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"Many Christians need to adopt a new paradigm that views business itself as the ministry and God's call on their life. By seeing the spiritual value inherent in their work, they will avoid the trappings of seeking meaning through switching to occupations that contain a higher ministry component" (Eldred, 2005, 305). The concept of Kingdom business, or business as a mission, revamps the way in which the majority views normal business practices and teaches that business can have spiritual implications as well as practical implications. "Business is a spiritual activity when its advances God's objectives by serving others and creating products and resources. It is a vehicle in which humanity can serve God as well as each other. "The concepts of transformation, work, business, profit and wealth are key biblical foundations of kingdom business. If we are going to effectively do business as a mission to spread the gospel, we must first understand that God cares about people's spiritual, social and economic transformation, that work in the business world is both necessary and a sign of useful service, and that poverty is a social disease to be addressed. Kingdom business rests on these important notions" (Eldred, 2005, 318).