Equip Marketplace Leaders
- Connect global mentors through cohorts, coaching, and retreats.
- Deploy business as a Gospel platform in every industry.
Business as Mission
Marketplace Leaders for God’s Kingdom
KBA unites faith, business, and community to equip Marketplace Leaders who transform workplaces and cities. Our 3+1 mentoring ecosystem aligns calling, enterprise, and family with Kingdom purpose.
Genesis 2:15
Work is established by God. • Because work belongs to God, we work and serve unto Him. • Work is sacred and spiritual.
Kingdom Business Academy
Faith × Business × Mission Global Network
Vision · Mission · Values
KBA cultivates an ecosystem where faith, business, and community reinforce one another—so work becomes worship, enterprises become mission outposts, and communities become support hubs.
Workplaces as Worship Altars
- Work as worship, enterprises as mission bases.
- Communities as support networks—faith × business × fellowship.
Faith · Business · Mission
Calling, excellence, justice, collaboration, and worship shape every cohort, mentor session, and retreat.
About BAM & the Academy
Understand the theology, history, and practice of Business as Mission, and discover how KBA accompanies entrepreneurs and professionals toward Kingdom impact.
Theological & Practical Framework
From Genesis’ view of work to Jesus’ Kingdom gospel and Paul’s tentmaking model, the curriculum blends biblical foundations, historical cases, and contemporary enterprise mission.
- Live teaching + downloadable playbooks
- BAM enterprise case labs
- Mentor dialogues & action plans
Global Story & Partnerships
Rooted in the Chinese and Korean diaspora mission movement, KBA partners with E.PARK Innovation Hub, Partners Worldwide, HOPE International, Opportunity International, and more.
Who We Serve
- Students & early professionals discerning calling.
- Entrepreneurs & executives aligning business strategy with Kingdom mission.
- Marketplace leaders, women, and families seeking healing and community.
- Global Chinese, Korean diaspora, missionary kids, and international students navigating identity, cross-cultural adaptation, and career exploration.
Programs & Formation Pathways
A blended 6–12 week journey combining online cohorts, coaching, retreats, and industry immersion to diagnose calling, build leadership, and activate Kingdom business models.
3+1 Mentoring
Distinctives: personalized support + whole-person development + spiritual care.
- Peer / mentor: accompanies book cohorts and course growth.
- Marketplace / business mentor: provides vocational and business direction.
- Registrar support: follows learning progress and coordinates resources.
Six Core Leadership Capacities
Building Christian leaders for transformation across work, church, life, city, and nation.
- Communication and expression
- Innovation and problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Integration of knowledge and values
- Systems thinking
- Leadership
Global Partner Cities
Connecting mentors, churches, entrepreneurs, and prayer partners across cities to form a regional BAM support network.
Online Book Cohorts
Zoom gatherings led by pastors and mentors, studying Building Kingdom Enterprises with testimonies and action plans. Includes Zoom registration and archived sharing from past Book Club sessions 1–12.
Reserve a seatCalling & Entrepreneur Lab
- Course 1 – Discover the meaning of your existence
- Course 2 – Your work is a calling
- Course 3 – Obstacles that affect fulfilling your calling
- Course 4 – Experiencing a victorious life in work and ministry
- Course 5 – Transform your personal enterprise into a Kingdom enterprise; the workplace is the harvest field
Enterprise & Founder Coaching
Strategy, governance, spiritual direction, and prayer partnerships with Partners Worldwide advisors.
Hamakua Healing Retreat
Four-week marketplace healing camp plus two-week family & nature cohort in Hawaii.
See retreat detailsEducation & Industry Integration
KBA moves beyond classroom learning by helping students and entrepreneurs enter real industry environments where faith- and mission-driven business plans can become validated products, services, and market projects.
Applied Incubation
After training, participants can connect with E.PARK innovation and incubation pathways to test business models in real industry contexts.
- Turn faith- and mission-driven business plans into real products and market projects.
- Connect mentors, advisors, and industry resources so learning becomes practice.
Showroom Application
Course practice can land in E.PARK showroom settings or a North America warehouse/showcase center, helping participants validate products, models, and market response.
- Test project viability in practical display and warehouse environments.
- Create an “education + industry” loop from learning to implementation.
This bridge connects KBA training, mentoring, and industry practice so participants can move from calling discovery into concrete action.
Hamakua Healing Retreat
Encounter God along Hawaii’s Hamakua Coast—spiritual rhythms, vocational reset, and leadership renewal in a sanctuary of creation.
Highlights
- Inner healing · vocational reset · family restoration
- Worship, intercession, spiritual direction, mentor care
- Mission blueprint + actionable roadmap
Cohorts
Marketplace Healing (4 weeks) and Family & Nature (2 weeks) tracks with pre-retreat coaching, wellness survey, and briefings.
Beyond the Retreat
Participants enter E.PARK innovation hub or the North America demo center to validate models and launch pilots.
Apply for retreat
Community & Global Cells
Engage the digital hub, regional networks, and prayer partners to journey with mentors and fellow Marketplace Leaders.
Digital Platform
Glory Mission hosts testimony galleries, cohort discussions, live prayer, and resource sharing.
Global BAM Partner Network
BPN, HOPE International, Partners Worldwide, Opportunity International, E.PARK, and intercessory teams collaborate to form a global Kingdom enterprise ecosystem.
Resource Library
Download e-books, videos, sermons, testimonies, toolkits, and podcasts to equip your ministry and teams.
AllE-booksVideosTestimoniesPodcastDownloads
E-Book
Building Kingdom Enterprises
Workbooks, field reports, and facilitator notes for cohorts.
Access with membershipVideo
Marketplace Leader Dialogues
Monthly interviews, BAM lectures, and cohort replays.
Sermon
Sermons · Prayer · Worship
Curated teachings, prayer guides, and worship playlists.
Toolkit
Facilitator Toolkit
Slide decks, assessments, retreat manuals, mentor scripts.
Join the Movement
Register for resources, sow into Kingdom enterprises, or explore partnerships alongside the KBA community.
Approved applicants receive a welcome email with next steps and resource links.
Growth Journey
A six-step discipleship pathway—from first contact to ongoing mentorship and industry deployment.
Register
Receive the e-book and onboarding guide; activate your account.
Online Book Club
Join Zoom cohorts to build rhythms of worship and reflection.
KBA Intensive
Complete calling diagnostics, leadership labs, and business blueprints.
Healing Retreat
Experience holistic renewal at the Hamakua retreat.
E.PARK Incubation
Prototype and validate your model within real industry environments.
Global Community
Engage ongoing mentors, prayer partners, and regional cells.