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WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL BY PATRICE TSAGUE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What exactly is a Kingdom business?
How is it different from a normal business, or a nonprofit organization seeking to make an impact?
What kind of organization are we called to run as believers in Jesus?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.\u201d\u00a0 \u2013<\/em> Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)<\/em><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What is a Kingdom Business?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, the term \u201csocial entrepreneurship\u201d has made its way into our business vocabulary. Social entrepreneurs are creative, driven individuals who look at major social and economic issues and seek to provide solutions in a sustainable manner.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Drayton, CEO, chair, and founder of Ashoka<\/a>, the largest network of social entrepreneurs around the world, states, \u201cSocial entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognizing that businesses should exist not just to make a profit, but also to have a positive social and economic impact, is good. It\u2019s a step in the right direction. But, as believers in Jesus, have we arrived at the true purpose of business if we stop at social entrepreneurship? <\/strong>Or do we keep going?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional entrepreneurship<\/strong> is a process through which self-driven individuals participate in a free market economy for the purpose of creating wealth for themselves and controlling resources. Social entrepreneurs<\/strong>, who are not satisfied with this kind of entrepreneurship, take entrepreneurship one step further, pursuing a triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Biblical Entrepreneurs<\/strong><\/a> take the baton and run all the way to the finish line, building Kingdom businesses<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 transformational companies that reach beyond the triple bottom line. Biblical Entrepreneurs seek to build Kingdom businesses that measure success not only in terms of people, planet, and profit but also soul transformation \u2013 changing lives and making an eternal impact.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, Kingdom businesses have a quadruple bottom line<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. People<\/strong> \u2013 Providing value to all stakeholders of the business<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Planet<\/strong> \u2013 Being good stewards of God\u2019s creation\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Profit <\/strong>\u2013 Creating margin to ensure financial viability to further the mission\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Eternity<\/strong> \u2013 Using resources and influence to fulfill the great commission\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Biblical Entrepreneurs building Kingdom businesses recognize that their business:<\/p>\n\n\n\n