Empowerment is an ingredient that is essential in many business.  Truthfully, very few learn to grasp the concepts and employ them correctly and effectively.  Without successful empowerment, business can become limited in growth, as the leaders who strive to control all aspects of the business hit their limits.  The bottleneck for growth and increased success truly become the top of the bottle – the leaders.

When we focus on business as a mission for God, we must in that process be equipping others to receive empowerment.  Our intent from the beginning should be to prepare and equip our local leaders and teams to successfully assume the decision making  authority and the essential responsibilities related to making business and kingdom decisions.  We see it is a two fold equipping process:

1. Understanding of God's mission and purposes and how we can run business in a way that honors and brings glory to Him
    
2. Developing the business skills to successfully be empowered

Empowerment is not like throwing a switch.  It is a continuum along which people develop.  It requires keen leadership skills to create an environment and working relationships that embrace and move toward empowerment.  It is a journey.  (You can reference our webpage on empowerment by clicking here.)

Many blessings and thanks,

Larry