Posted in Business as Mission on Oct 1st, 2013
The purpose of the Global Business as Mission Think Tank has been to invigorate the global business as mission movement, to equip and encourage those who want to serve God and the common good in and through businesses – among all peoples. To that end we launched over 30 national, regional and international working groups. […]
Posted in Business as Mission on Mar 27th, 2012
We are glad to announce the launch of the 2nd global think tank on Business as Mission, BAM. I initiated and co-led the 1st global think tank on BAM, 2002 – 2004, which culminated at the Lausanne Forum in Thailand. This think tank produced the Lausanne Paper on Business as Mission. Some other major outcomes: […]
Posted in Business as Mission on Mar 8th, 2012
Did Christopher Columbus discover America? Not really. The Vikings were there many centuries earlier. So one may say that Columbus re-discovered America. Business as Mission is not a new discovery – it is a rediscovery of Biblical truths and practices. In one sense it is like the Reformation and its rallying cry: ad fontes – […]
Posted in Business as Mission on Oct 14th, 2011
There are an increasing number of publications (books, articles, papers) on Business as Mission, BAM. Many are authored by Westerners from a Western perspective and these contributions are good and helpful. But it is not a fair reflection of the global BAM movement, since probably most practitioners and many thought leaders are non-Westerners or run […]
Posted in Business as Mission, International Affairs on Sep 13th, 2011
There is a global shortfall of about 1.8 billion good formal jobs, according to Jim Clifton, CEO of Gallup.* That is nearly a quarter of the world’s population. Many people live in the insecure informal job sector, which often is filled with survival activities in the form a subsistence business. Most people hope for a […]