Contents
Foreword
David Yonggi Cho
Preface and Acknowledgements
Author's Note
Chapter 1
Silicon Valley to Bombay
What if I missed it? My ministry: Business Living Out the calling Toward Kingdom Business
Chapter 2
Business as the Emerging Missions Strategy
A Brief History of Missionary Current Situation in Missions Barriers to Missions The Emerging Missions Strategy for the Twenty-First Century
Chapter 3
Defining Kingdom Business
Expressions of Kingdom Business Simply Stated...Kingdom Business Professionals Kingdom Business Counterfeit Kingdom Business Barriers to Kingdom Business in the Church Relating Business to Missions
Chapter 4
Successful Capitalism and Biblical Principles
Capitalism Three Connected Systems: Economic Political and Moral-Cultural Biblical Values of Successful Capitalism Christian Culture and Economic Development
Chapter 5
Spiritual Capital
What Is Spiritual Capital? How thye Spiritual Capital Account Grows A Nation's Spiritual Capital Reserve Leges Sine Moribus Vanae Ultimate Inadequacy of Moral Capital Blessing a Nation: Why Faith Works Kingdom Business and Spiritual Capital Building Spiritual Capital: The Transforming Power of the Gospel
Chapter 6
Goverment, Culture and Kingdom Business
Curch is the Key The Political System It starts in the Hearts of Men and Women Kingdom Business: Transforming Nations Just as They Are
Chapter 7
Historical Perspective of Business in Missions New Testament Business in Missions Early Church Business in Missions Post-Reformation Business in M9ssions Lessons Learned
Chapter 8
Kingdom Business Objectives and Approaches
Objectives of Kingdom Business: The Triple Bottom Line Concluding Thoughts on Kingdom Business Objectives Approaches to Kingdom Business: The Three Segments
Chapter 9
Role of Each Kingdom Business Approach
A Kingdom Business Framework Observations on the Framework
Chapter 10
Microenterprise Development (MED)
MED Organizations MED Lending MED Education and Training Evaluation of Christian Microenterprise Development Issues and Opportunities in Christian MED
Chapter 11
Small and Medium Enterprises (SME)
Horvat Limited The Nature of SMEs SME Lending Organizations SME Funding SME Educations and Training Evaluating of SME Lending Issues and Opportunites in SME Lending
Chapter 12
Overseas Private Equity (OPE)
OPE Distinctives Investing In OPE Kingdom Business Managing OPE Kingdom Business Evaluating of OPE Issues and Opportunities in OPE
Chapter 13
Current Trends and Outrageous Visions
An Outrageous God at Work Current Trends Outrageous Visions Watch and Wonder
Chapter 14
Realizing God's Kingdom Business Vision
United in the Vision A Powerful Missions Strategy Writing the Next Chapter in Kungdom Business Pointing Toward Explosive Growth
Appendix A
Biblical Foundations
Personal Transformation Work Business Profit Wealth
Appendix B
Socialism
Appendix C
Kingdom Business Framework
Poorest Regions Developing Regions Industrializing Regions
Endnotes
Appendix A
Biblical Foundations
Personal Transformation Work Business Profit Wealth
Appendix B
Kingdom Business Framework
Poorest Regions Developing Regions Industrializing Regions
Endnotes
About the Author

God Is at Work reveals an emerging missions movement, one in which Christians are meeting significant spiritual and economic needs in the developing world. Drawing on his years of experience as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Ken Eldred shares
• What are sources of “spiritual capital” that can transform nations
• How you can succeed in business and build God’s kingdom
• How to start a business with a purpose
• How “kingdom businesses” can transform people’s lives

There is an important role for Christian business people in effecting real change in developing countries, and many are already taking up the mantle. They are pursuing Kingdom business, for-profit business ventures designed to facilitate the transformation of people and nations.
Douglass North was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1993 for demonstrating that a nation's economic performance depends on its prevailing belief system or culture. That's because a society’s collective beliefs form the basis on which several “institutions” critical for economic success are built: formal rules, informal norms and their enforcement characteristics. The implication for developing nations, says North, is that “both institutions and belief systems must change for successful reform.”
Based on North’s work, it is not by chance that democratic capitalism flourished first and foremost in countries with a strong Judeo-Christian worldview. Scriptural principles include the equality of each person before the law, the sanctity of property rights, the ethical demand to be fair and compassionate employers, the injunction to work diligently and honestly, the grace to undertake new endeavors and a hope for the future. A business environment characterized by heartfelt biblical morality will be far more successful than one that is characterized by dishonesty, disloyalty, distrust and disorder. On the flip side, where these biblical values are not present, capitalism will fail to live up to its potential. Thus, economic transformation requires a spiritual transformation in which minds are renewed and new values are adopted.
Learn why Christian business people are uniquely equipped to address poverty, a disease that afflicts many millions around the world. Discover the colorful two thousand-year history of business as a missions vehicle. Meet those engaged in exciting Kingdom business ventures today—even in areas mostly closed to the gospel. Get a vision for “transforming people and nations through business.”
This book is a must-read for Kingdom-minded business people, development workers, pastors, missionaries, students—in short, for anyone who wants to see God at work transforming the world.