Recently Marco had the privilege of speaking and preaching in El Paso, Texas and Juárez, Mexico. He was the keynote speaker at a banquet of around 300 on business and ministry, sharing how the two are not meant to be separate. The reality is that most churches in America have fewer than 100 members, and most pastors are bi-vocational. That is not a problem. It is an opportunity. An opportunity to reach people where they are: in the marketplace.

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At the same time, many business owners and leaders in America are Christians but do not know how to bring their faith into their business. Some even believe there should be a wall between the two, as if God made ministry sacred and business secular. That is not true.

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Paul was a tentmaker. Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth, hosted the early church in her home. Peter, James, and John were fishermen. Matthew was a tax collector. Priscilla and Aquila were tentmakers. Luke was a physician. Scripture is full of men and women who lived both business and ministry. It was connected. Like Psalm 1:3 says of those planted in God’s Word and His church: “He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.”

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If you are a business leader of faith, you are called to produce fruit not only for yourself and your family but also for your employees, your team, your clients, customers, and community.

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Marco became a business strategist after more than a decade in business and over 12 years in ministry because his desire is to help people do both: deepen their faith and build extraordinary businesses. As business owners and leaders, we can impact cities and nations by doing business with excellence and by the power of the Holy Spirit.​