Business as Mission: How Christians in Business Can Transform a Nation

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Shortly after David Briggs became a Christian, he went to Bible college and met his wife, Melta. While they were there, they had a personal encounter with the Lord. It was clear God was calling them to mission work, but his heart’s desire wasn’t to be a missionary. Rather, he wanted to raise money for missionaries in the field.

David has always had one foot in the business world. When he started pastoring a smaller church, they couldn’t afford to pay him a full-time salary. So, he started a subcontracting business to subsidize his income. As a pastor and evangelist, David noticed that the missionaries they worked alongside were in continual financial tension. When they went on leave, inflation had eaten up their money, and they were so busy trying to garner financial support that they couldn’t rest. 

The second problem David noticed was the lack of outward transformation in the areas where He went to do mission work. He found that preaching and teaching alone weren’t equating to any tangible changes in the community. People were poor, and the cities were far from thriving.

Practical Solutions to Ending Poverty

In 2015, The United Nations began to develop a solution for the same interconnected issue. They developed the 17 Sustainable Development Goals because they realized that “ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.” Out of those 17 goals, nine of them are directly affected by business. So, entrepreneurs have a pivotal role to play in God’s mission to help the poor. They have the tools to promote peace and prosperity to all people. 

David became passionate about empowering people with the knowledge that their finances and businesses can spur Kingdom transformation across the globe. He longed to see the kingdoms of the world conform to the Kingdom of God in every sphere of society. That desire came to fruition through his friendship with Billy Epperhart and their formation of Tricord Global. 

David is the Vice President of Tricord Global, a nonprofit that raises the investor capital to provide microfinance loans to entrepreneurs and church planters in developing nations. Through Tricord, David has seen beggars turn into business owners. With a hand up, not a handout, they become empowered to serve and influence their communities for the Kingdom. It’s business as mission in a way that leaves a lasting impact.

Since then, David has traveled to 44 countries to empower people to establish businesses, provide opportunities for jobs, and develop safe savings. The goal? To help the poor develop a sustainable lifestyle, move out of poverty, and realize their dreams.

Whether it be through his work with WealthBuilders, Tricord Global, or operational consulting, David helps people get the practical tools necessary to maximize their transformational power.