Off on the First Missionary Journey

The men start off on their first missionary journey with the support of the church in Antioch.  Barnabas, as the patron, is the leader and Paul as client with John a helper are in the party.  They land on the west end of Cyprus and visit all the synagogues on the island as they make [...]

Paul and His Patron Barnabas

     The first century Roman empire had an omnipresent and ubiquitous practice of patronage.  It was practiced from the lowest slave to the highest reaches of the imperial family.  The society worked with patrons and clients. The more clients you had, the more influential you were.  The more important a  patron you had, the better [...]

Charlie Hustle of the First Century

     Paul was the Charlie Hustle, the hardest working salesman, of the first century.  But we first meet him as a rabid hater of the Jesus Movement.  We are introduced to him in Jerusalem after the Crucifixion when he holds the coats of those who were stoning Stephen the believer.   He was a zealous Pharisee, a believer in [...]

Open Source Salvation

Traditional  churches and denominations are loosing ground and breaking up to the smaller and more responsive groupings of like minded seekers, worsipers and believers.  Society is becomeing so niche oriented that the one size fits all religious denomination of the last century seems destined to expire. 
Similiar things are happening to the nation-state’s military that was so effective [...]

Thanks for the Comment, Carrie.

Blogging is “high tech” for me, but I’ll learn. 
Want to hear from folks who are interested in considering the Apostle Paul’s Missionary trips from a strategic marketing point of view.  What do you think about the comparison of Paul’s missionary journey to a contemporary strategic marketing campaign?

Welcome to Ancient Concepts…Successful Techniques

Try to think about the Apostle Paul running a marketing campaign.  Ever thought of him that way?  Always thought of him as a poor missionary walking the hot and dusty roads of the Roman Empire? 
He was a lot more than a missionary spreading the Word.  He took a product, brought it to the religious market, appealed to the consumers, and reaped profits that would [...]