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“We may have found the single most searing, clarifying, helpful, world-altering fact… What the whole world wants is a good job.”1 It seems that everywhere one looks these days there is world stress, conflict and humanitarian crisis.  The International Rescue Committee (IRC) lists Sudan, the Middle East and Myanmar as the top three crisis we […]

Many BAM companies work in areas of the world unsympathetic to our Christian faith.  Many have never heard the “Good News” of Jesus’ birth, life, death, and resurrection. ITJ is a software company in south Asia.  Jason and Mike started the company about 20 years ago and have experienced steady growth in creating custom software […]

“Some years ago I was invited by Jeffrey Lee to attend a banquet in Los Angeles.  I learned that God was calling business people with roots in South Korea to use business to reach the unreached.  Sfk Ministries has an amazing work and Jeffrey has a great blog which I am reprinting with his permission.” […]

Cambridge dictionary defines the word create as “to make something new, especially to invent something.” When God created, it resulted in lots of new stuff – water, dry ground, celestial bodies, creatures, plants, food – in other words, everything. I make a distinction between invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship. An invention creates something that did not […]

This interactive tool is very helpful in understanding where all the pieces fit as we follow, and indeed are a part of the BAM ecosystem.  It is fun to see IBEC Ventures and Triventure mentioned more than once. It is in two parts so don’t forget to move on to Part 2.  Thanks Jon and […]

It saddens me each time I hear of a BAM company losing a key “essential” employee.  I know that sometimes, it works out for the best in the end for both, but sometimes, it creates unnecessary stress on the company and the departing employee.  My thoughts recently turned to how to retain your best talent. […]

This article, written and spoken by Mats Tunehag, is a must-read; or you can listen as you would a podcast.  Nonetheless, every BAM practitioner, investor, encourager, mentor or learner needs to hear this message – all in six minutes or less. Larry Sharp, Director of Training, IBEC Ventures Larry.Sharp@ibecventures.com https://www.thestewardinvestor.com/articles/investing-charity-justice

If I were asked to list the top five authorities on Business as Mission (BAM), I would certainly have Mike Baer on the list.  He has experience in BAM startups in Asia.  He is a person of wise articulation and has written several books.  He is the creator of Third Path Initiative which contains the […]

We are privileged to reprint a message at Lausanne 4 last September by Mats Tunehag.  He reminds of the importance of our part in the BAM endeavors. Larry Sharp, Director of Training, IBEC Ventures Larry.Sharp@ibecventures.com —– Question about global poverty: has it decreased, stayed the same, or increased in our generation? Answer: Global poverty has […]

Each year about this time, I look up some data on who was the greatest of the US Presidents…  And each year, I read the same thing.  Almost every time, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington are the top two presidents, followed often by FDR, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, etc.  Of course, all such polling of experts […]