by Mats Tunehag U – Untapped The Church is bigger than we think. If we want to see holistic transformation through business for generations to come, we need to recognize the scope of the Church, and think strategically. There are about 2.4 billion Christians in the world; every third person on the planet has some […]
by Mats Tunehag P – Power Rabbi Lord Jonathan Saks said, ”Poverty crushes the spirit as well as the body, and its alleviation is a sacred task”. There are of course different kinds of poverty and wealth. One can be financially rich but socially poor. One can be endowed with great intellect but suffer from […]
by Mats Tunehag K – Kingdom Christ is Lord of all, or He is not Lord at all. The early Church confessed Christos Kyrios – Christ is Lord. [1] It was revolutionary when the greeting was supposed to be Kaiser Kyrios – the Emperor is Lord. [2] May God’s Kingdom come – may Christ the King […]
by Mats Tunehag F – Freedom Winston Churchill said: “All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” Today tens of millions of people around the world are held as slaves, they are victims of human trafficking. A root cause to is unemployment. […]
by Mats Tunehag A – Avodah The Hebrew word avodah is used interchangeably for work, worship and service. Business as Mission, BAM, is a seamless integration of work, worship and service. A few Bible references: Six days you shall work (avodah). – Exodus 34:21 This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so […]
Have you ever felt an urgency to make a positive impact on the world, but not known where to start? On the one hand, the Scriptures confront us with eternal realities; yet on the other hand, the news is packed with statistics and updates, challenging us to be global citizens. It is easy to be […]
The effects of the coronavirus are disruptive beyond comprehension. The situation is changing by the hour. The consequences vary from difficult to dire for billions of people, and nobody knows what the timeline is for this crisis. Media across the world updates us constantly on the negative effects on businesses and on people’s lives, so […]
During our November Webinars last week for the BAM Global Congress Pre-Series, Mats Tunehag had the privilege of interviewing eight BAM leaders in a series of three Fireside Chats, on the theme of building ecosystems and networks that will help BAM companies launch and thrive. As part of this series, Mats interviewed Tom, Dwight and […]
If you have been in the entrepreneurial world for very long, you have likely heard the words “Entrepreneurial Ecosystems” pop up more and more in the last few years. And for good reason! Ecosystem theory has begun to change the way we think about entrepreneurship in general with the Kauffman Foundation, CoStarters, InBia, and others […]
We are revisiting some of the classic material from The BAM Review blog on governance, accountability and the support that a BAM practitioner needs around them to thrive. Dear BAM Mentor, I keep hearing that having an Advisory Board is good idea for a BAM company. How is an advisory board different from other […]