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Business as Mission with Chinese Characteristics | ChinaSource. Business as mission is an increasingly popular ministry approach, particularly in areas and regions that are not open to more traditional types of missionary work. Joe Maxwell, writing for Christianity Today in 2007, gives an excellent overview: BAM practitioners use business ventures not only to make a financial profit, but to act as an avenue for the gospel. They administer their companies like any Christian running a business: ethically, honestly, and with concern for the business's neighbors.

Yes, they exist to provide jobs and services and to make profits. But BAM companies are more than examples of Christian capitalism. The business itself is a means to spread the gospel and to plant churches. As the church in China matures, and looks for more ways to be salt and light in society, business as mission is increasingly seen as a viable means for evangelism.

Zhao Xiao, a Christian economist in China is one if its most out-spoken proponents. Regarding workplace missionaries, Dr. Business as Mission | United World Mission. Business As Mission: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice: C. Neal Johnson, Steve Rundle: 9780830838653. BAM is a mission strategy whose time has come. As global economic become increasingly interconnected, Christians in business have unanticipated opportunities to build the kingdom through strategic business ventures. But Christian companies and business leaders do not automatically accomplish missional purposes. BAM requires both the mastery of both the world of business and the world of missions, merging and contextualizing both into something significantly different than either alone. C. Neal Johnson offers the first comprehensive guide to business as mission for practitioners. He provides conceptual foundations for understanding Bam's unique place in global mission and prerequisites for engaging in it.

Then he offers practical resources for how to do BAM, including strategic planning and step-by-step operational implementation. Business as Mission is a movement with enormous potential. Business as mission (BAM) is a mission strategy whose time has come. C. Business As Mission. BAM Center | Business as Mission. The Salvation Army International - Business as Mission. Statement from the Salvation Army Focus Group onBusiness as Mission We recognise that business provides the Christian Church with a strategic mission tool to reach people at their point of need. Christian faith must impact on the everyday. Faced with the present plight of the poor and pondering the prospect of a drastic increase in future jobseekers, especially in the ‘10/40 window’, we re-iterate our belief that the Christian Church is called to care for the whole person and that Christian care must have practical applications outside the walls of our church buildings.

The Church should not do business for business sake alone. Any Church-led business activity must be intrinsically linked to our mission purposes. We must understand, clearly define and then demonstrate the ‘mission’ in our ‘business’. The Scriptural basis for this includes: Christian business people should be encouraged to view their business operations as part of God’s spiritual purpose. Business as Mission: How Two Grocers Changed the Course of a Nation. Mark Markiewicz YWAM, UK (co-founder of the Central Asia Business Consultation, CABC) • Biographies Highlights the entreprenuerial skills some Christian men who did great things.

In the time of revival, at the turn of the last century in , it was as if God poured out an entrepreneurial gift on his church and people started doing things that were unheard of. These are the people, normal people in the pews, that God got a hold of and helped them to use their entrepreneurial skills to change society, to see churches grow, and to see missions grow. GUINNESS One of them was a man called Arthur Guinness. That was his mandate from the Lord. He was an entrepreneur and, believe it or not, people started buying it and drinking it. Doing missions through business is certainly a valid thing to do. The legacy of Guinness doing business and mission doesn't end with Arthur. Business as Mission | Issachar Initiative. This article is a part of the November 2013 issue of the Lausanne Global Analysis. Access other articles from this issue or download the full issue as a free PDF download. Business as Mission, BAM, is a new term but the underpinning concept is nothing new.

Business as Mission is not a new discovery, but a rediscovery of biblical truths and practices. Our first God-given mandate is the creation mandate, Genesis 1-3: we are to be creative and create good things, for ourselves and others, being good stewards of all things entrusted to us–even in the physical arena. This of course includes being creative in business–to create wealth.

Wealth creation is a godly talent: “Remember the Lord and your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth” (Deuteronomy 8:18). As Christians we often focus more on wealth distribution, but there is no wealth to distribute unless it has been created. God calls and equips some people to business. Business is more than… 1.8 billion jobs needed. Business As Missions Key Statements and Principles - YWAMKnowledgeBase. Youth With A Mission Business as Mission Key Statements and Principles A: Business as Mission in YWAM What is Business as Mission? 'Business as mission' (BAM) is a term being used in contemporary missions to describe the integration of ministry goals and business goals to make an impact for God's Kingdom. Business as mission is a strategy for the specific purpose of the transformation of people and communities: spiritually, economically and socially -- for the glory of God, through a viable and sustainable business which has Kingdom of God values, purpose, perspective and impact.

Business as mission is to accelerate the completion of the Great Commission through the use of a new avenue of missionary service; it is not to lessen the fervour and sacrificial commitment of our missionaries in their ministries. 'BUSINESS AS MISSION' IS TOTALLY DISTINCT AS A STRATEGY FROM 'BUSINESS FOR INCOME GENERATION'. Strategies for YWAMers in Business as Mission Types of Relationship to YWAM: Principles Misc. BAM Foundations: Business As Mission. So what exactly is Business as Mission? In its original intent (I coined it so I can say this!)

It meant that business—my job, my company, my skills—can and should be deliberately connected to what God is doing in the world, i.e. His mission. Nothing more. Nothing less. Over the past 25 years, the term Business as Mission and the concept has been adulterated and abused. For some it has come to mean: Ethical Business—simply being honest in a Christian sort of wayBusiness as Visa—setting up fake or quasi-fake businesses in the effort to secure an entry visa for missionary work in a restricted access countryPoverty Alleviation—programs to help the poor make a better livingBusiness Justification—making business OK or more valuable to God by somehow doing it overseas (I write as an American) And there are many more aberrations.

Business as Mission is based on a four cornered foundation: Calling Business is, like any other vocation, a call from God. Connection Contribution Community. Search | YWAM Strategic Frontiers. 5 results found for 'bam' Search Again Website - Business As Mission What Is Business As Mission? Business as Mission (BAM) is a strategy for the specific purpose of the transformation of people and communities: spiritually, economically and socially – for the glory of God through a viable and sustainable business which has Kingdom of God values, purpose, perspective and impact. BAM is a strategy for ministering to Website - School of Business and Entrepreneurship with a missional worldview into a movement called Business as Mission (BAM).

Website - Secondary Schools with a missional worldview into a movement called Business as Mission (BAM). Website - Fall DTS with a missional worldview, into a movement called Business As Mission (BAM). Website - DTS with a missional worldview, into a movement called Business As Mission (BAM). Business as mission: How is business penetrating China's vast unreached populations with the Good News? A vendor rides her tricycle near a coal-fired power plant in Beijing in this photo dated Friday, April 12, 2013.

Business is a "significant channel for Christians to effectively impact countless people and help set them free from sin", says one business as mission (BAM) practitioner in China. The practitioner's comments are shared in a new report from the Think Tank group on the opportunities and challenges for BAM in China. With China's huge economic growth and large amounts of foreign investment, there are many opportunities for doing business in the country that can be tied in with spreading the Gospel. For Christians, the business can open many doors to those who have never heard the Gospel and BAM practitioners are making the most of the opportunities to build on their close relationships with employees and business contacts.

Planting churches was less frequent and only occurred at four of the BAM businesses, all of which were large companies with 250 or more employees. International Business As Mission | EPC World Outreach. Business as Mission is both an old and new approach to reaching people for Christ. It is as old as the first century, when the Apostle Paul supported himself with his tentmaking business as he planted churches. It is new because it offers the church’s best opportunity for access to parts of the world that are hostile to traditional missionaries. IBAM is assisting workers implement viable businesses and viable church planting plans. By building a profitable and sustainable business, relationships are formed that provide opportunities to share the gospel. When believers result from these relationships, local and sustainable church plants are the desired outcome. World Outreach is building an infrastructure and support system for these global workers involved in for-profit enterprises.

Business as Mission Network:: Turn Good Business and Missions into Great Ministry. Business As Mission (BAM) - CMS Africa. CMS-Africa in partnership with Partners Worldwide is impacting Kenyan communities by interesting individuals in business as missions. “In the year 2000, I was involved in a research on how business can transform communities.

From this research, we realized that businesses are redemptive vessels to bring people out of poverty to reflect God’s image and to bring people to Jesus,” affirms BAM champion Rev Dennis Tongoi. In Kiambu County- Kenya, Dairy farmers have been going through a training on Business as Mission and on Friday January 30th, over 20 of them qualified as trainer of trainers in value chain and integration of farmers to business as Mission concepts at a colorful ceremony presided over by CMS-Africa International Director Rev. Dennis Tongoi. “The trainer of trainers underwent two weeks of thorough training on business management hinged on biblical concepts of business as mission. Value chain integration access for the dairy farmers Ends… Compiled by John Ndeta CMS Africa.

Business as Mission - Mission to the World. BAM Training | Business as Mission Training. Security Check Required. The Mission Of Business. Business as Mission - Michael Baer - October 2011. Steve Rundle: What is Business as Mission? Business As Mission 2015. Business As Mission - Rob's Story. ALT: Larry Sharp - Business As Mission. Mats Tunehag -- The BAM Movement. Brian Chan: The Danger of Business as Missions [MBA Distinguished Speaker Series] Business as Mission | Ordinary People Series | Soma. Business as Mission - Lausanne Movement. The Lausanne Business as Mission (BAM) issue network asks the question, ‘How can we shape business for God and for good—among all peoples?’

We have had two global think tank processes: Global BAM think tank #1 (2002-2004) and #2 (2011-2014). The first one consisted of more than 70 people from all continents. Most came from a business background but there were also church and mission leaders, educators, theologians, lawyers, and researchers. The collaboration process included 60 papers, 25 cases studies, several national and regional Business as Mission consultations and email-based discussions, culminating in a week of face-to-face dialogue and work. It produced the first Lausanne Paper on BAM and the BAM Manifesto.

Some other major outcomes of the first global think tank: It helped to clarify and define what BAM is—and isn’t.It catalyzed BAM initiatives all over the world.It created a global network of BAM practitioners and thought leaders. Business as Mission is: Business as Mission Resource Team - YWAM Thailand. Championing the role of business in God’s plan for the world We serve the business as mission community globally by creating and curating resources, nurturing networks and developing training: Training – conferences and courses that equip people for business as missionNetworking – connecting people to people and people to resources so that the work is more effectiveResourcing – we create new resources and help people discover other resources from across the BAM community Read more about the BAM Resource Team and how we are currently serving the global business as mission movement We offer three different training options to equip people for the next step in their BAM journey.

IBAM Impact Three days of equipping and networking with business owners, business professionals and mission leaders all looking to take the next step in BAM. IBAM Explore A three week course designed to help BAM entrepreneurs and business builders get ready to launch. Business DTS. Security Check Required. LOP59_IG30. Business as Mission: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice: C. Neal Johnson, Steven Rundle: 9780830838653: Amazon.com: Books. The Mission Of Business. Business as Mission | Get Started.

Biblical Foundations for Business as Mission What does God say about business? What were His intentions when he made enterprise part of His design for human society? For those pursuing business as mission it is essential to build on solid Biblical foundations. Three reasons to build a Biblical foundation for business, work and economics 1. Broadening our horizons Most start with a particular motivation when they launch into BAM and there is nothing wrong with that. 2. Whatever we believe about business in our own worldview we will multiply as we go out and do business as mission. In our society we become what we celebrate. 3. Thinking broadly about the transformational power of business is also good for business.

Thoughts on the fundamental Biblical purpose of business Excerpts from the BAM Think Tank Biblical Foundations for Business as Mission paper: Business, from a Christian viewpoint… is a calling to transformational service for the common good. Selected scriptures for further study: IBPORT, Online Marketplace.