How much effort and and money goes into feeding the worlds 7.7 billion people? The food industry globally is an 8 trillion dollar business (about 10% of the Global Gross Domestic Product) , but this doesn’t nearly take into account … Continue reading →

In my work as a business consultant one of my foolproof, go-to tools for improving small business performance is measurement. Simply put, I have learned (as countless others have) that if you learn to measure the right things it gives … Continue reading →

In our culture we talk about someone who has high motivation as being driven. I was having a conversation with a young man the other day about the concept of being driven and he viewed it as a positive quality. … Continue reading →

The statement I don’t have enough time, is patently false. You do have enough time to do everything God wants you to do. It’s not a lack of time, it’s what you’re doing with your time – your priorities. The … Continue reading →

In Deuteronomy 28 God said, if you agree with me and do things my way, I will make you the head and not the tail, above and not beneath. Similar to the promise in Ps 1, “Blessed is the one…whose delight … Continue reading →

In Genesis 1:28 God gave the mandate for man to be fruitful.  In fact he said: “God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in … Continue reading →

In Rabbi Daniel Lapin’s book Business Secrets from the Bible he has a section on the difference between earning and winning money.  According to Rabbi Lapin there is no Hebrew word for winning money.  Only for earning money. Whereas in … Continue reading →

By: Jason Benedict My family and I recently watched a show about Robin Hood.  The kids asked me if I thought Robin Hood was heroic.  I guess I do, but that takes some explaining. One reason I like Robin Hood … Continue reading →

by Jason Benedict The Bible teaches us how to love one another!  1Cor 13 is the best description of friendship I have ever seen.  I believe our culture has a deep longing for real relationships. Love is patient, love is kind. It … Continue reading →

by Jason Benedict In my book Eden Inc. I make the case that the Eden narrative sets the precedent for a global enterprise mandate.  That the mandate in Gen 1:26 is to extend the rule (or Kingdom) of God to … Continue reading →

Several years ago I wrote an article form Momentum Magazine called Transformation Paradigm.  The essence is that the great commission is not only quantitative – preach the Gospel to every creature, but also qualitative – the extension of the  Kingdom … Continue reading →

By Jason Benedict The idea of mentorship is extremely powerful.  We see many biblical examples Moses and Joshua, Elijah and Elisha, Jesus and The Twelve, Paul and Timothy. In these stories we see the pattern that it is God’s intention … Continue reading →

 by Jason Benedict, RCE Strategist (Originally published in VOICE for All Nations, a publication of Church for All Nations, May/June 2009) Look up the word transformation in the dictionary and you will find thing like: a qualitative change, a marked change, … Continue reading →

This is an article published in Momentum Magazine back in Sept 2007 The four barriers are: The Spiritual Barrier – Supernatural Resistance to the Gospel The Sociopolitical Barrier – Organized Resistance to the Gospel The Logistical Barrier – Logistical Challenges … Continue reading →

The Chasm of Unmanageable Risk: Why Foreign Direct Investment in Africa is so Challenging Back in 2003 I developed a conceptual model for some of the challenges associated with investment in Africa.  Here is a summary: Ignorance (on the part … Continue reading →