Mainstream theological discourses on economic issues tend to concentrate on the disparity between the poor and the powerful. The focus of this writing is on a segment of society often overlooked in such a contrasting approach, namely those who can be identified neither as the poor nor the powerful. Picking up on small business to represent the ‘in-between,’ this article suggests a theological reflection concerning the works of God with those who should be called ‘the small’. It starts with describing the contemporary situation faced by small business, particularly in Asia. The situation is analyzed using the business ethics’ stakeholder approach. The theological response follows the method of a public theology by interacting Christian resources with the situation of small business in relation to their stakeholders. The result is a new construction of public theology starting with the notion of God’s preference for the small.

关于经济问题的主流神学论述往往集中在穷人和强者之间的差距上。这篇文章的重点是在这种对比方法中经常被忽视的社会阶层，即那些既不能被认定为穷人也不能被认定为强者的人。这篇文章以小企业来代表“中间人”，提出了关于上帝与那些应该被称为“小企业”的人的工作的神学反思。它首先描述了小企业面临的当代情况，尤其是在亚洲。使用商业道德的利益相关者方法分析这种情况。神学回应遵循公共神学的方法，通过将基督教资源与小企业与其利益相关者相关的情况进行互动。