Many churches are still struggling to regain their financial footing in this economic recovery. This is largely due to the domino effect of many families still being challenged financially due to the unemployment and underemployment situation. Research from Barna Group revealed that  the church is falling short in in terms of providing proactive support to the economic crisis for their members or communities. Some of this is due to the financial pain churches are feeling. Some of it is that pastors and church leaders may not be aware of many of the practical things they can do – apart from just giving money – to those who are hurting financially.

Here are a few ideas your church can use to provide assistance and direction to your congregation and communities who are experiencing major financial challenge difficulties…

1. Host Financial Peace classes
2. Provide 1-on-1 financial counseling for families
3. Provide 1-on-1 business coaching for entrepreneurs
4. Distribute monthly e-newsletter from the church with financial tips
5. Preach/teach marketplace-themed messages
6. Host a budgeting workshop
7. Create space for a barter system/network for goods and services

For many people entrepreneurship is the path to fulfilling their purpose and reaching their financial promise land. More importantly, we are teaching people how to do business God's way.

Also, we would love to come to your church to facilitate one of these boot camps for your congregation and community. Just contact us to today to get more details.

The next KBU Christian Entrepreneur Boot Camp begins Monday, August 13th in Villa Rica, GA and online. Just like these satisfied customers, you can get the Biblical foundation, strategic coaching, and fresh perspectives you need to take your business and life to a greater level. It requires steps of faith for you to get closer to your harvest. If you are an established business owner or you just have an idea of what you want to do (and everything in between), this course will help you to grow deeper in your relationship with God as you clarify your purpose and calling for your business. God has infinitely more for you than you have already experienced, and we want to help you get there.

Your facilitators for this course - Paul Wilson, Jr. and Dr. Amos Johnson Jr. - are two respected men of God who are experienced entrepreneurs and experienced at rightly dividing the Word of Truth as it relates to business. We are passionate about equipping the Church with the entrepreneurial mind of Christ. In this boot camp you will learn powerful principles and practical tools that will help you build a profitable business that honors God and makes an exponential impact in your family, community, and ultimately the world. Each week we explore and engage the word of God to extract best practices that will grow you spiritually, professionally, and financially.

This will be a transformational experience for your business and life. If you don't believe me, just watch the video again. We expect to see you there!

Register at kbubootcamp2.eventbrite.com

"One can chase a thousand and two can put ten thousand to flight." ~ Deuteronomy 32:30

I feel very inspired right now. Recently we launched a Christian Entrepreneur Boot Camp with some incredible leaders and entrepreneurs. The long-term potential of this program is even greater than I realized when God first gave us the idea to do it. My eyes are really being opened to what God wants to do through Kingdom Business U. For a long time I have been searching for a business model that had a large capacity and expansion potential to reach entrepreneurs around the world with Biblical and practical strategies to fulfill their purpose and grow their businesses. What's really exciting to me is that we are in the process of pulling together a very  anointed and talented group of individuals to fulfill this vision. Now everything is not just dependent upon my own ideas, talents, capacity, etc. Our team is in position to demonstrate the body of Christ in action in the marketplace. That's how it's supposed to be.

Here are a few of my thoughts in terms of how this relates to the exponential power of cooperation...

Two (or more) minds are often better than just one. Achieving your dreams for you is uplifting, encouraging, and inspirational. However, partnering with others to achieve something unthinkable becomes legendary. As great as your ideas may be, they have the potential to be even much more robust and effective when you are able to combine them with other’s ideas. That’s innovation that makes a difference!

There are enough businesses out there for you to compete with each other. You need to find some entrepreneurs with whom you can complete each other. I call that "coopetition."

I love this quote by Napoleon Hill:

"When TWO or MORE people coordinate in a spirit of HARMONY and work toward a definite OBJECTIVE or PURPOSE, they place themselves in position, through the alliance, to absorb POWER directly from the Great Storehouse of INFINITE INTELLIGENCE."

Of course God is the "Great Storehouse of Infinite Intelligence," for in Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Colossians 2:3). And whether you call it a mastermind group, board of directors, dream team, or something else, there is great power in joining with other great thinkers in the pursuit of something far greater than what you could conquer on your own. "Lone Rangers" will eventually be strangers to success.

If you desire to maximize the potential of your time, talents, money, and ideas, find some people with whom you can cooperatively pursue significant opportunities. Exponential results are awaiting your business!