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Everyone Singing and Worshipping – Not Yet, but we are Getting Closer

January 4, 2026

It is Christmas time as I write this, and my wife and I with some friends just attended a joyful Christmas sing-along at a church in Everett.  One comment caught my attention as the moderator referenced some verses in Revelation chapters 7 and 9. The verses talk about a great multitude “…from every tribe and […]

Bob Bush: New Year’s 2025 Reflection- 2026 Challenge

December 28, 2025

From reflection to action: Managing Director, Bob Bush, reviews 2025 at IBEC and calls believers to deeper marketplace impact in 2026. Larry W. Sharp, BAM Support Specialist, IBEC Ventures Larry.Sharp@ibecventures.com —– As we look forward to another year, let’s not forget what God has done in 2025. Here at IBEC Ventures, He has impacted us […]

Christmas – Everywhere? Not yet

December 21, 2025

Country singer Alan Jackson starts one of his Christmas albums with the song, “Let it be Christmas everywhere.”  Good idea– but not yet a reality! Jesus came to earth about 2000 years ago, but it was not until about 950 years ago that His followers decided it would be a good idea to celebrate it […]

Business as Mission: What’s Our Competitive Advantage?

December 14, 2025

In a survey1 of business instructors both inside and outside of academia, it was discovered that 88% use a lean canvas to teach a business model. Even Fortune 500 companies use it internally to clarify business operations. It is clear that business plans are no longer the defacto standard for helping entrepreneurs think about their […]

Mats Tunehag: God is at Work: How the BAM Movement Has Grown Over 25 Years

December 7, 2025

“Mats Tunehag is the best person to review the growth of the BAM movement over the past 25 years.  Thanks Mats for your amazing leadership!” Larry W. Sharp, BAM Support Specialist, IBEC Ventures Larry.Sharp@ibecventures.com —– By God’s grace we have seen an exponential growth of the global business as mission movement in the last 25 […]

4 Ways BAM Companies Collaborate with Not For-Profits on the Ground

November 29, 2025

If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together. – Traditional Proverb Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. – Old Testament Consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. – New Testament It is expected […]

Business as Mission – at a Birmingham Conference (No better cause for Thanksgiving)

November 23, 2025

I can imagine that you are like me in this: You go off to conference where you participate, listen and learn (in my case, a BAM conference). You fly home exhausted, and your spouse picks you up.  I ask her about her four days at home, and she asks me about mine!  But mine is […]

From Enslaved … to Survivor … to Sustainable: Business as Mission in the world of Human Trafficking

November 16, 2025

Her story begins in the northern reaches of the country, where she was born to a destitute family amid the chaos of a brutal civil war. Named Lawana, meaning graceful and beautiful, she grew into a striking young girl in a nation ravaged by conflict. The grip of a neighboring country, guerrilla warfare, and a […]

What makes a good Business as Mission Leader?

November 9, 2025

The London Institute of Contemporary Christianity (LICC) is very much aligned with the BAM movement in its essential understanding of simple theological truths. The London Institute of Contemporary Christianity exists to help every Christian in the UK discover three simple truths: Wherever we are, we can join in with what God is doing – whether he’s […]

A Business as Mission Reminder

November 1, 2025

There is an interesting story in the book of Nehemiah chapter 6. Nehemiah was busy doing a great work building the wall of Jerusalem when some of his enemies sent a message asking to meet with him in a nearby village.  Nehemiah was sure these guys meant to do him harm. Four times, Sanballat, Tobiah, […]

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