Do You Have a Christian Business? Or Are You Just a Christian in Business?

by Dave Kahle

Do you have a Christian business?  Or are you just a Christian in business?

That question may seem trivial.  But the answer can actually have a life-changing impact on you as well as profound implications for the Kingdom.

Churches and Businesses

If there is no such thing as a Christian business, and there are only Christians in business, then it is easy to fall into a very common mindset.  The mind-set is this:  The only spiritual and significant work is done under the auspices of the institutional church system.  Therefore, if you are a business owner or influential person inside a larger organization, your life as a Christian business executive has no particular impact beyond what would be expected of any ‘lay’ person.  Since the work done inside the establishment of churches is “special, significant and holy,” all other work, including yours, must, therefore, be “ordinary, insignificant, and secular.”

This has been the predominant mindset among the established religious structures for generations.  It leads to the often-voiced idea that the only purpose for Christian businesspeople is to make money to give to the institution. While this mindset is slowly losing credence among this generation, it is still held by the majority of priests and pastors.

I’ll deal with the incredible consequences of this mindset a bit later on.  Before I do, let’s look at the implications of the second part of that question – the idea that there is such a thing as a Christian business.

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This concept acknowledges that there is such a thing as a Christian business, whose owners and operators see themselves as stewarding a unique entity in the Kingdom and operating by a Biblically-based set of concepts and practices.  That view inevitably leads to an energized, active effort to advance the Kingdom.  Whereas it is possible to be a Christian in business, accepting the reality that one’s business could become a Christian business requires a willful, proactive effort to bring the Kingdom into the marketplace via a unique ministry vehicle called a Christian business.

Compartmentalization

It is possible for a Christian business owner to lead a compartmentalized existence – being pious and active in the local institutional church, while content to remain in the ‘Christian closet’ and under the radar screen in the marketplace.

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The majority of Christian businesspeople see their Christianity as being defined by their activity in their local institutional church, and not really impacting their business lives. Is that correct?  Or, is there potentially more?

What can Christian businesspeople learn from Jalen Hurts, Patrick  Mahomes, Brock Purdy, and Dan Orlovsky?  Each of these men are living examples of striving to achieve excellence in the job and publicly and fearlessly proclaiming their faith in God in the public arena. Let’s look at what we can learn from them.