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About Kim Tan
Dr. Dato Kim Tan is a successful biotech entrepreneur, global social impact pioneer and a Jubilee-inspired advocate of changing how Christian entrepreneurs can make a difference around the globe. Kim grew up in Malaysia, lives in the UK, and travels around the world, particularly to investment projects throughout Africa and Asia. Read More
The Jubilee Gospel
By Kim Tan
Imagine a group of forty adults living in community, assisting each other to buy houses, sharing material wealth and releasing the surplus to help others. This was not a cult but a practical outworking of the biblical principles of Jubilee.
Kim Tan was part of this group, and through The Jubilee Gospel seeks to unpack these incredibly challenging and mostly unknown principles of sacrificial generosity, stewardship and social holiness. Starting with the Old Testament institution of Jubilee and tracing the themes through the rest of the Bible, we discover a holy way of living that reflects God’s justice and compassion, and that embraces kingdom politics and economics.
What may seem buried deep in the early parts of the Old Testament is brought up to date by Kim as we’re confronted not only by Jesus’ teaching but with principles of wealth distribution, cancellation of debt, hospitality and storehouses.
As biblical integrity meets radical ideas, soaked in the holy justice of God, the end
Fighting Poverty through Enterprise
: The case for Social Venture Capital
by Kim Tan and Brian Griffiths
Nearly 50% of the world's population - almost 3 billion people - live on less than $2 a day. 10 million children die every year from easily preventable diseases. AIDS kills 3 million people every year and 1 billion people lack access to sanitation. About one-quarter of children in poor countries do not finish primary school and some 1 billion adults are illiterate. To date, the debate on tackling global poverty has been dominated by the case for providing more aid. The authors of this booklet certainly believe that foreign aid has a role to play in facing this challenge. However, here they voice the need for greater emphasis to be given to the part that business and enterprise can play in reducing poverty. In recent years China and India have proved dramatic examples of countries which have reformed their economies, opened up to trade and investment, embraced an enterprise culture, and lifted millions of their citizens out of poverty. Griffiths and Tan believe Africa has the same potential as Asia. Micro-credit has been a crucial first step in directly helping the poor escape poverty. Using case studies they argue that social venture capital has the potential to become a new asset class and a critical second step to support the growth of small and medium sized enterprises in developing countries, so creating jobs and reducing poverty.
Social Impact Investing
: New Agenda in Fighting Poverty
by Brian Griffiths and Kim Tan
In recent years, we have seen the growth of a new breed of social investors using a social impact investment approach to design innovative businesses that tackle poverty and its related social issues. Learn about the growth of this new investment sector.
Tributes by Friends of David Pawson
Edited by Kim Tan
David Pawson was widely regarded as one of the finest Bible teachers of our generation. This is a collection of tributes from around the world of David's friends. It contains personal stories of their friendships with David as well as how David's teaching ministry had impacted them and others in the churches in their countries. In these tributes, we see different aspects of David that are not as well known but that have endeared him to his friends.
What they say about David Pawson:
His life and ministry were well lived and stand as an outstanding example in our day when such things are rare. Along with thousands of others, I thank the Lord for having known David and for the seeds of biblical truth he sowed into my life. - Peter Tsukahira
A gentle and generous spiritual giant. - Dr Daniel Ho
I consider him to be one of the finest teachers of the Word of God in our generation. - Pastor Yang Tuck Yoong
We celebrate his Bible teaching and many OM leaders and others listened way back when they were on tapes that went around the world. The greatest thing I celebrate is that he persevered through many difficulties and challenges. ONLY heaven will tell the story. - George Verwer
He avoids religious and theological jargon and understates his sharp intellect and scholarship . . . he is only intent on communicating biblical truth and glorifying Christ, not himself . . . his teaching style is gentle yet uncompromising: You are welcome to challenge him, but make sure you have studied all the scripture on the subject before you do. - Justice Dr Philip Pillai
Whether the angels in heaven will be ready for such a man, I don't know. I can't imagine they would have met too many people as passionate about truth as David, nor as gifted in communicating it. - Dr Ian Stackhouse
The Sting of the Tail (蝎尾的蛰刺）
: The parables as oriental stories
Chinese Version available only
Whilst it is true that Jesus' parables are timeless, speaking to all people in all ages and cultures, they are essentially Middle Eastern stories set in a culture very different from our own. They really only make sense when understood in their oriental setting. Without seeing them as skilfully crafted oriental stories, we will miss their beauty and the impact of their message. This book sets out to ask the question: How did the original listeners understand the parables when they were first told by Jesus? It does this by setting the stories of Jesus in their cultural background and explaining the parables as they originally intended to be understood.
