Read this classic blog from our Archives, first published on The BAM Review blog in July 2017. What helps business mission companies succeed? We asked the same BAM practitioners who shared failure stories to also share what kept their businesses from going under completely. We asked: If you had to give the top two […]
In BAM we often talk about four intentional areas of impact for companies to consider: spiritual, financial, social and environmental, an idea known as the ‘Quadruple Bottom Line’. This excerpt from a longer paper briefly introduces this idea. Introduction to the ‘Quadruple Bottom Lines’ (QBL) of BAM Business as mission is intentional about Kingdom of […]
by Jo Plummer Today it is Good Friday, a day of stillness and reflection for Jesus-followers around the world.* We are in the middle of the story that is at the centre of our Christian faith. We are not yet at the empty tomb. We stand and wait at the Cross. But it is […]
by the BAM Global Executive Team In this season of thanksgiving and expectant waiting, we reflect on how we’ve seen the ‘needle move’ for the BAM movement in the past two decades and longer, adapted from our opening message in our last annual report. By God’s grace we have seen an exponential growth of […]
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 […]
by Jo Plummer The BAM movement needs you! For business as mission to be fruitful, we need all kinds of people, fulfilling different roles in BAM, including: 1) Do-ers: Those getting involved by doing business as mission themselves, either by developing a BAM company or by joining one. 2) Helpers: Those enabling, resourcing, and […]
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 […]
Hear from four people who have got involved in BAM. They share how they got engaged, what they did to prepare to launch, and what they had to overcome. What helped propel you towards business as mission? What were some of the most important things you did to prepare to launch? We were working professionals […]
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! This article is based on an earlier post on the […]
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. Indeed, it is quite likely that whatever God has called you to, and whatever he’s given you a passion for, there is a need for it in the […]
by Jo Plummer Business is a powerful response to mandates that God gives His people in the Bible. God calls His people to join His ‘missio dei’—His mission to the world—to respond to the pressing spiritual, physical, economic and social needs of people and communities. We can do that effectively through business. When we […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
by David Skews and Jo Plummer Company culture is vital to success in business as mission. In BAM we ‘show people around the Kingdom, and introduce them to the King’, as one practitioner expressed. Therefore, an important goal of a BAM company is to establish a ‘Kingdom of God’ culture in relationships and the business […]
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. 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 […]
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 […]
In the month of June we are highlighting excerpts from the recently published BAM Global Report on BAM and Mission Agencies. Mission Agencies are a major constituency in the BAM community, alongside our main business constituency and also the church and academia. We believe these resources will be of value whether you are agency affiliated […]
In the month of June we are highlighting excerpts from the recently published BAM Global Report on BAM and Mission Agencies. Mission Agencies are a major constituency in the BAM community, alongside our main business constituency and also the church and academia. We believe these resources will be of value whether you are agency affiliated […]
In the month of June we are highlighting excerpts from the recently published BAM Global Report on BAM and Mission Agencies. Mission Agencies are a major constituency in the BAM community, alongside our main business constituency and also the church and academia. We believe these resources will be of value whether you are agency affiliated […]
by Jo Plummer 1. We can’t talk about ‘business as mission’ until we talk about ‘business’ Business is part of God’s good plan for human flourishing and has a God-designed power and role in human society. Business as mission takes this intrinsic God-given power and role of business and intentionally uses it as an […]
Business as mission is a response to some of the world’s most pressing issues. Humans are exploited and trafficked. Communities are suffering with dire poverty. People around the world have never heard about the love of Jesus. Whose business is this? Why should it be ours? Business as mission is also a growing movement. It […]
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 […]
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. […]
by Jo Plummer As we began exploring last month, 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! To recap, the two […]
This month we are starting a blog series that will explore different pathways into BAM and different ways to be involved. We begin this month with the topic of getting involved in doing BAM yourself. In the coming months, we’ll explore more ideas for enabling, resourcing and connecting others to do BAM. In Part 1 […]
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 […]