Still Hot? The Hottest Issues in Business as Mission Revisited
Six years ago, as part of the work of the BAM Think Tank and the lead in to the 2013 BAM Global Congress, we surveyed 200 people engaged with business as mission in some way and asked them the question: ‘What is the hottest topic in the BAM movement today?’ Or in other words, what is the one question they would most like to see answered in business as mission?
The wide variety of responses were grouped into major themes to give a broad overview of some of the most important issues in the business as mission movement.
As we announce the dates for the next BAM Global Congress in 2020, we thought it would be worth revisiting this list. We have grown much as a movement since the last BAM Congress 5 1/2 years ago, though undoubtedly there is still work to do in all of these areas.
Here are the Top 10 ‘hottest topics’ from our 2012 Survey, in reverse order:
10. How do we mobilise more business people? How will business people embrace their calling and get involved?
9. How do we practice biblical, ethical business in the face of the face of hostile realities in the world? How do we maintain our values in the face of corruption and greed? Read more