Business & Marketplace

With the potential for a blood moons financial collapse this fall, you are probably concerned about preparing yourself for it—and preparing your finances in particular. It is quite interesting when we examine the past to see some of the potential outcomes that could occur this year. Scholars have observed a pattern of economic crashes that

Jay Peroni teaches several ways to handle your money wisely … and stay out of financial trouble!

The National Institute of Christian Leadership (NICL) celebrates 5 years of preparing men and women to faithfully lead the church, ministry or business with which God has trusted them and to take their organization to the next level. Over the past 5 years Dr. Mark Rutland, Founder and Director of the NICL, has used his 45+ years of

Experts had said it couldn’t be done. The country wasn’t ready for microfinance. The poor wouldn’t repay loans. And the government was too corrupt. But HOPE International, the organization I lead, saw the Democratic Republic of Congo as aligned with its mission to serve in challenging places. Congo is known for its problems. Ranked the

As a Beatle, Paul McCartney wrote and sang “When I’m 64.” It appeared on what many believe is one of the greatest and most creative albums of all time, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Today Sir Paul is 71 years of age. Don’t wince, but rather identify with one of the closing lines from his

As Christians increasingly come under attack, how should we respond? In light of today’s volatile economy and nonprofit concerns dealing with everything from charitable giving to Obamacare, the American church faces many serious questions about the future. “We are in a progressively anti-faith environment, and there is a tremendous shifting of churches that really believe

Why more ministries are handing over operations to corporate leaders—and why that’s a good thing Not every ministry leader is willing to be candid about the sluggish economy and its direct impact on the church. But Mark Walker, a fourth-generation Pentecostal pastor, likely represents many church leaders when he refers to the past four years

I have been a pastor for more than 29 years and have ministered to hundreds of pastors and visited numerous churches over the past three decades. During this time, I have noticed often that key marketplace leaders who love the Lord have a hard time connecting to a local church. Because of this, some in

In God’s financial system the path to prosperity isn’t dependent on government legislation. Find out what requirements God has established that lead to a pathway of prosperity? The Bible reveals several overarching keys. 1) Seek Him. Jesus said, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you”

One of the greatest challenges you’ll ever face in the workplace is confronting someone who is sincere, but sincerely wrong. Their absolute belief in the rightness of what they’re doing is what makes it so difficult to change their mind or offer correction. I especially see it when I work with religious organizations and encounter

Economist Marc Nuttle explains how Christians can prepare for a great harvest of souls—via an imminent economic disaster that could cripple our nation and the world We may be on the brink of one of the greatest evangelistic opportunities of all time. We know from Jesus’ words that people are waiting to be gathered into

The following statement from E.W. Kenyon in The Two Kinds of Life, while made many decades ago, sounds a lot like what we see happening today. “The whole human race is facing a New Era. Civilization is in a state of flux. Sense Knowledge has failed again. It has destroyed what Revelation Knowledge has accomplished

The rising interest of believers using businesses for kingdom purposes isn’t just an American trend. Around the world God is shaping entire nations through the work of on-fire, Spirit-led marketplace ministers. “Son, if I had another life to give to missions, I’d give it to the rebuilding of economic infrastructures within developing nations.” These words

As Christians, we know God is our ultimate source of provision. Yet even as the job market has picked up in 2012, many of us—employed or not—continue to feel a pocketbook pinch from $4-a-gallon gas, upside-down mortgages and a general increase in cost-of-living expenses. For many, the past few years have been a season of