From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Training & Conferences

by ptsague on March 31, 2010

BE Teleseminar hosted Marketplace Leaders- April 1, 2010
This seminar is hosted by Os Hillman with guest speaker Patrice Tsague.  Patrice will explore the question, What’s In Your Hand?  The teleseminar, being held from 8:00 – 9:00pm EST, will help participants discover:

1.  The difference between a biblical and a secular entrepreneur
2.  How to succeed as an entrepreneur in a down economy?
3.  Practical ideas you can implement in your own business life
4.  Greatest mistakes entrepreneurs make
5.  How to insure your ideas become success stories instead of failures

To sign up, call us at 877-916-1180, Ext. 102.

BE Bootcamp, Portland OR, April 10
BE Bootcamp is a monthly training designed for individuals serious about growing their business.  During each session participants will:  review key performance indicators and weekly goals, receive an in-depth study of God’s word with a business application, receive and review strategies for business growth and sustainability.  This month’s topic is “Created in His image”, Operating Your Business Like the King.  Click here to register.

Marketplace Summit, Portland-OR April 16
This Second Annual Marketplace Summit features three dynamic speaker: Os Hillman of Marketplace Leaders via video feed, Michael Pink of the Rain Forest Institute,  and Patrice Tsague creator of Biblical Entrepeneurship and founder of the Nehemiah Project International Ministries.  This one day conference will help you determine if your life’s work is being used by God to make a positive impact and help you assess what is required to make your business profitable, sustainable, and scalable for your community, nation and the world.  To register, contact the Christian Chamber of Commerce of the Northwest.

BE I Online, Market Place Leaders (OS Hillman), April 19 & 20
This BE I Online course is a 10 week course hosted by Marketplace Leaders.  The BE I course is designed to assist students in identifying their skills and talents and develop business ideas that glorifies the Lord and meet community needs.  The course also helps students learn how to identify opportunities, take calculated risks, solve problems, exercise stewardship over a business for profit while developing a Christ centered character and attitude. To register, click here.

BE I Live Intensive, Hosted by Agile Northwest (April 29 – May 1)and Family Wealth Institute (May 27-29), Beaverton-OR
This course is a 3 day live intensive course that covers the topics mentioned above.  The course is held Thursday and Friday evening from 6:30 – 9:30 and Saturday from 10:00am – 6pm and is taught by a Certified Biblical Entrepreneurship Instructor.  To register click here.

NACFC Conference, Florida-April 29 – May 2
The NACFC (National Association of Christian Financial Consultants) is a group of investment professionals committed to investment and financial planning disciplines centered upon Biblical principles. The 12th annual NACFC conference will be held at the OMNI HOTEL and resort at Champions Gate, Orlando Florida and the theme is “For Such a Time as This.”  Please click here for more information.

BE Teacher Training, Regent Center for Entrepreneurship, May 19 – 22
The annual BE Teacher Training equip individuals to teach the Biblical Entrepreneurship Certificate Program.  The training is being held in partnership with Regent Center for Entrepreneurship on May 19 – 22.  Participants who complete the training may teach through NPIM or through other organizations, and businesses.  They will also join a network of marketplace leaders who are committed to helping people build kingdom businesses.  To register, click here.

NACFC Business Plan Competition, Florida May 27
The business plan competition provide an opportunity for students of the BE III class to present their vision before a panel of reviewers and the church community.  The goal is to aid the BE III students to perfect their plan, build community support while being a witness for the Lord Jesus Christ.  Observers will receive the opportunity to see a kingdom business in the making.

BE International Partners & Teachers Conference–Regent Center for Entrepreneurship-May 17-22
The Biblical Entrepreneurship International Partners and Teachers Conference is a two-day annual best practice conference organized by the Nehemiah Project International Ministries and the Regent Center for Entrepreneurship. The conference is for marketplace leaders and kingdom business practitioners using the Biblical Entrepreneurship curriculum to train and support kingdom businesses in the United States and other parts of the world.

Key Benefits:

  • Learn how to use the Biblical Entrepreneurship curriculum in your city and organization
  • Learn how to build a sustainable Biblical Entrepreneurship distributorship and Business Development Center
  • Learn how to build profitable kingdom businesses through Biblical Entrepreneurship
  • Learn how to operate a sustainable Biblical Entrepreneurship program internationally
  • Connect with other marketplace leaders and ministries using the Biblical Entrepreneurship curriculum
  • Learn how to support kingdom businesses beyond the classroom
  • Learn and contribute to updates and innovations of the BE curriculum
  • Learn about other resources available to enhance your ministry and kingdom impact

Click here for more information.

Business Plan Competition & Graduation-Ukraine, June 3 – 5
The business plan competition provide an opportunity for students of the BE III class to present their vision before a panel of reviewers and the church community.  The goal is to aid the BE III students to perfect their plan, build community support while being a witness for the Lord Jesus Christ.  Observers will receive the opportunity to see a kingdom business in the making.

BE I, CBN Eastern Europe – June 7, 8 and in Kiev Ukraine “Embassy of God”-June 9 – 10
The BE I course is designed to assist students in identifying their skills and talents and develop business ideas that glorifies the Lord and meet community needs.  The course also helps students learn how to identify opportunities, take calculated risks, solve problems, exercise stewardship over a business for profit while developing a Christ centered character and attitude.

Power to Get Wealth Conference-Texas, June 17-18
The Power to Get Wealth Conference is hosted by Apostle John Kelly with Leadership Education for Apostolic Development (LEAD).  Conference theme is “Sharpen Your Axes for Success.”  This conference will help participants learn to work smarter and not harder with biblical-based economic principles for enterprise, entrepreneurship, finance and investment.  Please click here for registration information.

Business Plan Competition-Sierra Leone, Sept. 6-11
The business plan competition provide an opportunity for students of the BE III class to present their vision before a panel of reviewers and the church community.  The goal is to aid the BE III students to perfect their plan, build community support while being a witness for the Lord Jesus Christ.  Observers will receive the opportunity to see a kingdom business in the making.

Nehemiah Weekend, Destiny Metropolitan Church-Atlanta, GA September 23-26
NPIM Weekend provides educational and networking opportunities for Biblical Entrepreneurs and individuals desiring to start and operate their own business from a biblical perspective, while raising funds to support the ministry.   Tthis year’s event will be held on September 23 -26 hosted by Destiny Metropolitan Worship Church in Atlanta Georgia, Senior Pastor, Dr. Brian Crute. The weekend begins on Thursday evening with a Welcome Reception followed by a Biblical Entrepreneur (BE) Conference on Friday.  The Conference ends on Friday with an Alumni Luncheon.  We continue on to the next day, Saturday with the BE Conference, followed by a banquet in the evening.  NPIM Weekend culminates with  Sunday Worship at Destiny.

{ 0 comments }

Fruitfulness in Midst of the Storm

by Gina Tsague on March 29, 2010

I’m the true vine, and My father is the vinedresser.  Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit (John 15:1-2).

Imagine planting a garden in your backyard with strawberries, tomatoes, blueberries and so on; all these great fruits and vegetables that your family enjoys. However, after spending months watering and caring for them a bad storm appears out of nowhere and destroys all of your hard work.  Worst of all, imagine you were a farmer and you depended on these fruits and vegetables to provide for your family and now all of your hard work is destroyed.  This makes you wonder whether God truly cares.  Is He concerned about your daily needs?  If He is, then why would He allow a storm to come and destroy all that you have worked so hard for?

This is how many kingdom business people around the world feel at this time. Many of them worked hard throughout the past several years to build a business that would honor God, meet market needs and expand the kingdom of God. However, the recent economic storm seems to have caused major damage to their business and for some it completely threatens to shut down their entire industry. They wonder whether God can cause them to be fruitful in the midst of the current economic reality.  Of course He can. There is no greater time for God to demonstrate His power and sovereignty.  Although the world’s macro-economy is in jeopardy, this is nevertheless the best time for God’s micro-economy to thrive and provide solutions.   Unfortunately, because we are in the world we will suffer along with the world the consequences of sin and man’s mismanagement of God’s resources but it does not have to create permanent damage to us nor destroy us.  We can be fruitful in the midst of economic storms.

A kingdom business is fruitful when its productivity results in an acceptable net profit margin while manifesting the fruit of the spirit.  Financial gain without spiritual increase (evidenced by the presence of the fruit of the spirit) is a net loss in God’s economy no matter how wide the margin of profitability.  Though it is acceptable to experience temporary financial net losses as you seek to be fruitful you cannot afford to compromise the fruit of the spirit.  That is the difference between a kingdom business and other businesses.  Can we profitably steward resources in tough economies without becoming a victim of the works of the flesh?  The fruit of the spirit is evidence that we are indeed operating by the spirit and not by the flesh (Galatians 5:16-26). I continue to be convinced that making a profit in business is not difficult – it all depends on how wide the gate is through which you are operating.  It becomes difficult when you must operate within the boundaries of kingdom principles – this is the narrow way. As Jesus stated, it is difficult. With man it is impossible for it to be achieved but with God all things are possible (Matthew 7:13-14, Matthew 19:23-26).

How do you ensure that you experience fruitfulness through your business during the tough uncertain times?

  1. Abide in Christ – The bible clearly states that we must first seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness if we want God to provide for us.  Abiding in Christ is submitting your heart and mind to God’s word and will so that His rule may govern your lives and everything you do.  This also ensures that we manifest the fruit of the spirit.
  2. Have a clear mission – revisit your mission statement and make sure it is clear and relevant.
  3. Be a faithful steward – evaluate your current expenses and make the proper adjustments to demonstrate your contentment, determine your breakeven point and the acceptable margin of profit.  It is not how much you make that makes you fruitful but rather how much you do not spend.
  4. Be diligent – if you do a scriptural word study on the word diligent you will find that in most bible references the words riches, wealth and success is often preceded by diligence.  Diligence is the consistent application of effort towards a single goal with determination.

In spite of the many horror stories about the number of kingdom businesses that have been devastated by the economy, there are equally (if not more) stories about those businesses that are experiencing fruitfulness during this time; some are even having the best year of their business journey.  One of those is Bruce Woodard of BSI, a Certified Biblical Entrepreneur who was awarded our Rookie of the Year award in 2009. Bruce recently shared how his business is currently overflowing and he is abundantly blessed to be serving so many people.  Another success story is Junior Anderson of Royalty Transportation. He is also a Certified Biblical Entrepreneur who was the winner of the Atlanta BE Business plan competition last year.  Junior is experiencing such an increase in demand that he is reviewing his current operation to ensure that his capacity can meet the growing business opportunity without compromising quality.

Where is your business productivity?  Can you believe God to make you fruitful?  My prayer for you is that your business will become so fruitful that it will draw your unbelieving family, friends and associates to take notice and acknowledge that your God is God and submit their lives to Him.

{ 2 comments }

Recent trip to Ukraine, March 17-22, 2010

March 24, 2010

Click below to listen to the message Patrice taught on Unity at the Embassy of God, Senior Pastor Sunday Adelaja. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Our recent trip to Ukraine (March 17-22) went extremely well! Upon arrival in Kiev, we had the awesome privilege of meeting with Steve Weber the Regional Director of [...]

Read the full article →

Divine Blessing

March 22, 2010

Now the Lord had said to Abram:  Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you.  I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make you a blessing (Genesis 12:1-2). How would you like to conduct your business knowing [...]

Read the full article →

Taking Dominion Through Business-AUDIO

March 22, 2010

Christian Chamber of of Commerce Luncheon, Speaker Patrice Tsague, March 11, 2010 “Taking Dominion Through Business”  CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries