Spiritual Entrepreneuers....

I have been classified by many as a person with an entrepreneurial spirit. I have grown a business from scratch and I am now seeing my hobby of Sports Card collecting growing into something more than I expected. I have learned a bit more about this kind of gifting as I look back. I always subconsciously wanted people to stay out of my way when I first go after something so that I could get things going unencumbered by those that didn't understand the process of making something out of nothing. Once the process was developed I then was able to transfer that skill to a few folks to expand the development of my venture. True entrepreneurs know what they are doing. They know how it works and they pave the way for others to add on to the process to make it larger in scope.

I have concluded that the biblical version of the entrepreneur may well have been the Apostles that we read about in the Bible. They set the tone. They made it happen. Their drive and motivation was given to them by an awe inspiring touch from God. They helped shape the early church. They were selfless but yet well recognized and their identity was easily seen by those around them. Their ministry was "hands on" and displayed everywhere they went. It wasn't classroom. It was "Liferoom"(that's my newly invented Davey Buhlism). That kind of hands on ministry is sorely missed today. That kind of minstry happens as we go through life. It 's natural. It's life giving and edifying. No wonder we cannot stay on course. Walking with the Lord is not a designated time during the week but rather a daily happening. We have not been trained that way. We have no entrepreneurs. We have instructors. Most entrepreneurs are small businessmen that create a family type atmosphere rather than a cold corporate business model. The small business entrepreneur cannot be bogged down with huge corporate think tanks that like to have meetings.

Whatever God is up to today just might become more visible if those with this kind of gifting would step forward. They are out there and they probably come from the highways and byways of life and not from the seminary.