Japan (MNN) — Japan’s population droppedlast year at a record rate. The population has been in steady decline since 2008. The average age of business owners is over 60, and many do not have anyone to take over their business when they retire.
Takeshi Takazawa with A3 says, “They’re healthy, to a degree, but they know that they cannot continue the same way of doing business for the next 10 years. Then what do you do?
“They are stuck in having trouble developing the succession plan or finding the successors.”
This problem of succession affects Japanese churches as well. Takazawa says, “We have existing about 1000 Bible-believing churches in Japan, and they face exactly same thing in the business.”
A3 guides both businesses and churches through the transition of leadership and provides mentorship for the next generation of leaders.
“We help each congregation,…