Three areas of Godly purpose for Business

If God has called you into business, there are all sorts of ways He might use your role in the marketplace. In my own experience, it’s not always how I think it will be. God has opened up doors for me to serve in the world of education, sports, the arts, business, healthcare and government through my role in business, that I could not have imagined or planned.

If you’re seeking God about how He will develop your role in the marketplace, or about the role of your own business for His kingdom, considering the following three areas might be helpful:

• Relationship purpose: How will your relationships inside and outside the business make a difference for the kingdom of God? God may use your role in business to lead you into unique relationships for His glory: “Do you see a man skilled in what he does? He will stand before kings…” (Proverbs 22:29)
• Community impact purpose: I was once with the leader of a major government-funded organization when she challenged every member of one of her global teams to ask themselves, “How is what I am doing going to change the world?” It’s a great question to ask ourselves, too, as people called into the marketplace by the One who has called us to disciple nations.
• Financial purpose: How will your business make a difference with its finances? Ask the Lord to show you deliberate, proactive ways in which He wants you to use finance for His purposes, which might be both inside and outside of your business.

Most importantly, I have already written that we must do business in the power of the Holy Spirit, or else we miss the primary thing that differentiates a business with God at its centre – a transformational company – from those around it.

At our recent Business for Christ meeting at Jubilee Resource Hub in Maidstone, we saw examples of all these things at work – the church at work in the marketplace, building relationships through initiatives like Celebrate Maidstone, making an impact in the community and training up young people to do the same through business in the Young Entrepreneurs Business School, and deliberately using finance to advance the kingdom of God through the establishing of new businesses with the Jubilee Enterprise Foundation.

Business for Christ at Jubilee Resource Hub

It was an exciting morning of vision sharing and another glimpse of some of the amazing things God is doing right now in our region as the Church moves in the marketplace.

Our next Business for Christ meeting is on April 4^th, at Raigersfeld Barn, Mote Park. Join us then to connect with other Christians in business as we share testimonies and resources, and pray into the local business community.