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 26th, 2011
9 million people live in Sweden. Approximately 300 000 Swedes go hunting every year and they shoot 100 000 moose. Moose hunters need to know what a moose looks like. If they don’t know, you certainly don’t want to be around during hunting season. Your success as a hunter depends on knowing your target. One can only […]
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 […]
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 Business as Mission on Aug 18th, 2011
In just 100 years, this country went from ‘unreached’ to ‘churched’, with approximately 90 percent of the population attending church as members. It is the ultimate success story in the history of Christian mission – if the success criteria are church planting and church growth. In just over 100 days, nearly one million citizens (and […]