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Mike Baer is one of the most acclaimed of BAM spokespersons and writers. His didactic and logical mind links well with his experience in business and pastoral work.  Additionally, his Business as Mission podcast is an important listen, and I recommend it highly. In a recent podcast, Mike reported on his trip to Argentina and […]

One of the most frustrating elements I experience with my attempts to tell stories of God at work through Business as Mission (BAM), is that I can’t tell some of them.  I am not allowed to tell the story because there are risks involved.  I have ways to learn about these stories, but I can’t

One of the most difficult issues to manage when coaching Business as Mission startups is related to bribery and corruption. BAM Global has some great resources to help coaches process the issue from biblical, cultural, and historical perspectives. https://businessasmission.com/corruption-toolkit/ https://businessasmission.com/guidelines-business-ethics/ Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It may be petty corruption

A few months ago, I attended BAM Vancouver, a yearly congress in western Canada that I highly recommend.  One of the many interesting speakers was Brian Albright, currently a business professor at Trinity Western University.  I asked him if I could share some of his thoughts; realizing that I am incapable of sharing his passion

I came to faith as a child in the early 1950s.  What different times they were!  Post-WWII North America was thriving, yet people feared the rise of communism. Christians were aware of their eternal hope, and they sensed that heaven was imminent.  Dispensational theology was thriving, so believers were encouraged to help get everyone ready

It seems the Jesus listened to the human condition, and then responded to real needs with love and care before initiating a spiritual teaching. Story and reference What happened first Spiritual Integration Simon’s mother with fever and other sick people arriving at sunset. (4:38ff) Jesus healed her and she got up; healed many after that.

See if you can find the lie among seven truths written by Business as Mission authors. In the early church, evangelism was the prerogative and the duty of every church member. Communicating the faith was not regarded as the preserve of the very zealous, or of the officially zealous, or of the designated evangelist. Justice

Mike Baer is well qualified to answer the question ‘Expatriates or Nationals?’ in this article first published by Jo Plummer on March 7, 2025 on the Business as Mission website. Thanks Mike and Jo for your important role in the BAM movement. Larry W. Sharp, BAM Support Specialist, IBEC Ventures Larry.Sharp@ibecventures.com —– As the global

Historian Richard Morris suggests that there are seven key Founding Fathers.  Predictably they are John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and George Washington. If you are an entrepreneur or a business owner, you may identify most with Benjamin Franklin. Arguably, he may have been the most successful inventor, entrepreneur

This is the story of Mwana Wa Pepa (MWP), a Tanzania company that gives hope in more ways than one and represents its hopeful meaning: “Don’t lose hope.”  This story demonstrates how entrepreneurs think; it shows how problems are solved; it defines the Quadruple Bottom Line of BAM;* and it shows God at work, transforming