This document discusses identifying your natural abilities and how they relate to starting a business with your spouse. It provides biblical passages about using your spiritual gifts to serve others. It then presents a challenge for couples to each list 10 ideal businesses to research, including their mission statements and values, to understand how their visions align both with each other and potential industries. The goal is to help couples nurture their gifts and determine what business they would like to establish together.

1. Couples & Business
Introduction
We were all born with a gi or natural ability to do something, whether we believe it or not,
it’s there. Your spouse should help you nurture and develop your gi but you rst need to
know where your strength lies and what you stand for. e purpose of this exercise is to help
you identify what you would like to “put your hand to do” and then see how it relates to your
spouse and his/her vision as well.
Spiritual Background
Ecclesiates 9:10siastes 9:10
Whatsoever thy hand ndeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor
knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
1 Peter 4:10
As each one has received a special gi , employ it in serving one another, as good stewards of
the manifold grace of God
Romans 12: 3-8
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of
himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to
every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, and all members
have not the same o ce: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members
one of another. Having then gi s di ering according to the grace that is given to us, whether
prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our
ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that
giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with
cheerfulness.
Challenge
e entrepreneur in us or is it? During this activity you and your mate will rst list the type
of business you want to own or work for. You will then nd some ideal businesses (10 each)
and nd their website, address, and phone number. You will contact them and nd out what
their mission statement and company values and list them. e purpose of this exercise is to
understand vision and how your vision aligns with both your mate and that of the industry that
you are interested in.
(M.Brown, T. Daniel, C.Dhountal, C. Solomon)
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