100 People Network

INTERSERVE - The chairman of the US Interserve board is going to be sharing how health care professionals and others can be involved with their ministry. Visit their US website here.

   When: September 9th, 7-9pm

   Where: The Austin Stone St. John Campus 

   RSVP: click here

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The Austin Stone will be hosting a special guest from the WellSpring School on July 8th at 7pm (see RSVP info below). Gregg Vossler, Vice President of Education for Wellspring and Leadership Development International will speak about how God is moving in the Muslim world and using WellSpring School to bless a major country in the Middle East. This is a once a year opportunity to connect with Gregg and ask your questions. 

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WANTED: Christian Business Owner or Business Manager to help create legitimate business ventures that open doors for pioneer church planting among a major unreached people group in Central Asia.

Kingdom-minded business partners are needed among a major unreached people group who import products or components from overseas.  Our pioneer teams set up cottage industries to supply those products.  This creates evangelistic and disciplemaking relationships in areas of the world where no Christian worker has ever gone, withoutincurring the ire of a hostile government.

What’s the Kingdom impact of such a business relationship?

Twenty percent of the world - 1.5 billion people - have never heard the gospel the first time.  These people are not “hardened,” they simply never heard; and, they never will without a way to reach them. 

These business ventures:

• Establish churches in areas where no Christian has ever been

By leveraging the work you already do, you would be part of reaching people who’ve never heard-- facilitating evangelism, discipleship, church planting, and training national leaders.

• Reduce poverty

You would help establish local businesses- not sweat shops- but locally owned cottage industries that lift people out of poverty and give them and their families hope.

• Prevent human trafficking and the slave sex trade

No child ever aspires to become a prostitute.  Through sheer poverty young women are desperate enough to believe there’s a modeling career waiting for them in another country.  In one of our countries, half the men have left to find work and send money back for their families.  Many of them will never return as they’ve entered rings that barter human lives. 

The formula is simple: Take away poverty through honest work, and add the good news of Jesus Christ. You will be using your business skills to partner with pioneer missionaries to transform societies and give people the only opportunity they will ever have for eternal life.

For an appropriate business partner, the business team will set up and operate an office that will: 

• Teach unreached peoples how to make needed products, and run their own cottage industry business. This provides missionaries access to cities and towns where no Christians have ever gone.
• Provide training, oversight and quality control in producing the goods that you already market.
• Facilitate import of equipment necessary for local cottage industries.
• Ensure that quality meets the demands of the U.S. business partner.
• Negotiate contracts in the country for the U.S. business partner.
• Manage and inspect the storage and packaging of exported products.
• Provide ongoing training of small business owners to improve quality of products.
• Negotiate with transport companies and manage shipment of goods.

Want to hear more?  Contact our 100 People Network at 100people@austinstone.org or Come to an infosession meeting!

BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS INFOSESSION

What day? July 15, 2010

What time? 7-9pm

Where: The Austin Stone church offices

Why: Meet with a successful business team leader who is looking for business minded individuals or families to join the team in Central Asia

RSVP: HERE by 5pm July 14, 2010