Welcome to a community comprised of business owners and entrepreneurs, coaches and mentors, pioneering enterprises and start-ups, seed fund recipients, elders, church leaders and more.
Together we are discovering new ways to work together in fruitful partnership.
Together we are discovering new ways to work together in fruitful partnership.
Meet the team
The men and women who faithfully steward the vision and mission of the Business Link community on our behalf
Jeff WarinJeff runs a tax and business consultancy and is a non-executive advisor to several businesses.
Wired by God to do business, Jeff sees no difference between church life and business life - it’s all about the Kingdom! He loves seeing people grow and ideas come to life, and he and his wife are passionate 'strengtheners' who enjoy traveling regularly to support pioneer church situations and businesses. |
Chris PageChris is a trained business coach and a start-up entrepreneur, and has been following Jesus for 30 years.
God has given him a heart for helping the poor through business. Chris' first business was started in Rwanda in 2004, creating dignifying employment for orphaned young adults in Rwanda. He loves bringing people together to fulfil what God is calling them to do, especially in the area of business and church startup/growth! |
Michelle SafoMichelle worked in the private sector for a few years before launching her business in 2005 with help from The Prince's Trust.
Michelle loves gathering to pray with the Business Link community and is passionate about the opportunities provided to transform communities - whether by mentoring business start-ups internationally that support the church and create jobs, or by gathering business leaders locally in the church to equip, develop and support their business to be fruitful. |
Lizzie RogersLizzie has always felt called to business, studying at Manchester Business School and going on to set up a dog grooming salon.
In 2022, she felt God saying the time had come to close the business and focus her energies elsewhere. One of those places was the Seed Fund! Lizzie is particularly passionate about using her business background to help support people setting up micro-businesses, as well as getting people excited about the possibilities business startups present when coupled with church planting. |
Onno WestrateOnno has been working for Turbocam since 1999, and is also an elder at Elim Church, Reeuwijk in the Netherlands.
Onno's biggest passion is serving God in his business. In 2008 he opened a Turbocam factory in Tirgu Mures, Romania, that created employment opportunities for the local community, and his passion is to see similar initiatives launched in many more countries where there is a real need, both economically and spiritually. He loves to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs who have a similar vision. |
Our MissionFollowing Paul and Lydia's example in Acts 16, we want to see leaders of churches and business partnering together to see... |
Mutual blessingWe want to serve business and church leaders by bringing them together to pray and learn from each other so that together they can fulfil the command to "go and make disciples".
Pathways into the communityWe want to support those looking to create new pathways into the community to see those without the hope of Jesus connected with the holistic, life-transforming news of the gospel.
Creative pioneeringWe want to gather church and business dreamers to explore creative ways of accelerating kingdom advance, applying prophetic input and apostolic vision to bring big, gospel-centred ideas into reality.
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Our Values
We are devoted to the King and His ChurchWe are obedient to Jesus' command to "go and make disciples" and seek first the Kingdom and His righteousness
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We are devoted to glorifying God through our workWe want to impart God's vision for work and equip Christians to be fruitful in the workplace
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We are devoted to blessing a broken worldWe want to empower churches, entrepreneurs and investors sharing gospel hope through business
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