One day a year everyone is thinking about how much they make . . . and how much they have to pay in taxes to the US government. This happens differently in countries around the world but it is a regular part of running a business.

But as millions of businesses pay their taxes tomorrow, I am challenging them to consider profits from a Kingdom perspective. I am not challenging business owners to stop making profits, but instead to look at those profits in a completely new way.

Join me in challenging business owners you know to look at their profits in light of God's Kingdom. Read the full release here.

As I mentioned last week, Lausanne is focusing on Business as Mission this month on their Global Conversation. There are an excellent set of articles to give you greater depth of thinking about this important model of ministry. Last week Jo Plummer of www.businessasmission.com wrote a piece called "Thinking Bigger about Business" where she says, "However, I believe we are missing out when we think about business only in terms of a particular strategy. We need to think bigger about business." In the article Jo challenges us to consider God's design for business larger than any particular strategy or focus.