Entries by Jo Plummer

Business is Not a Silver Bullet: The BAM Movement is an Ecosystem

by Jo Plummer   Business is obviously at the heart of business as mission! A major part of the international BAM community is made up of businesses and business people. This is business as mission and at its core it involves for-profit companies. But, as Mats Tunehag says in the video below, business is not […]

BAM Explorers: How Three People Got Engaged in Business as Mission [Video]

by Jo Plummer   We need all kinds of gifts and skills in the BAM movement, people from all kinds of background, in all kinds of roles. This is the ‘BAM ecosystem‘, and it is an ecosystem that is broad and diverse—consisting of many individuals, companies, networks, constituencies, and organisations. Our BAM Pathways resources are designed […]

Biblical Foundations for Business as Mission

by Jo Plummer What does God say about business in the Bible? 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. […]

A Decade of Nurturing the BAM Community & A Year in Review

BAM Global has been celebrating its ten year anniversary in 2024, having been formally founded in 2014 on the foundation of earlier network-building efforts. We look back on this year, within a decade of BAM Global. by Jo Plummer & João Mordomo   As we conclude 2024, we reflect on a decade of God’s faithfulness […]

Helping BAM Practitioners Start Well and Endure for the Long-Term

To celebrate the launch of a new BAM Global Consultation on BAM Practitioner Care and Well-being, we are reposting a resource blog from two years ago that first helped us identify the gap in this area. Read more on BAM Endurance here. by Jo Plummer Recently I received a question about training resources and spiritual […]

A Gap in the BAM Ecosystem: BAM Practitioner Care and Well-being

BAM Global initiates working consultations under its BAM Global Think Tank initiative where there are identified gaps in the BAM ecosystem. BAM Global Consultations open up an unprecedented opportunity for discussion, collaboration and networking as a group works through a process of connecting, listening, learning, sharing and recommending. The results are captured in a published BAM Global […]

What is Business as Mission? A Short Introduction

by Jo Plummer Business as mission, simply put, is the seamless integration of excellent business with intentional mission. It is doing business for God’s glory, the gospel, and the common good. Business is a God-given vocation and institution in society, with the potential to bring multiple benefits to people, communities and nations. Business as mission […]

BAM Community: How We Stay Mission True and Continue to Bear Fruit in the Next 10 Years

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 […]

10 Quotes to Inspire You for Business as Mission

BAM Global is celebrating its ten year anniversary in 2024, having been formally founded in 2014 on the foundation of earlier network-building efforts. To celebrate, we are posting a new 10 x Series this month; sharing some of our top 10 favourite BAM-related resources and inspirations. 10 of our favourite BAM-related quotes:   1. Ralph […]

The Vital Place of Mission Agencies in BAM

In the month of June we have been highlighting excerpts from the recently published BAM Global Report on BAM and Mission Agencies. To round off this series, here’s a repost of a blog from our archives on why Mission Agencies are a major and vital constituency in the BAM community, alongside our main business constituency […]

Accelerate Your BAM Journey: Join the Summit

Business as Mission is a movement that is growing globally. It is accelerating around the world! At BAM Global we are passionate about connecting individuals and organizations to help drive this movement forward. The BAM Global Summit is one of the best times to do this because it’s BAM on a global scale. Hundreds of […]

It Takes an Ecosystem to ‘Raise a BAM Company’!

There are many different ways to get involved in business as mission and the BAM movement needs many types of people, skills, experiences and passions. If you are interested in engaging with BAM, there is a path and role for you! Last month, we started with the topic of getting involved in doing BAM yourself. […]

Pathways into BAM: Resources for Your Journey

by Jo Plummer   There are many different ways to get involved in business as mission and the BAM movement needs many types of people, skills, experiences and passions. If you are interested in engaging with BAM, there is a path and role for you! The two broad pathways are: 1) Getting involved by doing […]

What is Business as Mission? A Short Introduction

As we start the new year, we are revisiting some foundational material on what business as mission means. Here’s the introduction to business as mission originally published on our Start Here page. What is Business as Mission? Business as mission, simply put, is the seamless integration of excellent business with intentional mission. It is doing […]