Missional Business

Job Description

Myanmar prepares for foreign businesses as never before. With all the ongoing change the business climate is still uncertain and developing. There is much scope for ethical business professionals to help to establish a healthy business environment and bring faith based business practices to places which have not yet been reached. This opportunity is for those who dare to start new businesses and who submit those businesses to God. The way the business is operated and the intentional faith focus and outreach through that business are core elements of these missional business ventures/enterprises.

A wide range of business activities are possible eg: English language school, kindergarten, consultancy, restaurants, import/export, small factories.

Responsibilities

After you have gained a reasonable level of the language (est. 2 years) your responsibilities will include:

- Partnering in an existing business or starting a new business

- Helping that business to make a profit

- Showing God's character in all facets of your business

- Sharing your faith and starting churches (we will provide training for the latter)

Qualifications

- You have learned to maintain a healthy spiritual lifestyle for yourself and your family without the support of other Christians nearby

- You are trained or have experience in starting businesses

- In your home community you are respected for your moral lifestyle and practical love for people

- You have helped people to grow in their faith over a period of time

- You have experience in sharing your faith with unbelievers in your home country

- You are always looking for mentors who can help you grow as a disciple and be more effective in ministry

- You know that it is not you, but God working through you to establish His purposes in Myanmar

- You DO NOT need to know a lot about starting new churches

- You DO need a deep conviction that you are called to work to see new churches established

- You see challenges as opportunities rather than obstacles

- You love God more than you love yourself