Biblical Worldview

Hindson and Towns defines a “worldview” as someone who perceives the meaning of life itself. It is the sum total of our beliefs about the world and frames the “big picture” that informs our decisions and actions. Upon graduation, my attended degree will be in Business Admin and Finance. I want to start my own business in real estate in the domestic area of Mooresville, North Carolina and abroad; as well as, have a strong Biblical Worldview that is consistent with my faith. The goal of my business is to team up with church planting organizations, domestic and international, in order to make it affordable for church plants to prosper without the worries of a mortgage. There are a lot of variables which go into starting a business of any sort as well as risks. Also, it is hard for a person to develop a strong biblical worldview. Since mankind is created in the image of God, to be successful in the real estate market across borders, I should consider the business risks it takes to do business without borders; especially, in the context of dealing with different cultures, and nationalities of people from all over the world.

In an international business context, where there is great gain, there is great risk. Each global business goes through thousands each day. They are classed in three categories. They are the following: ownership risk, operation risk, and transfer risk. Brian Saterlee’s definition of ownership risk is the risk of a claim from a previously dispossessed owner, and the risk of a current owner will be dispossessed. Operation risk, defined by the Bank for International Settlement, is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal process, people and systems or from external events. Also, transfer risk occurs when debtors in a country are unable to ensure timely payments of foreign currency debt service because if either transfer or exchange restrictions or a general lack of currency. The sources of these risks include corruption and...