CGT Research Institute · Business as Ministry
Setting Sail for
the Common Good.
Empowering Christian entrepreneurs to follow Jesus, steward the Common Good Treasure, and operate their businesses as ministry — for the flourishing of all.
"Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." — 1 Corinthians 10:31
Our Mission
"To research, develop, and apply theories, practices, and tools related to Business as Ministry — empowering Christian entrepreneurs to follow Jesus and wisely steward the treasures of heaven and the resources of the earth, all for the purpose of entering and advancing the Kingdom of God."
CGT Research Institute, LLC is a Business as Ministry organization based in Newark, Delaware. We conduct original research, develop assessment tools, publish the Business as Ministry series, and operate the BaM Harbor — five specialized AI agents serving Christian entrepreneurs, ministry leaders, scholars, and students sailing in God's Ocean.
The BaM Harbor
Five specialized AI companions — each sailing with all four volumes — for the glory of God alone.
Sailing always together — the covenant twin ships
The Business as Ministry Series
Four volumes by Dr. Eric Z.M. Ma, DIS, MBA · CGT Research Institute, LLC
Founder & Principal Researcher
Dr. Eric Z.M. Ma
DIS · MBA · Biola University · Fuller Theological Seminary
Dr. Ma is the founder of CGT Research Institute, LLC and the author of the four-volume Business as Ministry series. His doctoral research (Biola University, 2024) examined how Christian entrepreneurs in the US rural Midwest integrate faith, business, and the common good. He developed the Common Good Treasure (CGT) framework and the CGTA assessment — a formative diagnostic for measuring the four capitals of organizational formation.