I was in Kos Island, Greece, a place kissed by the Mediterranean, an hour by air from Athens and sixteen long hours on the road. As we drove out of Athens, a signpost pointed to Thessaloniki, the same city Apostle Paul had addressed in his letters. I paused in thought; the Bible came alive in geography. Standing by the water, I retraced in my mind Paul’s missionary journeys. The sea breeze whispered of purpose, and the more I reflected, the more the phrase Call to Mission filled my spirit.
Jesus recruited twelve men, not CEOs or kings, but fishermen, tax collectors, and ordinary men with extraordinary destinies. He trained them, equipped them, and then left. On the Day of Pentecost, they were equipped again, not with swords or ships, but with fire and conviction. There was no manual, no template. Yet, when Jerusalem fell in AD 69 under Titus and Emperor Vespasian, the mission truly began.
What looked like destruction became dispersion. Jeremiah had seen it centuries before: God would send fishers and hunters to draw His people out of caves, hills, and nations (Jeremiah 16:16). History later confirmed it, Theodor Herzl baited with hope, Hitler hunted with horror, and by 1948, Israel was reborn as prophecy unfolded.
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The disciples scattered across continents to execute their divine assignment. Matthew was slain in Ethiopia, Mark dragged to death in Alexandria, Luke hanged in Greece, and Peter crucified upside down. Thomas carried the gospel to India and fell to the spear. John survived boiling oil, was exiled to Patmos, wrote Revelation, and later died peacefully, the lone natural death among them. Paul, not among the twelve but essential to the mission, met his end under Nero’s blade in AD 67. They did not just believe the mission; they became the mission in the Spirit.
That is the story of transformation, where conviction meets execution. Nations rise on missions. Companies endure when they rally people behind a purpose greater than profits. The greatest leaders, like Christ, recruit, train, equip, and release others to extend their work. Every great organization must find its disciples. Yes, those who can believe, persist, and even suffer for a purpose. Missions are not for the faint-hearted; they demand sacrifice and conviction. Recruit men and women who can become the mission in your company: train those your apostles, equip them with clarity and resources, and be confident they will go forth and conquer the markets.
Ndubuisi Ekekwe, an ex-Scripture Union cell lead in Secondary Technical School Ovim, ex-Sunday school Bible teacher in All Saints Chapter FUT Owerri, uses Bible to develop business cases.
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