Explore Resources for
Church Leaders

Church leaders and staff have a central role to play in equipping and encouraging the people in their congregations for every vocation. The Church with a big C–i.e. the global body of Christ—is made up of people working in all spheres, including business. The church with a small c—i.e. local churches and denominations—have business people and professionals sitting in their pews each and every week. These business people are a vital untapped resource for fulfilling the mission of the church, able to build God’s Kingdom in and through their daily work and company activities.

Whether you are a church leader looking to encourage the business people in your congregation and ‘equip the saints for works of service’ (Ephesians 4:12)—or a denominational or seminary leader wanting to train your pastors to disciple their marketplace leaders—we hope these resources will help guide you.

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Next Steps for

Church Leaders

CONNECT

1. Join the BAM and the Church Network

Connect with our Partner Network for BAM and the Church here. BAM Global works in partnership with Discipling Marketplace Leaders (DML) to promote business as mission concepts in the local church and church denominations.

2. Join the BGlobal Community

BGlobal is the place to connect with others in the wider BAM community! Browse the Members Map and filter by role to find people with shared interests. Request access to this secure BAM networking portal.

3. Attend an Event and Join a BAM and the Church Breakout

There is no better way to connect than to gather together with others on the same path. We warmly invite you to join us at our two online BAM events each year. We organise networking sessions at all our events, and there is usually a breakout for BAM and the Church. We also recommend other BAM events happening throughout the year as great opportunities to connect with like-minded people, discover more Events here.

4. Sign Up for Our Content

Get creative ideas and best practices and hear about more opportunities to connect direct to your inbox each month. Subscribe to our monthly BAM Global News and/or The BAM Review resource round up email sent twice a month. You can also subscribe for Discipling Marketplace Leaders updates.

LEARN

1. Learn About Resources and Entities in the BAM Ecosystem

Explore the BAM Resource Library and the BAM Ecosystem Map to learn about existing organisations that may have resources for you or the business people in your congregation. See recommended resources for Church Leaders in the ‘Organisations & Resource Picks’ section below.

2. Browse Discipling Marketplace Leaders Resources

Discipling Marketplace Leaders have generously made some of their key resources available to church and denomination leaders:

3. Read the BAM Global Report on BAM and the Church

Download the 2023 paper on Business as Mission and the Church: Unleashing the Power of the Congregation in the Global Marketplace from the BAM Global Reports library.

PRAY

1. Start a Regular Prayer Group at Your Church or Denomination

Prayer lays the foundation for fruitfulness! A great place to start is to gather a group of like-minded people to prayer together regularly, that business people and marketplace leaders would be equipped and mobilised through your congregation.

2. Join the Monthly BAM Global Prayer Call

We meet regularly to pray for the BAM community, business globally and BAM Global initiatives, usually on the first Wednesday of the month at 13:00 UTC on Google Meet. Subscribe to the Prayer Calendar and monthly Prayer Updates to get notifications about upcoming meetings.

3. Join the Prayer WhatsApp Group

Subscribe to monthly Prayer Updates to receive the invitation link to the BAM Intercessory WhatsApp Group. Post prayer requests for your network in the group.

4. Request Prayer

Submit a prayer request for your research / teaching or a BAM initiative known to you using our Prayer Request Form.

CONNECT LEARN PRAY