by Mike Baer I’m sitting in yet another airport lounge—the “9 zillionth time.” My body’s tired. My family’s back home. The fall colors in the Carolina mountains are blazing without me. And then, in the middle of my self-pity, the Lord whispered: “Why are you doing this?” I knew the answer. But then I […]
by Merari Peña Merari Peña shared some of her story at the Fourth Lausanne Congress Workplace Track in September 2024. Transcript: Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Merari Pena, and I am the founder of Forever Crystals, a business that started on the small island of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean. It’s […]
by Grace Kim In our rapidly changing world, businesses play an influential role in shaping societies. With economic instability, social injustice, and environmental crises intensifying, we need leaders who will build companies that reflect God’s goodness rather than chase shifting cultural trends. The words of James 1:17 speak clearly into this moment: “Every good […]
by Ratnakar Vallabhaneni Introduction Agriculture still feeds the world—yet millions of farmers remain trapped in poverty. Across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and even parts of developed nations, smallholders grow our food but struggle to sustain themselves. Despite their critical role, many face fragile livelihoods, low incomes, and limited access to markets and services. This […]
by Don Larson Over the past decade, many people have enjoyed our premium cashews. We started in the Whole Foods Market in 2015, where we proudly remain, and are now growing our footprint to the four corners of the world. But what many don’t know is what’s behind the brand. The story isn’t just […]
by João Mordomo João Mordomo introduces the concept of business as mission at the Fourth Lausanne Congress Workplace Track in September 2024. Transcript: Good afternoon to everybody or good morning or good evening depending on what your body clock is telling you. I’m glad to be here with you this afternoon. That’s […]
by Mark Ingram and the BAM Global Agribusiness Project Team Mark Ingram, Andrew Jones, Glen Cox, Ratnakar Vallabhaneni Last chance to give input: Fill out the short survey by end of 1st July 2025 If we truly desire to reach the unreached and serve the world’s poorest, agribusiness must be central to our […]
by Larry Sharp According to Mats Tunehag, perhaps the premier worldwide BAM spokesperson, “By God’s grace we have seen an exponential growth of the global business as mission movement in the last 25 years” (The BAM Review, April 2025). It has been my privilege to have been a part of the movement for almost […]
by Mats Tunehag Mats Tunehag teaches on what the Bible says about Wealth Creation and Business at the Fourth Lausanne Congress Workplace Track in September 2024. Transcript: I grew up in Sweden, the land of the Vikings. We used to do tough business and we drank out of the skulls of our enemies. […]
by Larry Sharp This article is for BAM practitioners and those who support them in their work. It’s about what to do when something really bad happens and how to mitigate it happening in the first place I have been visiting, observing, asking questions, providing help, and writing stories about BAM companies for 20 years. […]
by Min-Dong Paul Lee, Hannah J. Stolze and Denise Daniels Can a for-profit business demonstrate faith? For years, the answer seemed obvious: companies exist to make money, not to practice religion. However, with the rise of business as mission as well as the faith and work movement, more and more Christian entrepreneurs today believe […]
by Grace Kim As Easter draws near, we find ourselves invited once again into the mystery and beauty of the resurrection story. For many, this season brings familiar traditions—quiet reflection, the retelling of the cross and the empty tomb, songs of hope and victory. We gather in churches and homes to remember that, against […]
by Mike Baer We’ve had quite a ride. For over 40 years, the Business as Mission (BAM) movement has been breaking ground (even before it was called that)—taking the Gospel to the marketplace and planting it right in the middle of real life. This idea—that business isn’t second-tier, but rather a high calling from […]
by Mats Tunehag By God’s grace we have seen an exponential growth of the global business as mission movement in the last 25 years. A movement, per definition, consists of many organizations and initiatives, which are independent but choose to be interdependent. They share mission and values, and they communicate and collaborate. The nature of […]
by Grace Kim The world feels like it’s on edge. Tariff wars are shaking up global trade, the U.S. is more divided than ever, and businesses everywhere are scrambling to keep up. In times like these, Business as Mission (BAM) isn’t just a nice idea—it’s a necessity. BAM isn’t about just making money; it’s about […]
by Phil Hanson & Terry Young As authors, and with a nod to Mastercard (see below), we have been looking at businesses through a kingdom lens. In Part 1, we explored what it might look like for Christian business owners to pursue both excellence and virtue. But what does pursuing virtue mean? What specific […]
by Phil Hanson & Terry Young When a business offers breakfast to children heading to school on an empty stomach, we applaud. In some parts of the world, we can point to examples all around us of companies making a local difference in ways like this. However, what is their motivation? It’s worth thinking about […]
by Mike Baer As the global Business as Mission (BAM) movement has evolved into a truly global (all nations) effort, a strategic question surfaces more and more often—should we focus on sending more expatriates to lead BAM initiatives in other countries, or is the greater impact found in equipping and supporting local nationals to build […]
by Hakan To continue our series on business as mission through the lens of the Bible and God’s mandates to us, here is a keynote address from the BAM Global Congress 2021. This month we are looking at business as mission through the lens of the Bible and God’s mandates to us. […]
Jesus gave us the mandate to go and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28) and this ‘Great Commission’ will lead to us to the hardest places to reach with the gospel, where new believers may come to Christ in places where there isn’t already an expression of local church. These hard to reach […]
by Mark Ingram The Bible, often regarded simply as a spiritual guide, also provides comprehensive instructions on economic practices and wealth creation, positioning business as a key tool in solving poverty. This approach, rooted in the Old Testament and reaffirmed by Jesus in the New Testament, suggests that business, when conducted according to biblical […]
by Jon B, with Jo Plummer In Part 1 of this two part series, we introduced the new BAM Ecosystem map developed in partnership by The Stone Table and BAM Global, with input from other partners in the business as mission community. In our first post, we outlined our motivation and hopes for this […]
by Jon B, with Jo Plummer Business as mission is a growing movement around the world. It is not our movement but the move of God through His people. In 2004, the first global consultation on business as mission took place under the auspices of the Lausanne Forum. Around ninety people took part altogether […]
by Erik Cooper I heard (another) infuriating story about a corrupt businessman this morning. A friend shared how his brother might lose a ton of money because someone completely misrepresented himself in a massive business deal. “It’s the dark side of business for sure,” my friend said over coffee. That made my blood boil—not […]
by Dave Kahle “Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Did you have that saying in your childhood? Or one like it? It was a response from our parents when we were verbally attacked, criticized, or otherwise made to feel bad by what someone said to us. It […]
by Dave Kahle As a college student, I supported myself by working in a relatively expensive men’s clothing store. It was a small local chain, with five stores around town – one big headquarters store downtown, and four suburban stores in shopping centers. One of our premium clothing lines was named after the designer […]
by Larry Sharp Read Part 1 of this two part series here Michael Oh, re-affirmed on the eve of the Fourth Lausanne Congress in 2024 that the workplace is the most strategic mission field in the world (watch his opening address here). Considering that workplace believers comprise 99% of the body of Christ, it must […]
by Larry Sharp Part of the working definition of business as mission is being “intentional about Kingdom of God purpose and impact on people and nations”, but what does that look like in practice? A while ago I was in communication with a BAM worker in a large Asian country. During our conversation, he remarked […]
BAM Global is celebrating its ten year anniversary in 2024, having been formally founded in 2014 on the foundation of earlier network-building efforts. This month BAM Global leaders are looking back, taking stock, and then looking forward – exploring how the worldwide business as mission community has been flourishing and continues to grow. Read Part […]
BAM Global is celebrating its ten year anniversary in 2024, having been formally founded in 2014 on the foundation of earlier network-building efforts. This month BAM Global leaders are looking back, taking stock, and then looking forward – exploring how the worldwide business as mission community has been flourishing and continues to grow. by João […]