Teaching

Some erroneous views have been articulated by some in the Marketplace Movement in regards to their relationship with the local church. Their teachings have either dismissed the proper role and function of the local church in regards to the marketplace or replaced it with a “mobile church” mentality in which a “church” or “congregation” exists “whenever two or three are gathered in His name,” thus legitimizing “church gatherings” in their offices and ministry or association meetings that are disconnected from typical local church congregations.  read more..

A statement in the previous post on this site particularly caught my attention. In his article “A kingdom business must be a viable business” Ap. Bakalov stated, “We have many Christians who have had successful careers in these industries, but no iconic trendsetters; no excessively wealthy believers have been able to capture the attention of both ordinary people and top-tier influencers in this world.”   read more..

I recently had a conversation with the executive director and manager of our language school in Bulgaria (Master Bulgaria, Ltd. at http://www.masterbulgaria.com). As some of my closer friends know, last year I took the bold step of making a proposal to assume the ownership of this company, which had been loosing money for the previous owners for three or more consecutive years.  read more..