by Mark Russell There comes a day when we sit back and ask ourselves what we are going to do with our lives. In a sense, I am still asking myself that question. But many years ago I felt a nudge, a call if you will, to spend time in cross-cultural contexts advancing the gospel. […]
by Min-Dong Paul Lee and Dave Pederson, Wheaton College Read Part 1 | Read Part 2 On the road to Damascus, Paul’s life was transformed from a self-promoter to a steward of the gospel to the gentiles. A curious fact is that Paul never quit his job as a tentmaker. Why did Paul remain a […]
by Min-Dong Paul Lee and Dave Pederson, Wheaton College Read Part 1 BAMers have two integrated identities: Missional and entrepreneurial identities. We know that our missional identity is grounded in our conviction as stewards of God’s mission. Then, what is part of our entrepreneurial identity? What distinguishes entrepreneurs from everyone else? In their influential […]
by Min-Dong Paul Lee and Dave Pederson, Wheaton College The Apostle Paul is one of the most extensively studied biblical characters. However, much of the research focused on his theology, leaving Paul’s human side – his behaviors and motivations – underexplored. With the advancement of modern behavioral sciences, new conceptual tools are available to analyze […]
To celebrate Earth Day 2024, we’re reposting this classic presentation by Mark Polet from a past BAM Global event on how environmental impact intersects with spiritual, economic, and social impacts. The people we want to reach are facing the greatest environmental, even existential challenges. BAMers are on the ground already in the areas of greatest […]
By Will Thomas Co-Founder & Managing Director, Ambassadors Impact Network Ambassadors Impact Network (AIN) is an angel investment network based in Dallas, Texas, connecting Christian accredited investors with gospel-advancing entrepreneurs. Since inception in 2018, our members have deployed over USD $20 million across more than 50 companies and funds. In addition to targeting competitive financial […]
Every BAM company is an environmental company. They are having an impact on the environment and the environment is having an impact on them. – Mark Polet In December we ran a series on BAM and Creation Care on The BAM Review and on social media we asked readers to share their favourite photos of […]
As we start the new year, we are revisiting some foundational material on what business as mission means. Here’s a classic article from Mats to expand our thinking about BAM. By Mats Tunehag Business as Mission is a growing global movement of Christians in the marketplace asking: How can we shape business to serve […]
Every BAM company is an environmental company. They are having an impact on the environment and the environment is having an impact on them. – Mark Polet This month we are delighted to share a series on BAM and Creation Care on The BAM Review. While COP28 is focused on the crucial issue of climate […]
Every BAM company is an environmental company. They are having an impact on the environment and the environment is having an impact on them. – Mark Polet This month we are delighted to share a series on BAM and Creation Care on The BAM Review. While COP28 is focused on the crucial issue of climate […]
Every BAM company is an environmental company. They are having an impact on the environment and the environment is having an impact on them. – Mark Polet This month we are delighted to share a series on BAM and Creation Care on The BAM Review. While COP28 is focused on the crucial issue of climate […]
In our series this month “Exploring BAM as Justice: Choosing Hope in the Face of Challenge” we’re taking a deep dive into the intersection of faith, business, and complex global realities. We’ll be looking at business as mission’s impact on poverty and justice issues across the globe. Our final post for the series is ‘from […]
In our series this month “Exploring BAM as Justice: Choosing Hope in the Face of Challenge” we’re taking a deep dive into the intersection of faith, business, and complex global realities. We’ll be looking at business as mission’s impact on poverty and justice issues across the globe. In our third post in the series, Karen […]
We are starting a new series for October on ‘What in the World is God Doing through Business as Mission?!’ We are aiming to ‘put the global into BAM Global’ by highlighting encouraging BAM developments from different parts of the world throughout this month. First up, here’s a primer from one of our global […]
by Bernie Anderson My name is Bernie Anderson and I have the honor of taking over the BAM blog for the next several weeks. I am a certified business and nonprofit consultant with Growability® – read more in my bio below. This is Part 4 of a series. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. […]
by Bernie Anderson My name is Bernie Anderson and I have the honor of taking over the BAM blog for the next several weeks. I am a certified business and nonprofit consultant with Growability® – read more in my bio below. This is Part 3 of a series. Read Part 1 and Part 2 here. […]
by Bernie Anderson My name is Bernie Anderson and I have the honor of taking over the BAM blog for the next several weeks. I am a certified business and nonprofit consultant with Growability® – read more in my bio below. This is Part 2 of a series. Read Part 1 here. Like many […]
by Bernie Anderson My name is Bernie Anderson and I have the honor of taking over the BAM blog for the next several weeks. I am a certified business and nonprofit consultant with Growability® – read more in my bio below. Flour. Water. Salt. Three of the most basic ingredients imaginable. Yet, when properly […]
by Bernie Anderson Navigating conflict in any setting can be treacherous. I hate it. But it’s an absolutely essential skill. One of my favorite books on the subject of cross-cultural work is The Culture Map by Erin Meyers which should be required reading for anyone even thinking about working cross-culturally. The conflict strategy grid that I created […]
by Mike Baer Adapted from material developed for a Third Path Initiative training module. A very common story among highly excited entrepreneurs goes something like this: get a great idea, build the product, go whole hog to market, wait and lose a lot of money. It’s equivalent to the leadership anti-mantra “ready, fire, aim.” I call this […]
by David Skews The value proposition is a clear statement of what value you offer, to whom, and in what way. It is different from a mission statement because it focuses on differentiation, or the compelling reason why customers should choose you and not your competitor. Over the next few years the forces of competition […]
by Bruce McKinnon I started my business back in 2009 to solve a specific problem. Namely that companies found it hard to define the value of their brand and put that value into an order. When I asked them to tell me their most important message I would invariably be told it’s not possible because […]
by Dr. Phil Walker and Renita Reed-Thomson There is a story told about a frog in a kettle. The frog is placed in a kettle of cold water. The frog does not notice that the water temperature is being turned up gradually until it is too late. He dies from the heat of the water, not […]
We believe the local church can effectively disciple and equip their members to have a positive influence on the marketplace – and especially the spheres of business and economics – with the complete understanding that God said it is ‘very good’. While the modern business as mission movement has been growing and expanding globally for […]
This month we are exploring different motives a missional entrepreneur may have for pursuing business as mission as their strategy of choice. In this fourth post, we are exploring the power of business to have a positive environmental impact and care for creation. ALL businesses are environmental businesses and we need the BAM community to […]
This month we are exploring different motives a missional entrepreneur may have for pursuing business as mission as their strategy of choice. In this fourth post, we are exploring the power of business in lifting individuals and communities out of poverty. Business is uniquely positioned as an essential and sustainable solution to ending poverty. Current […]
This month we are exploring different motives a missional entrepreneur may have for pursuing business as mission as their strategy of choice. In this third post, we are exploring the power of business to bring economic solutions to human trafficking and freedom to the enslaved. Download the 2022 IMPACT Report from the Freedom Business Alliance […]
This month we are exploring different motives a missional entrepreneur may have for pursuing business as mission as their strategy of choice. In this second post, we are exploring the power of business in sharing the gospel of Jesus and planting churches in the least reached places. Jesus gave us the mandate to go and […]
This December marks 8 years of regularly posting content on The BAM Review Blog. This month we are sharing some past posts on practical BAM topics that you might have missed. Dear BAM Mentor, I keep hearing that having an Advisory Board is good idea for a BAM company. How is an advisory board […]
This December marks 8 years of regularly posting content on The BAM Review Blog. This month we are sharing some past posts on practical BAM topics that you might have missed. First published in December 2017 as the first part of a series. by Stu Minshew On the theme of ‘maximizing BAM success factors’ we’ve invited […]