Posted in International Affairs on Oct 18th, 2011
Tuesday October 18 is the European day highlighting the issue of human trafficking – modern day slavery. It is a global tragedy and it affects millions of people. A few facts: An estimated 120,000 women and children are trafficked into Western Europe each year; 90% of victims trafficked into European Union member states end up […]
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 on Sep 1st, 2011
One can identify 3 essential activities which have helped to catalyze and grow the global Business as Mission (BAM) movement: 1. Developing the concept, 2. Spreading the concept and 3. Applying the concept. Of course one cannot credit just one book, event, person or organisation with the current interest in Business as Mission amongst Christians […]
Posted in International Affairs on Jul 9th, 2011
One can make two observations about big organized crime: 1. It is big. 2. It is organized. Human trafficking, modern day slavery, is the 2nd biggest organized crime in the world. It is about many billions of dollars and involves very sophisticated transnational operations. Some estimates indicate that about 27 million people have been tricked, […]