By God’s good design, human flourishing requires wealth creation of all types, and wealth creation requires business. God calls business people – wealth creators – to use their gifts and skills for His glory, the Gospel, and the common good.
The Bible talks about wealth in three ways; one is bad and two are good. Hoarding of wealth is condemned. Sharing of wealth is encouraged. Wealth creation is both a godly gift and command, and there is no wealth to be shared unless it has been created. But all too often the issue of wealth creation is misunderstood, neglected, or even rejected. The same thing applies to wealth creators. Yet we learn from the Bible – see for example Deuteronomy 8 – that wealth creation is both a godly gift and a godly command.
The Global Consultation on The Role of Wealth Creation for Holistic Transformation, hosted in partnership with the Lausanne Movement, aimed at addressing that. During the Consultation process we discussed various aspects of wealth creation, including justice, poverty, biblical foundation, wealth creators, stewardship of creation and the role of the church. The findings were published in seven Wealth Creation Reports, as well as the Global Classroom video series. A one page Wealth Creation Manifesto conveys the essentials of the Consultation outcomes.
