Missional Business: Conference Insights, Principles, and Practices

This essay examines the concept of missional business, which integrates business activities with ministry objectives. It explores how business can address spiritual, environmental, economic, and social needs, as discussed by various speakers at a missional business conference. The essay delves into the 5P model (profit, purpose, planet, people, and production) and the importance of wealth creation with a focus on the speakers' insights on entrepreneurship, leadership, and charity work. It also analyzes the Thankyou movement as a practical example of missional business, highlighting its impact on providing clean water. The essay concludes by emphasizing the conference's role in personal and business growth, emphasizing the importance of integrating business goals with the church's mission and the practical application of missional principles.

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Introduction
Missional business can be defined as all activities which combine the overt business
activities as well as the intentional objectives of the ministry. It is important to note that business
is actually a “God given” institution and vocation in the society that has the potential of bringing
multiple benefits to nations, communities, and people. Business as a mission thus intentionally
leverages such an intrinsic power of the business to address the spiritual needs in conjunction
with the environmental, economic, and social needs (Campbell & Tawadey, 2016). In essence,
“Business as a Mission” seeks to demonstrate what God’s Kingdom is like in the business
context through engaging with the world in more pressing environmental, spiritual, economic,
and social issues. This essay will seek to discuss the issue of missional business through the
assertions of various speakers.
Part A
According to the first speaker Dr. Rod St Hill, it is ascertained that it is through God’s
will that we the human beings are provided with daily bread and butter basing on the 5P model
that asserts that business is based on 5 key models namely profit, purpose, planet, people, and
production. It is through this manner that God actually answers our daily prayers. The speaker
also discussed the issue of wealth creation and ascertained that with God, all things were actually
possible. The All Shall Prosper Movement is proof indicating that God wants all the human
population to prosper. The two speakers known as Liz D and Lena M who was to deal with
Business as a Mission could not divulge their details because of the sensitive cultures that they
come from.
Another speaker known as PS Rick Brewer discussed about his biography and the issue
of serving God and asserted that on the aspect of fear, individuals doing business should either

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face the fear or even breaks the fear. God helps human beings in achieving their visions and
helping them to fulfill what they had decided. The speaker also asserted that it is important for
the Christian people to go in under developed places such as Malaysia and give opportunity or
chances to individuals who live in rural areas and in forests such as the Muslim people who live
in poor places (Austin, 2015). Lastly, the speaker gave an entrepreneurial training to the people
and this was quite essential because it will greatly help them in their career development.
According to speaker Peter Kaldor, it is ascertained that “why what you do is of Tertiary
importance”. The author asserts that whatever I do with all my work, I will actually be working
for the almighty Go and not for men.
Another speaker Kalvin Hart’s ThankYou aspect discussed the issue of Business for
charity purposes and explained why most of business starters encountered problems during the
first three years of startup.
Part B
Some of the three major aspects that are quite evident and important in Kalvin Hart’s ThankYou
journey are the charity of work, Leadership, and entrepreneurship. The charity of work is well
reflected in the Thankyou movement that has been made possible through the Australians who
have made it possible of ensuring that over 15,000 people get access to clean water. It is through
the leadership of the movement that the Thankyou campaign was capable of making an impact
on the Australian society and also encourages the rest of the people of the society in joining the
movement (Ewert, 2006). It is through the YouTube video that viewers can be able to learn how
the ThankYou movement was founded by Daniel when he was 19 years old and it is actually
through his leadership four years since the start that he has continued to drive the vision of
making the movement to become a household name which has eventually changed the lives of

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millions of people who have been touched through the activities of the movement. Watching the
video, I can truly assert that the Thankyou water or the Thankyou campaign is a good example of
charity work that has enabled the society that is need of water to easily access it and in return
thanked the movement for its gesture.
It is quite apparent that the three aspects namely entrepreneurship, leadership, and charity
of work have been well covered in the Thankyou water topic. It is also quite evident that
business as a mission is not actually a new idea but rather it has always been combined in
numerous wasys during the different periods of the church history. Through the leadership of
Thankyou water movement, it is quite apparent that there is need for the contemporary church to
ensure that there is fully integration of business goals with calls for the entire churchth mission
should thus be able to work out in the business through its products as well as services and even
through all the business activities that it is indulged in.
Based on the video, it is quite apparent that the Thankyou Water actually works like a
non-profit organization that works in ensuring that people who are need of clean and safe water
are provided with it without necessarily making profits out of it. Based on one of the videos by
the speaker, it is quite apparent that an encounter with God makes everything to become
transformed thus making the whole life to become changed.
Part C
This part provides an overview of the missional business conference. For instance, it is
quite apparent that the missional business conference will greatly aid me in effectively running
the business and even change the manner in which I do business. Another significant and
important aspect regarding the importance of the missional business conference is that it has
greatly helped me grow spiritually and business wise. This is because it has enabled me to have a

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better comprehension of how I can run my business based on the missional principles and
aspects and ensure that I put everything I do in my business through God. That apart, I can truly
assert that it is actually through the Missional business conference that I got an opportunity to
listen to different speakers who presented their different views or opinions regarding the issue of
missional business which ultimately helped me effectively understand the issue of Missional
Business. Through the contents provided by numerous speakers in the conference, I can truly
assert that business as a mission is not only supposed to become sustainable and profitable
business but it is also supposed to depict the fact that the Kingdom of God should be intentional
and it should aim at having an impact on both people as well as nations (White et al, 2009).
Conclusion
Based on the suggestions that were brought forward by various speakers in the Missional
Business conference, it is quite apparent that missional business should put highly focus on
provision of charity work to the people in need. It is actually through their comments that
comprehension of missional work has been made easy. It is quite evident that the contents
provided by the speakers enabled me to have an enhanced reflection and overview about the
missional business. The conference was quite important to me in both the business and spiritual
aspects and will thus ensure that I put them into consideration in my future career. The views that
were put forth by presentations truly provided me with a great overview of the numerous case
study, practical, and theoretical elements about missional business.

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