The ABI Vision

“Fiat Lux” embodies ABI’s mission to shine the light of the Gospel into the highly secular world of business by raising businesses and leaders that God will look upon and say, “It is GOOD!”

At the heart of this mission is the drive to help alleviate poverty and bolster economic growth in Africa and beyond, by raising ethical business leaders and launching businesses that will fill the “missing middle” between Africa’s giant multinational conglomerates and its sprawling micro-business sector.

One of the challenges keeping Africa from growing into the economic powerhouse it should, is its conspicuous deficiency of middle-income, working-class citizens. Africa's modernization has catapulted many individuals to the billionaire’s club, while a staggering 60% of the continent's population continues to live on subsistence farming, barely able to feed their families.

This reality has been changing slowly. At ABI, we believe that the time is now for Africa to establish itself as the outpost that develops leaders in business innovation and economic breakthrough. And ABI's vision is to equip the upcoming generation of African men, women, and businesses that will own this new era.

As we trained more than 80 business leaders and helped launch more than 15 startups in the past 5 years, we can start to see the impact of having not only new businesses started and run by Christian leaders but to have these leaders employed in development organizations, government agencies, and other businesses in the communities they serve.

As a Kingdom-centered business institution, ABI nurtures, trains, and equips Christian entrepreneurs and business leaders who reflect Jesus Christ’s love, wisdom, and righteousness in the world of business.

The last words of our Lord Jesus before He ascended into Heaven were, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to all of creation.” And by “all of creation”, Jesus meant, “ALL of creation.” This, of course, means all geographies in the world. But it also means we must spread the Good News to all sectors of the world … sectors including law, politics, art, fashion, science, media, medicine, and of course, business.

"We shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us.” These were the words of Governor John Winthrop, who led the Puritans from England in 1630 to build a new, Christian settlement in America, quoting what Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in Heaven” (Matthew 5:14-16).

Winthrop’s sermon now applies to Africa. Africa is the next economic success story in the making. While the United States, Europe, and Japan have been suffering from decades of recession, the economy in Africa has been booming. The World Bank recently did an analysis of the 20 fastest growing economies in the world. Eleven of them were in Africa. Businesses and banks are clamouring to enter Africa’s $600 billion dollar market. Africa is in a unique position to proclaim the gospel to all the world because the world is on its way to Africa. Africa is where Christians of the 21st century should be building “models of Christian charity” in economics, government, society, and business. ABI’s mission is to build godly businesses in Africa that will be a light unto the world.