy - October 16 - MB Connect will hold the October session, and the BAM Field Trip participants will share their experiences and the blessings they witnessed. Please pray that this session will spark insights among the participants. 

3. SfK Network - A newly formed Council will hold its first meeting in October to carry on the work that it inherited from the Task Force. Please pray that the Council members will work in unity and with great joy.

4. SfK Network - November 13/14 - SfK will hold an online Thanksgiving Worship for SfK's 10th anniversary. Please pray that the preparation will be done with humility and gratitude. 

5. SfK Network - November 18 and 21 - SfK Koreaq and SfK Life will hold their respective board meetings on these two dates. Please pray that all board members will continue to serve with their wholehearted attitude. 
Thank you for standing with SfK through your prayer and support as we strive to equip and empower 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 the world.
Please consider partnering with SfK to support missional businesses.
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