About this episode

This episode explores the pioneering efforts of Dan and Ruth Bavington in establishing Zor Engineering as a successful Business as Mission company in Pakistan over the last 60 years.

Discover how Dan and Ruth Bavington pioneered Business as Mission in the 1960s by launching Zor Engineering, the oldest known successful BAM company in Pakistan. Learn how they built a legacy of uncompromising biblical integrity that has survived over six decades and multiple generations.In this special episode, you will hear a powerful firsthand account of what it takes to plant and grow a kingdom business in a highly challenging environment. The founders share the incredible trials, divine interventions, and everyday steps of faith required to manage hundreds of workers and navigate systemic corruption. If you are looking for a real-world blueprint on how a company can remain deeply profitable and faithful to God for decades, this interview provides the ultimate map.Key Takeaways• The Blueprint of Faith Over Capital: How Zor Engineering was registered as a local entity with a broad engineering scope, relying on divine opportunities rather than upfront wealth.• The Cost of Uncompromising Integrity: Real stories of massive contracts lost due to refusing to pay bribes, balanced by a miraculous divine connection that saved the company from bankruptcy.• A Strategic Multi-Faith…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Baer

Guests: Dan Bavington, Ruth Bavington

Topics covered

• Business as Mission
• Faith and Integrity
• Entrepreneurship
• Workplace Diversity
• Challenges in Business

Keywords

• Business as Mission
• Zor Engineering
• faith legacy
• integrity
• entrepreneurship
• Pakistan
• challenges
• workplace diversity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zor Engineering

Places: Pakistan

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