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
Business as Mission: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice: C. Neal Johnson, Steven Rundle: 9780830838653: Amazon.com: Books 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. 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. Read the full paper to unpack these and other ideas.
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. “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 “Business people do not necessarily need credit. Ends…
Business as Mission Network:: Turn Good Business and Missions into Great Ministry 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. World Outreach is building an infrastructure and support system for these global workers involved in for-profit enterprises.
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.