Seven Mountains and the Business of Missions: How Land Became the Strategy

YWAM Deconstructed · Mar 12, 2026 · 52m

John and Jenny examine how the Seven Mountains Mandate reshapes modern missions, shifting the focus from serving communities to acquiring land, assets, and long-term institutional power. Drawing from firsthand experiences and historical context, they explore how missionary organizations build self-contained bases, create dependency, and reshape local economies under the language of discipleship.

The conversation traces how business models, donor funding, short-term mission programs, and global networks intersect with dominion theology, raising hard questions about exploitation, transparency…