02780nam a2200469Ka 4500 ocn852896318 OCoLC 20200709055903.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130716s2011 iluab ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780830879953 (electronic bk.) 0830879951 (electronic bk.) 9780830838271 0830838279 (OCoLC)852896318 607024 (N$T) HF5388 .R86 2011eb REL 045000 bisacsh 266 22 N$TA Rundle, Steve, 1959- Great commission companies [electronic resource] : the emerging role of business in missions / Steve Rundle & Tom Steffen. Rev. and exp. 2nd ed. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2011. 1 online resource (239 p.) : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-236) and indexes. Part 1: Principles of great commission companies:The good news about globalization -- Toward a definition of a great commission company -- Globalization and business -- Globalization and missions -- Turning vision into action -- Sustaining success -- Part 2: Great commission companies in practice: The Silk Road Handicraft Company -- Bajalia Trading Company/Bajalia International Group -- Little Texas -- Global engineering and management solutions -- Olive technology -- Pura Vida Coffee -- Conclusion. Steve Rundle and om Steffen offer their paradigm for the convergence of business and missions--the Great Commission Company. Such companies intentionally create businesses in strategic locations, pursuing profits while remaining unabashedly Christian in their purpose. By establishing authentic businesses that employ local workers among the least-reached peoples of the world, they contribute to the economic health of the immediate community and also provide avenues for both physical and spiritual ministry. --from publisher description Description based on print version record. Business enterprises Religious aspects. Missions Finance. RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions bisacsh Electronic books. Steffen, Tom A., 1947- Print version: Rundle, Steve, 1959- Great commission companies. Rev. and exp. 2nd ed. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2011 9780830838271 (DLC) 2010040596 (OCoLC)666573605 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=607024 EBSCOhost EBSC 607024 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53519 53519